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Old Town’s Scrapfest Competition Begins!
This article was posted on Mon, Jun 22 2009 | Permalink
Twelve teams participated in collecting scrap metal from Friedland Industries on Saturday, June 20, 2009 in order to create a sculpture from recycled material in one week for the Old Town Commercial Association’s (OTCA) first Scrapfest Competition.
The twelve teams had one hour on Saturday, June 20, 2009 to collect up to 500 pounds of scrap metal and recycled materials from Friedland Industries in Old Town, Lansing. In one week, each team must complete a sculpture made from only the materials collected at that time. Overall, the teams collected more than 3,800 pounds of scrap metal.
The finished sculptures will be judged by local artists and public figures including Roy Saper of Saper Galleries in East Lansing, Jane Aldrich of WLNS Channel 6, and artists Paul Flickinger from Kalamazoo, Mich., and Barb Hranilovich from Old Town, Lansing. The top three teams will receive cash prizes and a people’s choice award will also be announced.
Scrapfest is OTCA’s newest event and fund raiser for Old Town, Lansing. This exciting new event highlights Old Town’s artistic side and eco-friendly conscious. The finished sculptures, which must not exceed 8 ft x 8 ft x 8 ft, will be on display and auctioned off at Festival of the Sun on Saturday, June 27, 2009. All proceeds will benefit the continued revival of Lansing’s historic Old Town neighborhood.
The OTCA would like to acknowledge the 2009 Scrapfest sponsors for their time and donations which made this event possible: Friedland Industries, MSU Surplus Store, JACO Environmental, Franklin Energy, Lansing Board of Water & Light, Such Video, Harvest Music & Sound, Barbco, Barb Hranilovich, David Such, and Sucko Construction.
For more information about Scrapfest, Festival of the Sun, or contacting teams and sponsors, please call the OTCA office at 517.485.4823 or visit http://www.oldtownscrapfest.com or http://www.iloveoldtown.org.
