Sustainability Art Show
The Office of Sustainability in partnership with the UAF Art Department periodically sponsors a Sustainability Art Show. It highlights alternative uses for materials that would otherwise end up in the landfill. From trash to art, we bring you an opportunity to display your innovation, imagination and ability to recycle and reuse! See past entries by following the links in the lefthand menu.
Check out this 2012 entry of a bouquet sculpted from aluminum cans.
UAF believes that waste can be a creative source for art and manufacturing. The goal of the sustainability art show is to promote local artist and industries that use recycled and repurposed materials in creative ways. This type of event will help reshape these “waste” materials into viable products, job creation and finally a responsible solution for much of our waste stream.
The art show was started by Office of Sustainability student employee Sam Misra, working in partnership with Wendy Croskrey, Art Department faculty. The show is exhibited in the UAF Wood Center. The intent is to make this a continuous, by semester, event.