Press release -
Nottingham University joins Elephant Parade UK National Tour
Nottingham
Trent University has joined the UK Elephant Parade tour sponsored by intu. As
part of its 2013 Green Week the university is launching two competitions - which
will result in two new half-sized elephants joining the Nottingham Leg of the
tour when it kicks off in January 2013.
The NTU School of Art and Design will be running an internal competition to find the student with the vision to turn one model elephant into the NTU mascot for all things sustainable. They will be painting him, naming him, and wheeling him out to promote biodiversity, recycling and sustainable transport events around the university, in green week and beyond.
With their second elephant, they wanted to open up the competition to everyone on campus, so they will be inviting participants to paint a patch of the elephant, showing us what the environment means to them.
Chris Pryke commented “We’re one of the greenest Universities in the UK and every year, we like to find new ways to spread the word about going green at NTU. This years’ Green Week, in the first week of November, gives us a chance to get out of the office and slap our students and staff with the wet fish of sustainability. Throughout the week we’ll be quaffing carbon-neutral beers, accosting cyclists with free fry-ups, making pedal-power smoothies and loads besides.”
Nottingham Trent University’s Green Week will be taking place between the 4th and 8th November 2013.
Topics
- Social issues
Categories
- elephant parade uk
- intu
- mike spits
- elephant parade national tour 2013/14
- elephant parade 2013
- elephant parade
- elephant communications
Elephant Parade is the world’s largest open air art exhibition of decorated elephant statues that seeks to attract public awareness and support for Asian elephant conservation. Created by local and international artists, each elephant is a unique piece of art. Parades have been run in the following cities:
Rotterdam 2007
Antwerp 2008
Amsterdam 2009
Emmen Zoo 2010
London 2010
Bergen 2010
Heerlen 2011
Copenhagen 2011
Milan 2011
Singapore 2011
Hasselt 2012
Trier-Luxemburg 2013
Southern California 2013
The UK national tour - part one:
- London 2013
- Watford 2013
- Manchester 2013
- Gateshead 2013
- Newcastle 2013
- Cardiff 2013
Elephant Parade