[BCMA] Found Art Challenge!

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Found Art Challenge at the Creston Museum

Friday and Saturday, July 9-10

 

 

What could YOU make out of these?

 

To me, this is a random collection of objects: a couple of blacksmith tools,
the head of a pickaxe, a green glass bottle, a plastic (and very dusty) gold
pan, and a kind of tacky fake-brass (read: plastic) wall sconce.

 

To some very talented local artists, though, it's a treasure trove of
potential!

 

These are a few of the objects that the Creston Museum is clearing out of
its collection.  Some of them are so badly rusted or in otherwise poor
condition that they can never be used for display.  Some are duplicated
several - even dozens - of times in the Museum's collections, so we're
keeping the best examples and getting rid of the worst.  Other objects are
things that have been simply dumped at the Museum, so we know nothing about
them.

 

Whatever their story (or lack thereof), these objects are being made
available to half-a-dozen local artists this weekend - July 9-10 - in our
Found Art Challenge.  The artists are being challenged to transform random
groups of these objects into works of art - in only twelve hours!

 

We invite you to come down and watch what is sure to be an amazing
transformation.  The Challenge is open to the public both days, from 10:00
to 5:00.  On Saturday, beginning at 1:00, the completed works of art will be
set up in a one-of-a-kind art show, and you're encouraged to vote for your
favourite to win the Viewers' Choice award.  That award, and others, will be
presented at 4:00, and then the artwork will be auctioned off - this is your
one chance to get a totally unique work of art for yourself!  Admission is
$2 per person.  

 

See it for yourself!  July 9-10, at the Creston Museum

 

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Tammy Hardwick, Manager

Creston & District Museum & Archives

219 Devon Street, Creston, BC V0B 1G3

Phone 250-428-9262

www.creston.museum.bc.ca

 

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us on Facebook!

 

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