Call for Canterbury Community to Back Fanfare Campaign
Wednesday, 1 October 2014, 3:21 pm Press Release: SCAPE
Call for Canterbury and New Zealand Community to
Back Fanfare PledgeMe Campaign
The
countdown is on for SCAPE Public Art to raise the $50,000
PledgeMe fundraising target to Bring Fanfare Home to
Christchurch before Monday 13 October 2014.
Fanfare
by Neil Dawson is a 24 metre tall, 25 tonne, spherical
sculpture made up of a lattice of dynamic, waving pinwheel
fans with a total asset value of $3.3 million.
The
Bring Fanfare Home PledgeMe campaign is for all
Cantabrians and New Zealanders to get involved in, and
become proud stakeholders in the installation of New
Zealand’s largest public sculpture legacy. Cantabrians and
New Zealanders are encouraged to help by visiting http://bit.ly/BringFanfareHome and pledging $10 or more before 13
October.
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