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Visitors to the exhibit were both impressed by the sculptures and overwhelmed by the amount of garbage one artist was able to collect to transform into art. Attendees spoke to the artist, the organizers and each other about a newfound awareness for…

Whelk made by artist Lisa Bagwell. This sculpture is constructed from plastic cigar tips.

Birds made from old work gloves, single gloves found on the street and plastic utensils.

Duck made from plastic spoons, bottle caps and pieces of old toys created by artist Lisa Bagwell.

Snail made from disposable cup lids and plastic bottle caps.

Snake made from bottle caps.

Dog made from bottle caps and lids from disposable cups and jars.

Cats made from bottle caps and lids from disposable cups and jars.

A visitor to Lisa Bagwell's EcoArt Exhibit checks out the assemblage sculptures made out of garbage.

Goat head made from old work sneakers and boots.

Cake made from plastic utensils.

Hamburger made from plastic refuse and burlap.

Plastic pizza made from plastic refuse and wine corks.

Birds on a log, made from driftwood, golf balls, plastic spoons, plastic bottle caps and twist ties.

View from outside of Lisa Bagwell’s EcoArt Solo Exhibit held at Ruthie’s Bagel Dish on October 15, 2016.

This program has been made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of…

Ramapough Lenape Ceremonial Objects outside of a ceremony being held in a teepee at Split Rock Sweet Water Prayer Camp.

Grandmother Nancy of Algonquin heritage shared her knowledge and traditions of the Water Ceremony at Split Rock Sweet Water Prayer Camp. All members of the public were invited to participate in the teachers, learn the water ceremony, and then pass it…

Ramapough Lenape Tribe Member Mud Turtle giving a gift to a friend and neighbor of Split Rock Sweet Water Prayer Camp, Christina Dioguirdi Scott

Ramapough Lenape drummers after a ceremony at Split Rock Sweet Water Prayer Camp.

The teepee is not a traditional structure for Ramapough Lenape people, however it was erected symbolically on their ceremonial land when donated to the camp as a temporary structure. As the Ramapough have been kept from constructing a long-house…

Ramapough Lenape Member Own giving a presentation on the history of the Lenape lands and modern struggles of Indigenous and First Nations people to have sovereign control of their lands and protection of the environment.

Member of the Ramapough Lenape tribe cleansing participants of a tobacco ceremony before entering the ceremonial lodge.