To verify that “one man’s trash is yet another man’s treasure,” the Hopewell Valley Arts Council seeks daring and ground breaking artists, artisans, and creatives prepared for an eco-art challenge at its latest neighborhood occasion: The Junkyard, an upcycle art exhibition.
The Junkyard will operate from Friday, July 23 to Sunday, July 25 at Woolsey Park in Titusville, NJ, and will characteristic artwork produced out of discarded or unwelcome merchandise destined for the landfill by Team Obstacle participants as properly as founded professional and eco-artists. Added attributes contain The Kids Zone for artwork produced by young children and youth The Environmentally friendly Zone for instructive and instructional environmentally-similar displays and The Market in which vendors will provide artisan and environmentally-linked goods.
In the present-day “call for artists,” the HV Arts Council invitations intrigued participants for: 1) “The Workforce Challenge” to make imaginative authentic upcycled artwork in four (4) types specified by the HV Arts Council, and 2) established artists to display screen artwork and sculpture built principally from upcycled things. It is a opportunity to think outside the house the box by making musical instruments, sculptures, and beyond out of mostly… junk, of program! Exhibited parts need to be strong adequate to be exhibited outside less than a tent and continue being in location for the total exhibition.
Artwork will be judged by a panel of artists and will be awarded 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and Honorable Mention for their complete display screen. Person special awards will also be supplied to the very best entry in each of the 4 obstacle classes. Registrations will be accepted right until June 30, 2021. Make sure you sign-up on the internet at www.hvartscouncil.org/thejunkyard. There is no geographic residency requirement for participation. There is a smaller participation price for non-customers. Workforce Obstacle opportunities are minimal, and members will be regarded on a very first-occur-initial-provide basis. Exhibitors participating in The Gallery will contain invited eco-artists and other established artists from the region. To be regarded as for The Gallery, make sure you submit agent do the job with your registration for overview and acceptance.
Although not necessary, artists are inspired to be existing during public viewing hours as a great deal as doable to advertise the artwork and solution visitors’ questions. You should see the HV Arts Council internet site for more registration particulars and established-up and consider-down situations.
For a lot more data, the formal “Call for Artists,” and registration, please check out www.hvartscouncil.org/thejunkyard.
Submitted by the Hopewell Valley Arts Council, which is a 501(c)3 non-earnings group committed to growing art awareness and appreciation in the bigger Hopewell Valley. We celebrate “art in the everyday” by cultivating all forms of resourceful exploration and artistic expression, and persuade us all to see the elegance inherent in the basic and everyday areas of day-to-working day lifetime. By means of group collaborations, events, and artwork-centered initiatives, the HV Arts Council highlights our nearby talents and enriches the cultural and artistic daily life of our group.