Recycling Rodins rise to Sculpture Challenge
ART and design students from six colleges and four universities will be turning rubbish into art between now and June by taking part in the third annual Recycling Sculpture Challenge.
The Challenge is run by:
• Better Tomorrows, the West Sussex Community Interest Company that aims to put the lid on the amount of rubbish that goes into dustbins.
• The Goodwood based Cass Foundation, which encourages sculpture in the UK.
The Challenge has two categories: one for college sixth formers, the other for university students.
The first, second and third in both categories will receive cash prizes.
In addition, the university category first prize winner will have their sculpture exhibited at the Cass Foundation Park, Goodwood, for six months, as well as receiving a cash prize.
The students come from colleges in Chichester, Crawley, Littlehampton, Steyning and Worthing and the Universities of Chichester, Sussex, Brighton and Canterbury.
John de Mierre, Chairman of Better Tomorrows, said: “The Sculpture Challenge competition has become an excellent vehicle to allow budding sculptors to come up with innovative ways of using reclaimed, recycled materials from their local areas.
“It is also another way to raise awareness of Better Tomorrows’ key aims, which is to Create Sustainable Communities Today.”
This year’s Challenge is being held with the aid of a grant from the Ernest Cook Foundation, an education charity.
“The grant has enabled the Challenge to be further developed and will, I’m sure, encourage art and design students to produce even more imaginative and creative entries this year,” said John.
The judging of the Sculpture Challenge will take place at the Cass Foundation Sculpture Park, Goodwood, on Wednesday June 8.
For further information about the Recycling Sculpture Challenge and other waste prevention community initiatives, such as the Community Waste Prevention Advisor Volunteer Programme, go to: www.bettertomorrows.org.uk or call 01243 756601.
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