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Bird Mobile
Bird mobile by artist Lisa Bagwell, constructed from pens, recycle wire and other plastic waste, on display at the Our Plastic Waters exhibit during the Water Is Life exhibit series.
Block Prints by Leigh Kern
Original block prints by Leigh Kern going up on display for the Water Is Life exhibit series group art show.
Original block prints submitted:
1. Niigaani-gichigami - Symbol of the Niigaani-gichigami Collective and Gratitude Walk/Festival
2.…
Original block prints submitted:
1. Niigaani-gichigami - Symbol of the Niigaani-gichigami Collective and Gratitude Walk/Festival
2.…
Born on the Wings of Thunderbirds
Born on the Wings of Thunderbirds, 2017, oil on canvas and Isaac Murdoch prints, 72"""" x 60""""
One of the first submissions received and hung in the group art show was this painting by Peri Nerri. Peri made this piece specifically in response to…
One of the first submissions received and hung in the group art show was this painting by Peri Nerri. Peri made this piece specifically in response to…
Born on the Wings of Thunderbirds by Peri Nerri
One of the first submissions received and hung in the group art show was this painting by Peri Nerri. Peri made this piece specifically in response to the Water Is Life exhibit series call for submissions.
Born on the Wings of Thunderbirds, 2017,…
Born on the Wings of Thunderbirds, 2017,…
Born on the Wings of Thunderbirds by Peri Nerri
One of the first submissions received and hung in the group art show was this painting by Peri Nerri. Here it is on display in Tiger Art Supply before being shipped to its new home to the art collector who commissioned the painting. Peri made this…
Building a Vaka
Interns Gabi and Steve from the Okeanos Foundation for the Sea adding sails to the model vaka they contributed to the Water Is Life art exhibition series.
Caterpillar
Caterpillar made out of bottle tops by artist Lisa Bagwell on display at the Our Plastic Waters exhibit during the Water Is Life exhibit series.
Cheese and Crackers
Cheese and crackers made out of plastic waste by artist Lisa Bagwell at the Our Plastic Waters exhibit during the Water Is Life exhibit series.
Christie Belcourt
Christie Belcourt was one of the featured guests artists at the Water Is Life opening reception. Her artwork was part of the inspiration for the project and she traveled, along with artist Isaac Murdoch, from Canada to take part in the opening…
Cleaning Pollution, Collecting Art Materials
Raíces Cultural Center director Francisco G. Gómez collects litter from along the banks of the Raritan River, later to be used as art materials for "garbage art" sculptures in the Our Plastic Waters eco-art workshop.
Cleaning the Raritan
Student volunteers going the extra mile to remove plastic pollution out of a feeder stream along the banks of the Raritan River.
Cleaning the Waterfront
Middlesex County Conservation Corps coordinator Griffith Boyd helped with the logistics of the Our Plastic Waters cleanup along the Raritan River waterfront during the Water Is Life initiative.
Cleaning Up
Volunteer cleaning along the waterfront of the Raritan River as part of the Our Plastic Waters EcoArt Workshop in the Water Is Life Initiative.
Collecting Garbage/Art Materials
Volunteers cleaning a quarter mile stretch of the Raritan River waterfront as part of the Our Plastic Waters EcoArt Workshop in the Water Is Life Initiative. After the cleanup garbage collected was sorted and transformed into eco-art sculptures.
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.
Community Eco-Art Project
Program participants of the Our Plastic Waters event first volunteered to clean up a section of the banks of the Raritan River and then work with artist Lisa Bagwell to create community sculptures from the garbage collected in the clean up.
Constructing a Model Vaka
Interns from The Okeanos Foundation begin constructing a sea vaka model, which was the first major piece of art to be put on display in the 431 Greenhouse Galleries during the Water Is Life exhibit series..
Constructing a Sea Vaka
Okeanos Foundation for the Sea intern Steve constructing a model sea vaka, a traditional Polynesian sailing vessel.
Creating Art from Garbage
Participants in the Our Plastic Waters eco-art workshop create "River Fish" sculptures from litter collected along the banks of the Raritan River.
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.
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.
Doughnut Tray
Tray of doughnuts made out of corks, plastic utensils, straws and other plastic waste by artist Lisa Bagwell on display at the Our Plastic Waters exhibit. This exhibit was part of the Water Is Life exhibit series held in Highland Park, NJ,…
Ducks
Local resident Paul Sauers enjoying the opening reception at the Our Plastic Waters exhibit during the Water Is Life exhibit series artist reception. Sculptures pictured are ducks made out of wire and single use plastic utensils by artist Lisa…
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.
Eco-Art - Building a Fish Sculpture
Artist Lisa Bagwell working with a Rutgers student and program participant to create a fish sculpture from garbage collected during the river clean up portion of the program.