Big Pig Gig
big pig gig big pig gig dorewee public art exhibit display cincinnati ohio united state summer respectively local artist school decorated hundred fullsized fiberglass pig statue installed throughout downtown area event organized artwork community art employment program big pig gig several origin source it’s theorized it’s perhaps one many project inspired cowparade featured chicago previous year others argue work anonymous behind scene activist never heard cowparade public version story noted laura pulfer columnist cincinnati enquirer wrote sevenyearold alexander longis proposal mayor roxanne qualls event similar one chicago idea build statue pig recalled cincinnati annual flying pig marathon city nickname porkopolis nickname date mid–th century cincinnati meat packing industry led country project rhyming name submitted joyce monger naming contest support artwork various local business medium outlet project attracted entry many depicted flying pig hundred pig installed downtown others stationed across ohio river newport covington kentucky stretched north findlay market east eden park south covington cathedral west union terminal participant included school visitor brought estimated million city exhibit officially began may ended october number statue sold ebay charity since event many others come decorate cincinnati airport local hotel building following year saw similar though less publicized event large flower pot decorated placed throughout downtown artwork organized smaller exhibit went display june september coincide world choir game one hundred fiberglass pig – including pair joined replica roebling suspension bridge – stationed downtown overtherhine cowparade flying pig marathon pig city another public art exhibit featuring pig website event original big pig gig website archived original retrieved cite web c maint bot original url status unknown link big pig gig archived original retrieved cite web c maint bot original url status unknown link big pig gig cincinnaticom archived original retrieved cite web c maint bot original url status unknown link website event big pig gig dorewee archived original retrieved cite web c maint bot original url status unknown link