Elephant Parade is the world’s largest art exhibition of decorated elephant statues. Created by artists and celebrities, each elephant parade statue is a unique art piece. The life-sized baby elephant statues are exhibited in International Cities. After each exhibition, a number of Elephant Parade Statues are auctioned by a renowned auction house.
Elephant Parade was founded by father and son Marc and Mike Spits in 2006. Whilst on holiday in Thailand, Marc met a baby elephant named Mosha who had lost her leg after stepping on a land mine. Mosha inspired Mike and Marc to create Elephant Parade.
In 2007, the first exhibition was held in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Since then there have been exhibitions in cities such as London, Milan, Copenhagen, Singapore and Hong Kong. The “Friends of the Asian Elephant” Hospital – Mosha’s home base in Lampang was one of the first organizations to receive contributions generated by Elephant Parade and structurally continues to receive funds for taking care of Mosha who became the first baby elephant in the world to receive a prosthetic leg.
More than 800 artists have participated and over 1,000 elephants have been created; each an original piece of art.
Bill Heinecke, the Chairman and CEO of Minor International, which owns the Anantara Resort chain, has big plans for Elephant Parade in Bangkok which will be released in the coming months. According to Bill, “As a company, we are always looking for like-minded partners who share our true passion in saving the Asian Elephant and Elephant Parade has long been known for its Elephant conservation efforts in Thailand…”
The Elephant Parade Gift Shop located within the Hua Hin Anantara Resort sells smaller versions of the elephants which are all hand painted in Chiang Mai. Each series is produced in limited quantities and each one is numbered making them a special collectible gift, especially knowing that a portion of the purchase price goes directly to helping Asian Elephants in Thailand.
HOT Magazine in partnership with the Anantara Hua Hin Resort will be hosting a charity event to benefit the Elephant Parade project. Check out our website, www.hotmagazine.website or our Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/HOTMagazineHuaHinBangkok for more information as details are finalized.
Full Size Baby Elephants
Available for purchase at the Anantara Hua Hin Elephant Parade Gift Shop
