Did you know that 69% of Greater New Orleans households have a pet? These pet owners make up every demographic in the city. You can now personally promote to them when you participate in the Mardi Gras Bead Dog® project, Paws on Parade. With Paws on Parade, you will become a critical part of an incredible “pup-lic” art project that benefits the Louisiana SPCA.
Beyond its inspiring personal benefits, public art is a true symbol of a community’s maturity. It expresses a positive sense of identity and values. It helps green space flourish, enhances pedestrian walkways, landscapes, and community gateways; it demonstrates indisputable civic and corporate pride in citizenship and creative endeavors. A city with public art is a city that lives and breathes.
Your opportunity to breathe life into New Orleans renaissance has come in the form of Paws on Parade. Over 100 Mardi Gras Bead Dogs® will “parade” through the streets, each one uniquely painted by a local artistled by title artist, Alex Beard. The event will be featured in Greater New Orleans and the North Shore from 2011 to 2012, kicking off during Mardi Gras 2011 with the support of Zulu’s very own “Mr. Big Stuff,” Stephen Rue. We are honored to invite you to “adopt” your Mardi Gras Bead Dog® and give it a proud new home that shows your support of the arts and an incredible cause that affects our community.
Public art and the animals like those Paws on Parade represent have the power to make strangers talk, children ask questions, calm a hurried life, invite interaction and enhance the quality of life for generations to come. The impact of public art on a community is priceless and once experienced it only appreciates. When the Mardi Gras Bead Dogs® start their Paws on Parade, they’ll provide an economic boost of more than $40 million and bring in an estimated 2.1 million potential Mardi Gras Bead Dog® adoptors, including more than 400,000 prior to our 2013 Super Bowl.
You are the first to know: Paws on Parade has been unleashed! The first round of sketches include brightly colored Mardi Gras Bead Dogs® representing sports teams, iconic venues, community groups & causes, honor/memorials, businesses, and individuals. Visit our Web site for more information on how you can find your forever four legged friend and join the pack of companies and sponsors that are ready to take advantage of such a bone-afied public art project as unique as the historic community and furred friends it supports.
Art, like Mardi Gras Bead Dogs® should never be cooped up. There are no boundaries for participation and sponsorship. Contact our Sales Krewe: Stephanie Miller Murphy or Dean Howard to participate or visit our Web site for more information: la-spca.org/pawsonparade.
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