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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.
Eco-Art - Making a "River Fish"
Our Plastic Waters program participants making a fish sculpture out of garbage collected at a pre-workshop river clean up.
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.
Eco-Art - River Fish
River Fish made from chicken wire and garbage on display in Blank Space Highland Park during the reception of the Our Plastic Waters exhibit and Water Is Life arts project held in the fall of 2017.
Eco-Art - River Fish
River Fish made from chicken wire and garbage on display in Blank Space Highland Park during the reception of the Our Plastic Waters exhibit and Water Is Life arts project held in the fall of 2017.
Eco-Art Creation
Volunteers creating eco-art sculptures at the Water Is Life "Our Plastic Waters" program.
Eco-Art Workshop - Sorting Garbage
Volunteers and program participants sort through garbage collected during the Our Plastic Waters eco-art workshop to separate the materials that would be used as art supplies in the eco-art workshop from those which would be hauled away for the…
Eco-Warriors
On the day of the opening reception for the Water Is Life exhibit series, some of the visiting and local artists, co-sponsors, organizers and volunteers gathered at the Water Is Life electronic sign, to stand together for the earth. It kicked off the…
EcoCulture Volunteer
Volunteer sorting garbage collected during the Water Is Life Initiative "Our Plastic Waters" eco-art workshop Raritan River clean up. The garbage collected was later turned into eco-art sculptures by the program participants.
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.
Educating Through Art
The Water Is Life exhibit series intended to bring attention to the plight of the waters through the arts. One of the submissions that helped to accomplish this was the Okeanos Foundation for the Sea display, featuring a model seak vaka - an…
Environmental Discussions
Discussions about the environment, climate change, protection of the waters and the earth, and youth actions sprung up througout the opening reception, inspired by the art and initiated by some of the guest artists and organizers of the event.
Featured Exhibit - Christie Belcourt and Isaac Murdoch
The Water Is Life exhibit series was inspired by the art of Christie Belcourt and Isaac Murdoch. Isaac and Christie came from Canada for the opening reception as a stop on their Sacred Earth tour. Their artwork was on display in prints in a featured…
Fish
Fish made out of plastic waste by artist Lisa Bagwell at the Our Plastic Waters exhibit during the Water Is Life exhibit series.
Flat Bag by Julia Marden
Thunderbird Woman Flat Bag by Julia Marden.
From Trash To Treasure
Volunteer and visual artist Joyce M. works with garbage collected during the Our Plastic Waters Raritan River clean up to turn it into usable art materials for a "garbage art" sculpture.
Garbage Art
Volunteer Christina Proxenos works on one of three "River Fish" sculptures created during the Our Plastic Waters eco-art workshop.
Gathering for the Waters
Local residents and guest artists at the Water Is Life exhibit series opening reception event gather to hear music and stories for the waters, presented by the Raíces Folkloric Ensemble as well as by guest artists Isaac Murdoch and Christie Belcourt.
Group Art Exhibit - Water Is Life
The call for art for submissions to the Water Is Life group exhibit sought artwork for a group show inspired by the theme “Water Is Life”, specifically pieces created in collaboration with the doodles of Isaac Murdoch, who was a featured artist in…
Group Art Show - Water Is Life
Artwork from over 30 local and international artists on display in the "Water Is Life" group art show held in fall of 2017.
Group Display
A selection of artwork submitted to the Water Is Life group show, from both local and international artists.
Guest Artist Julia Marden
It was an honor for Raíces Cultural Center to recieve the gift of visiting artists from around the US and Canada as part of the Water Is Life exhibit series initiative. Julia Marden traveled from Vermont to participate in the opening reception.
Handcrafted Art on Display for the Watere Is Life Exhibit
My Mother's Children beaded moccasins by Jobena Petonoquot and Thunderbird Woman Flat Bag by Julia Marden on display for the Water Is Life exhibit series group art show opening reception.
Hanging Art
Veronica Winford, owner of Tiger Art Supply, and volunteer Kira Herzog hanging artwork for the Water Is Life exhibit series group art show.
Hanging Art Work
Raíces Director Francisco G. Gómez and his son, artist Gabriel Gómez, setting up the group display for the opening reception.