GOOD COB, BAD COB

The S.C.R.A.P. Gallery's latest environmental installation featured in the Coachella Valley Arts building in Indio, California is all about corn!The story of corn is an all-Americas story with far-reaching results—bringing a food source from the New World to the rest of the globe. Corn is believed to have originated through the natural crossings of gamagrass and teosinthe in Mexico. Archeologists have discovered evidence of corn 200 feet below Mexico City and date the corn to be approximately 80,000 years old. Through the domestication of corn, humans have been able to feed, cloth and flourish. Whole societies and cultures have been built upon the successful harvesting of corn. It is still true today.

In GOOD COB, BAD COB we explore the challenges of this golden crop and the environmental role that it plays.

This exhibit also celebrates the artistic virtues of corn and how it has inspired us to look at the grain, the ears, the husk, the stalk and the silk in many different ways. All the art work in GOOD COB, BAD COB has been created using reused and/or recycle materials. Corn cobs have been reinvented using old records, reused canvases explore the language of corn and actual products made from corn from the Nebraska Corn Board are displayed.

Reconsider Everything

Things are happening in downtown Indio! For the last three months, I have been working on new S.C.R.A.P. Gallery works featuring, you got it, discards, scraps, bits and trash! On October 10th on Miles Avenue, please come experience what can be created when things are reconsidered!

Getting To The Heart Of The Matter

The beginning of a new work for the S.C.R.A.P. Gallery that will be unveiled on October 10th for a festival in downtown Indio. This piece is entitled, "Heart of Civilization." There will be a complete transformation from what you see now!

Recycle Roadtrip

I have been on the road throughout California collecting trash of all sorts for a new book about recycling and reusing. I have been sifting through sand, soil and sea!

Temecula Balloon & Wine Festival

We had a great time this past weekend in Temecula sharing our recycling message with kids, parents and balloon and wine enthusiasts! In addition to hands-on activities, kids were able to get S.C.R.A.P. Gallery reusable bags, bookmarks and their very own Globediggers Card which asks them to take the pledge for the good of the environment.

Recycle Bicycles Rolling In!

You won't want to miss what we just rolled in this year!

The S.C.R.A.P. Gallery's second annual Recycle Bicycles returns to the Coachella Valley with its premiere exhibition at the Indian Wells Arts Festival, April 3-5.Recycle Bicycles project is an environmental art experience inviting kids, artists and local residents to submit works for both a traveling and permanent sculpture exhibition. Artists are asked to create unique sculptures using recycled and found items, mainly nonfunctional "old" bicycles.

Works will first be exhibited at the Indian Wells Arts Festival in followed by selected pieces to be exhibited in Cathedral City, Coachella, Palm Desert, La Quinta, Indio and at selected sites during the month of April as part of the Earth Month Coachella Valley. Sculptures will be permanently installed at the S.C.R.A.P. Gallery -The Art Museum for the Environment in Indio.

Last year's 2008 Recycle Bicycles travelled throughout the Coachella Valley, Riverside and San Bernardino Counties. More than 25 bike sculptures were created and are all featured in the S.C.R.A.P. Gallery's 2009 calendar, "Pedal Pushing For The Environment." "

Don't Miss A Thing!

It has been an action-packed 2009. We just finished up with the Riverside County Fair where the S.C.R.A.P. Gallery is located. The Fair attendance was around 280,000 and we surely met most of those people and shared our recycling information with them!

We also have a very busy schedule for March and we encourage you to come over to the S.C.R.A.P. Gallery and get creative! Here goes:

March 2-31 - Field Trips at the Gallery
March 12 – Girl Scouts at the Gallery
March 14 – Palm Desert Bright Ideas Expo, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m., Palm Desert Civic Center Park
March 21 – Recycle Bicycle Workshop at the S.C.R.A.P. Gallery, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. (Getting ready for the Indian Wells Arts Festival, April 3-5!)
March 26 – Girl Scouts at the Gallery

Need more information, just give us a call or send us an email!

Mark Your New Calendars!

Once again, the award-winning S.C.R.A.P. Gallery & Cathedral City Calendar for 2009 is here! This year's calendar, Pedal Pushing for the Environment features our Recycle Bicycles program and traveling exhibit! It is full of colorful photographs, great environmental information and printed, of course, on recycled, eco-friendly paper!
Since 2006, the City of Cathedral City and the S.C.R.A.P. Gallery Calendar project has been recognized by the National City-County Communications and Marketing Association (3CMA) as an outstanding printed publication garnering the prestigious SAVVY Award honoring creative marketing and communications.
If you would like a copy or copies, please contact us! Free calendars will also be distributed to all students and groups who come through the S.C.R.A.P. Gallery!
For more information, email the S.C.R.A.P. Gallery at info@scrapgallery.org or call 760/863-7777.