Mali in the city Archives - www.elisemartinson.com

Oct

Mali in the City raises over $450,000

Wow! What a wonderful result. The auction for the Mali in the City event was held last Thursday with an amazing display of painted elephants and generosity from bidders. The whole event raised over $450,000 which will go towards the conservation efforts of the Melbourne Zoo. My elephants sold for $5,500 and $9,000 so I’m pretty happy with a total $14,500 being raised for the zoo by the two elephants I painted. I have been contacted by one of the buyers and the other is known by a friend so I’m also really happy to hear that they have both gone to good homes.Read More

Oct

Elephants to go under the hammer

This big night is fast approaching! The one and only chance for people to claim one of the 50 elephants painted for the Mali in the City event. Both of my painted elephants “Elephantasy” and “Here Today…” along with the 48 others will be auctioned off on the 25th of October.Read More

Aug

Mali in the City launched!

On Wednesday night the Melbourne Zoo hosted a gathering of the 50 painted elephants, artists and sponsors for a “sneak peek” to celebrate the upcoming launch of the Mali in the City public art event. The day has finally come and the elephants are now in their city locations and open to the public for viewing!Read More

Jul

“Here today…” finished for Mali in the City event.

My second elephant ” Here today … ” for the Mali in the City event is finally finished! I’ve lost track of how long it took me but it took longer than “Elephantasy” because of the higher level of detail and more realistic approach. I’m so glad to be done, now I can sit back and wait for the other artists to finish and the elephants should be out in the city shortly after I get return to Victoria!Read More

Jun

“Here today…” process

I’ve been busily working on my second elephant painting for the Mali in the City event “Here today…” I’ve finally finished, so I’ve updated this post with the photos I got of the process.Read More

Jun

Painted Malis revealed at Myer

Four painted Malis were unveiled today in the windows of the Melbourne Myer store. I was so excited to be chosen as one of the four! My elephant will be displayed alongside the works of David Bromley, Graham Base and Mali herself for the next two weeks.Read More

Jun

“Elephantasy” time-lapse

For those of you that have been following my painted elephant sculptures for Mali in the City, I’ve finally pulled together a time-lapse video of the painting process of my first elephant, Elephantasy. I’m booked in to paint my second elephant “Here today...” on the 25th of June.Read More

May

Elephants get the green light

My two elephant submissions to the Melbourne Zoo’s Mali in the City event have been chosen by sponsors Deakin University and Vic Super and I will be painting them starting tomorrow!Read More

Apr

Elephants on parade! Mali in the City submissions

These are my submissions to the Mali in the City art project being organised by the Melbourne Zoo. 50 life-size fibreglass sculptures will be painted by local artists and spread around the city for a 6 week period. Afterwards, the elephants will then be auctioned off with the proceeds going to the zoo and its conservation efforts.Read More

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