Gromit Unleashed 2 was a public arts trail in Bristol, England. The trail featured 67 giant sculptures designed by high-profile artists, designers, innovators and local talent. Sculptures were positioned in high footfall and iconic locations around Bristol and the surrounding area from 2 July to 2 September 2018. A sequel to Gromit Unleashed in 2013, the trail featured statues of Wallace on a life-size bench, Gromit, and Feathers McGraw. On the 23rd of August 2023, a fourth trail was announced, to run in 2025. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-66581413

The trail raised funds for the Bristol Royal Hospital for Children and St. Michael's Hospital's Special Care Baby unit.

Background Gromit

Gromit is a dog belonging to an eccentric inventor, Wallace, in a series of claymation films produced by Aardman Animations, based in Spike Island, Bristol. Three of the films in the Wallace and Gromit film series have won Academy Awards: The Wrong Trousers, A Close Shave and Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit.

Wallace and Gromit's Grand Appeal The aim of Gromit Unleashed was to fundraise for Wallace and Gromit's Grand Appeal. Founded in 1995, the charity raises funds for paediatric medical equipment at the Bristol Royal Hospital for Children and St. Michael's Hospital. In collaboration with Aardman, it uses the characters Wallace and Gromit as mascots for the charity.

Previous trails Gromit Unleashed 2 is a sequel to Gromit Unleashed that ran between 1 July and 8 September 2013 in Bristol, featuring 80 Gromit sculptures and raising £2.3 million for the Grand Appeal. The Shaun in the City trail featuring 120 sculptures of Shaun the Sheep were distributed between Bristol and London in 2015 and raised £1,087,900 for the charity. Following their respective successes in raising funds for the Grand Appeal, Gromit Unleashed 2 was announced in 2017. List of sculptures Gromit NameOriginal Trail LocationDesignerSponsorSale priceA Grand GromplicationBristol MuseumFaculty of Engineering, University of BristolUniversity of Bristol - Alex the Lion M ShedDreamWorksCreditcall£18,000Amazing GraceChipping Sodbury High StreetChipping Sodbury Chamber of Commerce£17,000Bristol in BloomSt Mary RedcliffeImmediate Media Co.£13,500Bristol's OwnQueen SquareBarcan+Kirby£22,000BossShowcase Cinema De Lux, Cabot CircusShowcase Cinema De Lux£16,000Caractacus PawsThe GalleriesChitty Chitty Bang Bang team at Eon ProductionsThe Galleries£20,000ChampionBadminton Road, DownendDownend and Bromley Heath Parish Council£16,000Cracking Build Gromit!Cabot CircusLegoCabot Circus£22,000CubbyAvon Valley Adventure and Wildlife ParkPeskimoAvon Valley Adventure and Wildlife Park£11,000CupidWoodlands Lane, Bradley StokeBlossom & BrushDunkley's Chartered Accountants£15,000Deerest GromitBower Ashton campus, University of the West of EnglandHend Esmat and Lamiaa DiabUWE Bristol£15,000Dias de los PerrosArnos Vale CemeteryBriz-Graphics£14,000DracoKings Chase shopping centre, KingswoodThe Knitted PeaEvan's and Partners£13,000FerneThe HorsefairFirst Bus£26,000GigglesGrand Pier, Weston-super-MareGrand Pier£19,000GromitTemple QuayNick ParkCanada Life Group Insurance£42,000Gromit P. Sullivan (Sulley)Gromit Unleashed shop, The Mall at Cribbs Causeway (Pixar Studios)LDC£22,000GromitronicM ShedRenishawRenishaw - GromjetAerospace BristolRolls-RoyceRolls-Royce£25,000HoneydewArnolfiniThe Yogscast£11,000Honeysuckle RoseSt Mary Centre, ThornburyThornbury Chamber of Commerce£16,000 MarshallChew Valley LakePAW PatrolBristol Water£16,500Merry-go-GromitPuxton ParkPuxton Park£12,000Oceans 1: Deep BlueWe The CuriousFaculty of Engineering, University of BristolAirbus - Oceans 2: Yellow SubM ShedFaculty of Engineering, University of BristolAirbus - Peek a Boo!Blaise Castle EstateYankee Candle£13,000Pickles McPricklesGreenway Centre, SouthmeadYTL Developments£15,000Rockin' RobinAshton Gate StadiumAshton Gate Stadium£16,000Splash!St Mark's Road, EastonChebaDestination Bristol£19,000SprinklesBoston Tea Party, Gloucester RoadArthur David Food with Service Ltd.£12,500StellarPark StreetCass Art£30,000Swallows and AmazonsWillow Brook Centre, Bradley StokeStudioCanalWillow Brook Centre£18,000The Bristol HoundClifton Suspension Bridge viewpoint, Sion HillGrant Thornton LLP£17,000The Brystal MazeNear South Bristol Community HospitalRichard Ayoade and The Crystal Maze producersThe Bottle Yard Studios£15,500The Hound of MusicGardiner Haskins, BristolGardiner Haskins£15,500The HowlRoyal West of England AcademyRedrock Consulting Ltd.£20,000ThermoGromitRoyal Fort Gardens and University of Bristol£16,000TotoFlaxpits Lane, WinterbourneAJ Homes£18,000Tropi-canisHouse of Fraser, Cabot CircusHouse of FraserRaffledWild at HeartAshton CourtETEX Building Performance Ltd.£14,000

Wallace NameOriginal Trail LocationDesignerSponsorSale priceA Grand TributeMillennium SquareWe The Curious£55,000GeorgeThe DownsSLX£20,000Gnome Sweet GnomeCollege GreenNatracare£20,000Long John WallaceCascade Steps, The CentreVWV£20,000Rocket ManBristol Royal Hospital for ChildrenCAMB Machine Knives International Ltd.£32,000Space Oddi-teaWapping Wharf, Spike IslandWapping Wharf£24,000SpockThe Mall at Cribbs CausewayStar TrekThe Mall at Cribbs Causeway£17,000The Wallace CollectionAnchor Road, BristolRachel BennettHargreaves Lansdown£17,000The Wensleydale KidClifton ObservatoryClifton Observatory£22,000WallaceBristol CenotaphNick ParkBristol City Centre BID£31,000Wallace in WonderlandMall Gardens, CliftonBID Clifton Village£40,000WallambardNear SS Great BritainWomble Bond Dickinson£55,000

Feathers McGraw

NameOriginal Trail LocationDesignerSponsorSale priceBanana-arm-aNorth Street, BedminsterKatie WallisJeremy Gumbley£13,000Fangs McGrawStanfords, Corn StreetRuth BroadwayStanfords£15,000Feathers McGrawOutside Wills Memorial BuildingNick ParkEY£30,000Feathers MacawOutside Victoria RoomsAmy TimmsAshfords£16,000Feathertron 3000Bristol Energy HubJam Factory & Jimmy 2 EggsBristol Energy£15,000Fromage McGrawQuakers FriarsPeter LordBluefin Professions£15,000Game of ConesBristol Temple Meads railway stationRachel BennettBurges Salmon £17,000 In-cog-nitoThe Mall at Cribbs CausewayAmalgamAmalgam£17,000Light as a FeatherClifton Suspension BridgeJosh & Aimee WilliamsOsborne Clarke£20,500Oh Bollards!Aardman Animations studiosMerlin CrossinghamAardman Animations£22,000One in a MinionBristol Marriott Hotel City CentreIlluminationBristol Marriott Hotel City Centre£19,000Plooming MarvellousHartcliffe Community Farm ParkAmy TimmsBristol Post£19,000Prima FeatherinaBristol Marriott Royal HotelRuth BroadwayBristol Marriott Royal Hotel£14,000The EmperorThe Podium, BroadmeadNatalie GuyJohn James Bristol Foundation£38,000

Footnotes

'Trailblazer' interactive sculptures

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