Trash Transformer Project - Call for Artists

30 March 2010

$100 STIPEND PER PIECE (MAX 2 PER ARTIST)

You are invited to participate in Alchemical's 2nd annual trash art challenge. The mission of the Trash Transformer Project and the Glossary Link Alchemical Nursery is to foster awareness of the extreme amount of consumption and associated waste produced by our society and the goal of Zero Waste.

Commissioned artworks of this project will be part of a traveling exhibition that will be displayed at 4-5 locations during the spring through fall 2010, including (but not limited to) the Westcott Street Cultural Fair, Art on the Porches , and (R)-evolution at the Gear Factory. There are a total of 7 commissions available.

Proposals must be received by Wednesday, April 14, 2010. Commissions awarded will be announced on Sat. April 17, 2010. Stipends will be paid to commissioned artists upon receipt of the artwork and a line item materials accounting no later than Friday, May 14, 2010.

To apply for a commission, . . . . .

please submit the following information to the Alchemical Nursery at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it :

1) Artist(s) Name

2) Address/Telephone/Email/Website

3) Description of proposed Artwork: Help us understand what you will be creating. This is the information that we will use to award the commissions, so the more detail provided here the better chance you will have.

4) Each art piece must contain more than 50% trash/waste/salvaged materials. Artists must provide a line item accounting upon completion of the artwork detailing materials used including where each item was obtained. All artworks become property of the Alchemical Nursery.

~~~~ Criteria for Judging Stipend Commission Applications ~~~~

a. Timeliness – application submission is received by the deadline of Wednesday April 14, 2010.

b. Completeness – application has full artist contact details and description of proposed artwork.

c. Awareness – proposed artwork relates to project goals of bringing awareness to extreme consumption and associated waste.

d. Mission – proposed artwork shows affinity to the mission of the Alchemical Nursery: “The Alchemical Nursery Project is a non-profit organization committed to promoting the development of sustainable, regenerative urban lifestyles and landscapes, and furthering the principles of Permaculture, with the ultimate goal of creating right livelihood and community utilizing the ecovillage & intentional communities frameworks and philosophy.”

The Alchemical Nursery recognizes the value in all materials, and the associated value in re-purposing materials rather than sending them to a waste landfill or recycling facility. The word “trash” is used for this project to bring attention to the insane practice of over-consumption and disposal that is taken for granted in modern society – for everything comes from Mother Earth and should be respected as such.