The goal of this project is to have local artists or craftspeople transform plain, grey cats into works of art for display in area libraries.
The inspiration for the project came from Cowpainters.com, the organization that provided the life-sized cows for a New York City project several years ago. Since then, other cities have "adopted" their own animals to be recreated and put on public display.
In Berks County, the project is being undertaken on a smaller scale. We would like local artists or craftspeople to transform a plain, 12" grey cat into a work of art.
If you are interested in participating, we would like to see a rough sketch of your vision of our felines. Take a look at the Cowpainters or the Life Improvement for Cats and Kittens websites to get some ideas. The sketches may be free-hand or you may use the line drawings inside brochures that are available in the library.
Monday, June 26th is the deadline for submission of the sketches, which isn't a lot of time to develop your masterpiece, so don't delay!
Plaques and publicity for the winning artist!
You might want to pick up a brochure for more details. The cats will be on display in the libraries until an artist is chosen for each library's cat.
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