Recycled Art
Rachael Lundeen
Issue date: 11/19/09 Section: Entertainment
The Recycled Art Show took place on Nov. 12 and was a great success. This show was a community-wide event that allowed students and children to turn recyclables into artwork.
The event was sponsored by Dunn County Solid Waste, Sustainable Dunn, Greater Menomonie Area Community Foundation, West Wisconsin Land Trust and University of Wisconsin-Stout organizations including GreenSense, Stout Student Association, Inter-residence Hall Association, University Honors Program, The Environment Sustanibility Office and the departments of biology, art and design and recreation.
The artwork was judged in four age categories: elementary school students, middle school students, high school students and adults over the age of 18. Two prizes were awarded for each category: popular choice and judge's choice.
There were many members from the community involved in this show.
"I judged the middle school and high school categories," said senior Tara Peterson. "There was a variety of installations ranging from robots, mystical creatures and movie characters to landscapes and buildings/houses. They were made from plastic bottles, leaves, recycled paper, tin cans, cardboard from toilet paper rolls, shoe boxes, plastic bags and just anything else that you think can be recycled," she explained. "My favorite was a middle school entry, it was the Tin Man from the Wizard of Oz and it was made all from tin cans."
When deciding the winners, Peterson said, "Some were more outstanding than the others, so it was an easy choice, but giving the feedback to middle school students that lost was hard because you have to be very nice about it."
Senior Betsy Van Zeeland, a member of the honors program and a participant in the event, said, "I was a volunteer, and I supervised a sustainability game that elementary school kids could play. It showed different ways to recycle while they played a game similar to the popular game Candy Land. They had to answer questions about biomass, hydropower and other different ways to recycle." Van Zeeland continued, "I thought it was fun because there was local musical entertainment and interactive games and activities. I think it is a great way to be involved on campus and within the community. I would love to participate in it again next year. It was exciting to see how much information the kids knew about recycling and their enthusiasm for going green."
A lot of work went in to the event, and the outcome was successful. It got many different people within the community involved in a good cause and helped to show younger members of the community the importance of going green.
The event was sponsored by Dunn County Solid Waste, Sustainable Dunn, Greater Menomonie Area Community Foundation, West Wisconsin Land Trust and University of Wisconsin-Stout organizations including GreenSense, Stout Student Association, Inter-residence Hall Association, University Honors Program, The Environment Sustanibility Office and the departments of biology, art and design and recreation.
The artwork was judged in four age categories: elementary school students, middle school students, high school students and adults over the age of 18. Two prizes were awarded for each category: popular choice and judge's choice.
There were many members from the community involved in this show.
"I judged the middle school and high school categories," said senior Tara Peterson. "There was a variety of installations ranging from robots, mystical creatures and movie characters to landscapes and buildings/houses. They were made from plastic bottles, leaves, recycled paper, tin cans, cardboard from toilet paper rolls, shoe boxes, plastic bags and just anything else that you think can be recycled," she explained. "My favorite was a middle school entry, it was the Tin Man from the Wizard of Oz and it was made all from tin cans."
When deciding the winners, Peterson said, "Some were more outstanding than the others, so it was an easy choice, but giving the feedback to middle school students that lost was hard because you have to be very nice about it."
Senior Betsy Van Zeeland, a member of the honors program and a participant in the event, said, "I was a volunteer, and I supervised a sustainability game that elementary school kids could play. It showed different ways to recycle while they played a game similar to the popular game Candy Land. They had to answer questions about biomass, hydropower and other different ways to recycle." Van Zeeland continued, "I thought it was fun because there was local musical entertainment and interactive games and activities. I think it is a great way to be involved on campus and within the community. I would love to participate in it again next year. It was exciting to see how much information the kids knew about recycling and their enthusiasm for going green."
A lot of work went in to the event, and the outcome was successful. It got many different people within the community involved in a good cause and helped to show younger members of the community the importance of going green.
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