Cow Parade returning to NYC after more than 20 years

The CowParade public art exhibit is back in New York City after more than 20 years, and on Thursday, non-profit God's Love We Deliver offered a preview of the event.

The 2021 CowParade will include a diverse array of participating artists, from contemporary art icons to well-known Wynwood graffiti artists to eclectic designers and celebrity supporters.

God's Love We Deliver, a medically-tailored Meal delivery program for homebound New Yorkers who are living with illness, is the exclusive charity partner of the upcoming 100th global event, to be held in New York City from August 18 through September 30.

Participants include Lizzie Tisch, Cynthia Erivo, Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka, Peter Tunney, Billy the Artist, Daze, Crash, Cey Adams, Amy Denet Deal, and more.

CowParade events have been staged in more than 80 cities worldwide with more than 6,000 life size fiberglass cows painted and imaginatively transformed by many thousands of global artists, sculptors and celebrities.

The preview marked the only time when nearly all 78 of the cows were in the same location, before they are sent to various public "pasture" locations across the five boroughs on August 18.

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