Life-Size Dog Art to Benefit the Children and Animals of Green Chimneys Set Loose in New York City this October

Celebrity Dog Artists include: Richard Gere, Katie Lee Joel, Martha Stewart, Rachael Ray, Robin Quivers, Clive Davis, Chevy Chase, Robert Kennedy Jr., Vanessa Williams, Fiona Apple and more!

Thirty life-size, fiberglass dogs painted by a pack of charitable and artistic celebrities, will hit the streets of New York City starting this month at the Jumeirah Essex House. The striking dogs — painted by celebrities like Richard Gere, Katie Lee Joel, Martha Stewart, Rachael Ray, Robert Kennedy, Jr., Robin Quivers, Clive Davis and Vanessa Williams — are part of CELEBRITY DOGS UNLEASHED, a fund-raising art project to benefit Green Chimneys, a 60-year-old non-profit organization that operates a special education school, a residential treatment center for children and a farm and wildlife rehabilitation center in Brewster, NY. The auction for these sought-after Dogs has kicked off at www.CharityFolks.com and proceeds will benefit the children and animals at Green Chimneys. The auction continues through November 1.

CELEBRITY DOGS UNLEASHED is sponsored by Halo Purely for Pets. Alan Kerzner, president, Halo Purely for Pets, comments, “We are delighted to be part of Green Chimneys Celebrity Dogs Unleashed. The organization’s work mirrors Halo’s love and respect for animals and demonstrates the emotional and developmental rewards these animals can provide children and all of us.”

Celebrity Dogs in New York City

Now! Sneak preview at the Jumeirah Essex House, 160 Central Park South, NYC

Oct. 5 Cathedral of St. John the Divine for the Blessing of the Animals – sneak preview

Oct. 10 Celebrity Dogs Unleashed Official Debut at the Jumeirah Essex House

Oct. 13 Marching in the famous Columbus Day Parade on the Green Chimneys float

Oct. 13-31 On display at the Time Warner Center in Columbus Circle

“Through these important relationships that allow for creative expression, Jumeirah is pleased to support the local community,” said Katherine Gass, curator for the Jumeirah Essex House. “We are excited to feature a selection of these unique dogs on display in the hotel. New York City is a dog and art lovers’ town and we believe and support the incredible work that Green Chimneys does in the metro New York area.”

Other celebrity artists include: pop group Menudo, actors Chevy Chase, Glenn Close, Dan Aykroyd and Donna Dixon, primatologist Jane Goodall, Cyndi Lauper, CNN’s Soledad O’Brien, MSNBC’s Maria Bartiromo, film star Jane Powell, actor Jay O. Sanders, late night show band leader Paul Shaffer, Judith “Judge Judy” Sheindlin, actor Stanley Tucci, comedian Joe Piscopo, former NY Rangers goalie Mike Richter, pet socialite and TV personality Wendy Diamond, Annemarie Lucas of “Animal Precinct,” NBA All-Star Bill Walton and local artist Katherine Petitti-Kornel. There will even be a Lego© dog constructed from the colorful children’s toy building bricks and an Art Deco dog painted by artists from the Jumeirah Essex House as part of the hotel’s Artist-in-Residence program.