Jungle City Update

There's a rumour going around that Clon is shortly going to be home to an exotic trail of jungle animals...

If you heard it, you heard the truth and we are writing to make sure that each member of the Chamber of Commerce has had a proper opportunity to be involved.

The Concept

The concept is called 'Jungle City' and will see 24 brightly painted animal sculptures installed in every nook and cranny around the town. The sculptures will serve as a free, all weather visitor attraction for Clonakilty. This is a family friendly concept that children absolutely love! 

The sculptures will be beautifully decorated by local and international artists and will lead visitors on a trail through the town. 

The concept was piloted during the Edinburgh Fringe Festival last year, where one location recorded a 66% increase in visitors. 

There are all kinds of fun elements to this concept which include a pop-up shop where blank miniature animals can be decorated by families, safari trails, route maps, and talking animals via a downloadable app that will really bring it to life.

Previous Events

Jungle City was created by animal conservation charity 'Elephant Family' - the charity that was behind the elephants at Inchydoney in 2008. Since 2008 the charity has launched similar painted sculpture events in London, Edinburgh and next year, New York. This is a chance for Clonakilty to represent Ireland as part of a global concept and unlike other events, Clonakilty gets to keep the sculptures for as long as they want.

http://www.thesurvivaltour.org/

http://www.elephantparadelondon.org/

http://www.jungle-city.org/ (soon to be populated with Clonakilty!)

Supporters

Backers include the Town Council, the Chamber of Commerce, Cork County Council and Sustainable Clonakilty. With the majority of funding coming from The West Cork Development Partnership. Each sculpture will be 'adopted by a local business who will benefit from being included in the route map and having a highly charismatic sculpture to represent them in Clonakilty. The press are already biting with more than 5 local and national press articles - and that's before the animals have even arrived! Broadcast, print and media coverage will ramp up once the sculptures arrive.

Sponsorship

Sponsorship ranges from €600 to €1,500 and there is also one special sculpture available on a group share €100. If you like this idea and are curious to hear more please get in touch. The sculptures are going on a first come, first serve basis and half have been snapped up already.

Launch Date and Thank You

The sculptures are due to arrive in Clon on May 18th where they will be sent to their artist for decoration. The event goes live on Friday June 29th. All of the animals in the exhibition share one thing in common; they are endangered, so by hosting this event Clonakilty will not only have a major attraction but the town will also be doing something incredibly positive to help raise awareness for endangered animals. All proceeds from the purchase of the sculptures goes to the Elephant Family charity to continue their work. 

Thank you Clonakilty!

PLEASE EMAIL:

Mary.Powys@elephantfamily.org

ddills@hotmail.co.uk

Best Wishes,

Mary Powys and Derek Dillon

Jungle City Project Managers

Mary:  087 257 9869

Derek: 087 927 4166

Elephant Family | 0207 251 5099  | www.elephantfamily.org 17-18 Haywards Place, London, EC1R0EQ