Final call for designs for the Great Heilan’ Coo Trail for Highland Hospice

THOSE of an artistic bent have just a few weeks left to submit designs that could go on to catch the eye of thousands of people across the Highlands.

Highland Hospice is set to stage The Great Heilan’ Coo Trail next year, a second region-wide art trail following on from the Go Nuts squirrel trail which really captured the public imagination back in 2020.

Cow sculptures will go on display at locations across the Highlands next spring and summer and artists of any ability and genre are being invited to submit a design that could feature on one of the sculptures.

The closing date for submissions is September 1o.

Fundraiser Jenna Hayden said: “It is not necessary to be an accomplished artist to submit a design. We are looking for all ages and abilities to come forward and show us how they would decorate a coo. It’s a satisfying achievement to have your design commissioned and on display where hundreds of people will stop to look at it next year.

“Your name and the name and description of your artwork will be included on the coo’s plinth and associated print and web materials – and successful artists will receive one free ticket to the final auction event late next year.”

Successful artists will get one large coo sculpture to recreate their design with acrylic paint to full scale between October and March.

Highland Hospice is next month also inviting people to join in its Dook A Day Facebook challenge to help raise funds – asking people to take to the water in returns for sponsorship funds, though participants don’t actually have to swim every day if they don’t want to.

For more information see the Highland Hospice page on Facebook.

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