This upcoming summer, Visit Burbank is bringing the world’s largest art exhibit of painted and decorated elephant statues, known as the Elephant Parade, to Burbank. The City’s Burbank Cultural Arts Commission is excited announce its partnership with Visit Burbank by sponsoring an elephant to be painted and displayed.

Artists will be selected through a competitive process.
Submissions will be reviewed by the Burbank Cultural Arts Commission, Visit Burbank, and Elephant Parade International.

Artist will receive a stipend of $2,500. The stipend is all-inclusive and must cover every cost incurred by the artist in the course of designing and installing the artwork.

Applications are now being accepted.
https://mcusercontent.com/6b971b6b970e4f281956791b0/files/2c99eac1-dd39-ba4c-c402-d5f87d2f329a/Elephant_Parade_Application.pdf

There is a very tight schedule, please be sure to review before submitting an application.
– Application Deadline: Friday, May 31, 2024
– Selected Artist Notified: Monday, June 10, 2024
– Painting Schedule: June 12 – 25, 2024

Questions and Applications may be submitted to BurbankArts@BurbankCA.gov

For more information on the Elephant Parade, visit www.ElephantParade.com