What's in a pile of "trash"? Art!
Creating beauty from re-purposed, discarded, and cast-off materials sends an important message: “As a country, we are overflowing with trash and recyclables.” Art can inspire creative solutions and encourage re-use and upcycling.
Enjoy others' creativity and make your piece of recycled art to share.
"We are Overflowing" is located at the corner of Hendy and Edwards.
Saturday, 10 am to 5 pm
Sunday 10 am to 4 pm
We Are Overflowing 2022 Featured "Flotsam"
Flotsam - the wreckage of a ship or its cargo found floating on or washed up by the sea.
Artist Donald Gialenalla created Flotsam. Flotsam stood 11' tall and 20' long and was created in the studio and delivered to the site as a finished sculpture. The surrounding 3' tall circular low fence is approximately 25' in diameter into which visitors deposited their empty bottles and cans to fill up the "ocean" around him, covering the wheels and braces with a sea of bottles. Flotsam was made of repurposed plastic and recycled objects firmly attached with stainless hardware to a painted wooden armature.
The 2022 theme for Middle School Sculptures was Life Below Water (#14 - Sustainable Development Goals). Eight schools could display their sculpture and compete for an award. All students used discarded materials that had been adapted to build a sculpture or reused in a new way to create a sculpture.