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- Collection: Raíces Program History - Eco-Art Exhibit Series: Water Is Life (2017)
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"Art Materials" - Cans
Cans collected along a quarter mile stretch of the Raritan River waterfront to be used to build eco-art sculptures by Our Plastic Waters program participants.
"Art Materials" - Plastic
Plastic bottles collected along a quarter mile stretch of the Raritan River waterfront to be used to build eco-art sculptures by Our Plastic Waters program participants.
"Art Materials" - Plastic Gallon Bottles
Plastic one-gallon bottles collected along a quarter mile stretch of the Raritan River waterfront to be used to build eco-art sculptures by Our Plastic Waters program participants.
Our Plastic Waters - Pollution/Art Materials
Volunteers sorted materials collected during the clean up portion of the Our Plastic Waters program to use as art materials to create "River Fish" sculptures crafted out of the litter collected by volunteers and program participants.
River Fish Taking Shape
One of the River Fish sculptures made out of trash collected along the banks of the Raritan River taking shape during the Our Plastic Waters eco-art workshop.
Eco-Art - Building Forms
Artist Lisa Bagwell building a form for a River Fish sculpture as volunteer and program participant Christina Proxenos surveys the trash collected during the river clean up portion of the program.
Sorting
Volunteers sorting litter cleaned from the Raritan River waterfront during the Our Plastic Waters clean up and eco-art workshop.
Eco-Art - Bottles and Cans
From trash to art, this River Fish sculpture is stuffed with littered bottles and cans collected from the banks of the Raritan River.
Sculpting Fins
Program participant creating forms to stuff with smaller pieces of litter to add fins to his River Fish sculpture.
Making Art From Garbage
Our Plastic Waters eco-art program where volunteers and program participants cleaned a section of the Raritan River waterfront and then created sculptures from the litter collected during the clean up.
Our Plastic Waters Eco-Art Workshop
During the eco-art workshop portion of the Our Plastic Waters program, volunteers and program participants created sculptures from the litter they collected and sorted during the clean up held earlier in the day.
Creating Eco-Art
Artist Lisa Bagwell works with a program participant and to create a fish sculpture made from garbage collected during a Raritan River clean up held earlier in the day.
Plastic Pollution
A variety of disposable plastics were collected during the river cleanp portion of the Our Plastic Waters program and then later used to create eco-art meant to bring awareness to the problem of pollution in the waterways.
Lisa Bagwell - Making Art From Garbage
Artist Lisa Bagwell works on a fish sculpture made out of garbage collected from the banks of the Raritan River.
EcoCulture Volunteers
Volunteers from the Highland Park High School Environmental Club work on eco-art sculptures created from garbage collected from the Raritan River waterfront.
Eco-Art - River Fish
Volunteer with his River Fish sculpture built from garbage he collected during the Raritan River cleanup held earlier in the day.
Community Art
Artist Lisa Bagwell worked with community members to build eco-art sculptures at the Our Plastic Waters clean up and eco-art workshop.
"Art Materials" - Plastic Pollution
Plastic debris collected along a quarter mile stretch of the Raritan River waterfront to be used to build eco-art sculptures by Our Plastic Waters program participants.
"Art Materials" - Straws
Plastic straws collected along a quarter mile stretch of the Raritan River waterfront to be used to build eco-art sculptures by Our Plastic Waters program participants.
"Art Materials" - Cans
Cans collected along a quarter mile stretch of the Raritan River waterfront to be used to build eco-art sculptures by Our Plastic Waters program participants.
"Art Materials" - Bottles
Bottles collected along a quarter mile stretch of the Raritan River waterfront to be used to build eco-art sculptures by Our Plastic Waters program participants.
"Art Materials" - Our Plastic Waters
All of the plastic litter pictured here was collected from a small section of the Raritan River waterfront during the Our Plastic Waters clean up and eco-art workshop held as part of the Water Is Life Initiative.
Our Plastic Waters
The "Our Plastic Waters" exhibit was installed at Blank Space Highland Park and was part of the series of exhibits in the Water Is Life Initiative. These River Fish sculptures were made by volunteers and program participants of the Our Plastic Waters…
Detail - River Fish
The River Fish sculptures were made out of litter collected from the banks of the Raritan River during the Our Plastic Waters river clean-up and eco-art workshop.
River Fish at Blank Space Highland Park
Blank Space Highland Park became the temporary home for the River Fish sculptures made during the Our Plastic Waters clean-up and eco-art workshop with artist Lisa Bagwell. The community made sculptures remained on display for a full year before they…