City of Tuscaloosa Environmental Services Inaugural Recycled Art Contest Now Open

Artists are invited to turn everyday waste and recyclable materials into creative works for the City of Tuscaloosa’s Environmental Services Department's inaugural Recycled Art Contest.

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“Environmental Services aims to raise environmental awareness, inspire creative reuse, and reduce landfill waste by showing how everyday materials can be given a second life,” said the press release.  “The competition encourages participants to rethink what they throw away by incorporating materials such as cardboard, plastics, paper, metal, glass, and other clean discarded items into original artwork. The primary materials used in each piece should be recycled, reused, or repurposed.”

Artists of all ages are welcome to participate, with entries divided into two categories: ages 17 and younger and ages 18 and older.

Click here for contest guidelines and submission information.

Submit entries by October 1, and they will notify winners on October 2. Winners will receive two weekend passes to Kentuck Festival of the Arts, taking place October 17-18, a coupon for a free T-shirt, and have their artwork displayed at the festival.

The press release said that “Recycled glass mulch from Environmental Services is available for participants to incorporate into their artwork. Those interested may request up to five gallons of recycled glass here. Glass mulch will be available for pickup at Tuscaloosa’s Environmental Services Department (3440 Reese Phifer Avenue). Participants must bring their own container.”