Gromit Unleashed

This article is about the 2013 trail. For the 2018 trail, see Gromit Unleashed 2.

Gromit Unleashed
The logo for the trail
ArtistVarious designers
Year2013 (2013)
MediumDecorated fibreglass statues
SubjectGromit
LocationBristol, London
OwnerWallace & Gromit’s Grand Appeal and Aardman Animations
Followed byShaun in the City
Websitegromitunleashed.org.uk

Gromit Unleashed was a public charity art trail led by Wallace & Gromit's Grand Appeal and Aardman Animations, in which 80 giant artist-decorated fibreglass sculptures of Gromit were displayed on the streets of Bristol and the surrounding area between 1 July and 8 September 2013.[1] At the end of the art trail, the sculptures were auctioned to raise funds for Wallace & Gromit's Grand Appeal, the Bristol Children's Hospital Charity.[2] The Grand Appeal pledged to raise £3.5 million for state-of-the-art equipment for Bristol Children's Hospital, including an intraoperative MRI scanner, family facilities and child-friendly artwork to help save the lives of sick children at the hospital. All funds raised by Gromit Unleashed contributed towards this.[1] The project follows the concept of the "Land in Sicht", the original Swiss project by artistic director Walter Knapp which inspired the subsequent worldwide exhibition "CowParade"[3][4] and similar exhibitions in other cities, including Wow! Gorillas which took place in Bristol in 2011.[5] To date Gromit Unleashed has raised over £5 million for Bristol Children's Hospital.

  1. ^ a b Koch, Emily (17 June 2013). "Gromit Unleashed: Everything you need to know". Bristol Post. Archived from the original on 23 July 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  2. ^ Mathias, Vicki; Beard, George (10 July 2013). "Gromit Unleashed: Now we're all going "Gromiting"". This is Bristol. Archived from the original on 15 July 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  3. ^ "CowParade 2008 in Madrid". Aktuelle (in German). September 2008. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  4. ^ "CowParade 2012". Belfast City Council. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  5. ^ "Bristol Zoo gorilla statues raise £427,000 for charity". Bristol: BBC News. 30 September 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2013.