Gavin and Andrea Corr took part in the 2003 Cow Parade event, a sponsored public art exhibition for charity.
They painted a ‘NO’ themed cow (‘anti drugs, anti violence, safe sex’) with help from the girls from The Sheriff Street After Hours School Education Project. The sponsors’ money will go towards the Sheriff Street Project.
Between 100 and 150 cows were be placed on the streets of Dublin from June to September 2003. Then the cows were auctioned in aid of The Dublin Simon Community and The Jack and Jill Trust.
RTE reports on the unveiling of the ‘No Cow’:
“Andrea Corr and Gavin Friday have unveiled a special cow for Cow Parade, made with the help of children from Sheriff Street.
The No Cow was created by Corr, Friday, design artist Ciaran Crowley and teenagers from the Sheriff Street After Schools Educational Project.
The cow is made up of a variety of symbols which say no to drink, drugs and violence.
Corr and Friday have been working with the Educational Project for the last two years, using the language of music and art to help educate and develop teenagers in the area.
The No Cow is part of Cow Parade Ireland and will join the many other colourfully decorated cows on the streets of Dublin. ”
Don’t let the Wolf hear about it, but Gavin’s taking part in CowParade Ireland 2003, a sponsored public art exhibition for charity.
He will be painting his ‘NO’ themed cow (‘anti drugs, anti violence, safe sex’) this week with help from the girls from The Sheriff Street After Hours School Education Project. The sponsors’ money will go towards the Sheriff Street Project.
Between 100 and 150 cows will be placed on the streets of Dublin from June to September 2003. Then the cows will be auctioned in aid of The Dublin Simon Community and The Jack and Jill Trust. www.cowparade.com
The Peter and the Wolf set can now be pre-ordered from Amazon.co.uk as well as Amazon.com. Please note that ordering directly from the Irish Hospice Foundation ensures more money goes into the charity. Details to follow.
Amazon.com have added an editorial review to their listing:
“Since its premiere in 1936, Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf has become a classic beloved by generations of children and adults. For this enchanting new version of the story, Bono and his childhood friend Gavin Friday have collaborated on a stunning boxed set that includes a clothbound book and enhanced CD. The beautifully produced hardback book contains 64 pages of Bono’s original paintings-with help from his daughters Jordan and Eve-to illustrate the story. And the enhanced CD features a fresh and funny rendition of the musical score, narrated in a sly and hilarious reading by Gavin Friday and performed by the Seezer Ensemble. Royalties from the project will benefit the Irish Hospice Foundation.”
Remember Muc the Flying Pig? Gavin Friday and Laurent Mallet’s 12-foot piggy bank has finally landed near Dublin airport after its busy Kosovo adventures and some quiet time in the shed.
From The Irish Hospice website:
“Visitors to Dublin Airport this year may be surprised by the sight of a 12-foot high, 8-foot wide flying pig known as MUC.
MUC – the brainchild of rock impresario, Gavin Friday, and artist, Laurent Mellet – is the emblem of the Irish Hospice Foundation’s latest fundraising initiative, aimed at raising money to develop hospice facilities for sick children.
MUC involves a series of events nationwide, targeting every sector of the community. Schools and children have been particularly encouraged to participate. Thanks to Fossett’s Circus, one lucky child will win an exciting prize: a free trip to the circus for his or her entire school.
MUC is sponsored and supported by the Irish League of Credit Unions, and each participating Credit Union branch has its own MUC piggy bank and is encouraging members to run MUC events.
We are grateful to the Irish League of Credit Unions, Fossett’s Circus and Aer Rianta for their support.”
From the Irish Independent, dated Sunday June 22:
“One of the most recent pieces to go on display at the airport has an important secondary function – raising funds for the Irish Hospice Foundation. The brainchild of artists Gavin Friday and Lauret Mellet, Muc is a 12 foot high and eight-foot wide stainless-steel pig, which is effectively a piggybank for those wishing to make donations to the hospice organisation. Miniature versions of Muc are also on display, and in use, at most of Ireland’s credit unions. “Art is important,” says Moore, “And at Aer Rianta we are proud that we acknowledge that importance.”"
The Peter and the Wolf DVD/book project in aid of the Irish Hospice Foundation will be published by Bloomsbury on October 1st this year. The DVD will feature Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf as played by the Friday/Seezer ensemble and narrated by Gavin Friday, as well as footage of Gavin, Maurice and the Friday/Seezer Ensemble during the recording process. The book features drawings by Bono and his children.
Gavin and Guggi will be ‘celeb DJs’ at Lillie’s Bordello in Dublin on Wednesday April 30th. It’s a charity event in aid of the Sheriff Street after school education project. Tickets at the door (10 Euro), doors open at 11. They’ll spin discs for about two hours and a Gavin and Guggi painting will be raffled.
Gavin appeared at the Brown Thomas Fashion Show last Thursday, leading the male celeb models down the catwalk. He crouched down at the end to open his flies and revealed a long inflatable copy of the ‘Dublin Spire’, a needle-like monument on Dublin’s O’Connell Street.
Callers to the Joe Duffy show (RTE radio) on Friday morning complained Gavin’s behaviour was ‘lewd and disgusting’. In response, Gavin stated he was ‘only taking the mickey!’
One caller suggested Gavin was, of course, wearing more clothes than most of the female models at the show.
Gavin will be walking the catwalk alongside Guggi and The Edge at The Brown Thomas International Fashion Show in Dublin on the 23rd. The event is set to raise over €700,000 for three children’s charities Chernobyl Children’s Project, ISPCC and The Christina Noble Foundation. More info. Tickets (75-250 Euro) available from Ticketmaster.ie.
RTE 2FM DJ Dave Fanning rang Gavin during his show devoted to ‘celebrity auctions’ on Wednesday. We caught the tail end of the interview, just after Gavin announced the Peter and the Wolf box set has already made 2 million Euro for the Irish Hospice. Listen to the rest of the interview (Windows Media) to find out more about an animated version of Peter and the Wolf.
Gavin’s 2001 Art:pack contribution, will be auctioned off on Wednesday April 10th.
The original art works from Art:pack, the best-selling deck of cards designed by leading contemporary artists, including a joker by Bono, will be auctioned by Christie’s at the Royal Hibernian Academy on April 10th 2002. Art:pack has sold over 25,000 copies and has raised almost €500,000 for the Irish Hospice Foundation.
Viewing takes place on Tuesday April 9th 2002 at the Royal Hibernian Academy in Ely Place from 12 noon to 5pm and on Wednesday April 10th from 11am to 4pm followed by a reception at 6pm with the auction itself at 7.30pm. Any art lover interested in owning an Art:pack original is invited to attend. Christie’s will also be auctioning a number of Art:packs signed by all of the contributing artists – a definite collector’s item.
Absentee bids via fax or e-mail will be accepted. e-mail info@hospice-foundation.ie for more information.
