Call for Entries for the 2010 Trashy Sculpture Show

As a fundraiser for the Grand Avenue Merchants’ Association (GAMA), the Bragg’s Pie Factory, 1301 Grand Avenue, will host the 2nd Annual Trashy Sculpture Show on Saturday, September 25 as part of the quirky 2nd Annual Grand Avenue Festival.  The Trashy Sculpture Show will be one of many events taking place during the all day event along the Lower Grand Avenue Corridor.

All work for the exhibit must be made primarily out of trash or recycled materials, with a limit of 3 pieces per contributor and an entry fee of $ 10 per piece.  Works can be for sale (or not).  The entry fees will go directly to GAMA, and if work is sold, 70% of the proceeds will go to the artist with 30% donated to GAMA.  Children’s projects are welcome; entry fees will be waived for school groups.

The work should reflect a person’s ability to go out in the world in search of trash and discarded materials, fashioning discards into unique and interesting sculpture.  Creative, funky, fun, whimsical and unique are encouraged. The purpose of the show is to highlight the ingenuity and creativity used in finding and adapting trashy, throw-away materials into one-of-a-kind hand crafted sculptures.  Work that aspires to be “fine art” or work that is mass produced for sale elsewhere is discouraged.

The exhibit will be on display at the Pie Factory for the festival as well as during October and November for the First Fridays and 3rd Fridays of the month.  Work must be delivered to the site September 20 from noon to 4 pm.  All work that meets the above criteria will be exhibited.  For more information contact Beatrice Moore at 602.391.4016.

ABOUT THE GRAND AVENUE FESTIVAL AND GAMA
The Grand Avenue Festival celebrates the unusual history of this historic street and the small businesses, arts, and interesting adaptive re-use projects that line this angled corridor to downtown Phoenix. The festival highlights adaptive re-use of commercial buildings, neighborhood sustainability, and recycling – while showcasing the one-of-a-kind small businesses and art venues that populate Grand Avenue and vicinity. There will be tours of historic and hybrid commercial adaptive re-use projects; art exhibits; performances; installations; fashion shows; music; and merchandise that relate to the festival theme.  For more info about the festival contact: GrandAvePhoenix@gmail.com

The Grand Avenue Merchants Association is a group of citizens dedicated to promoting the Lower Grand Avenue corridor and who own property or maintain businesses along, or in the vicinity of, this historic section of Grand Avenue.