The Elephant Parade (http://www.elephantparade.com/), a large open air art exhibition dedicated to saving the Asian elephant, is coming to Singapore, its first Asian stop. From November, a herd of 100 life-sized “art” elephants, painted and decorated by local and foreign celebrities and artists, will be on display along Orchard Roadand Marina Bay for two months before being auctioned off by Sotheby’s at a Grand Auction Gala on January 12.Orchard Roadand Marina Bay for two months before being auctioned off by Sotheby’s at a Grand Auction Gala on January 12. 
Each elephant will be a unique piece of art, and a large part of the proceeds from Elephant Parade sale will be donated to The Asian Elephant Foundation and used to support various elephant-related projects throughout Asia (some goes to the artists too). There are only 13 countries left where Asian elephants are living in the wild and the Asian elephant is literally running out of space and time. For example, in 1960 there were over 35,000 Asian elephants in Thailand. Today, there are less than 4,000 elephants left, of which only 1,500 live in the wild. A similar Elephant Parade exhibition was held last year in London (see photos) and this year there will be similar parade in Copenhagen, Heerlen and Milan! Details on the names of the Asian artists involved should be unveiled next week.