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Let’s Talk Trash! JAN / FEB 2020
©2020 The Keenan Group, Inc
Iris Tennes ee Cheatham
April 2020 Schedule of Events IT’S TIME TO GET BUSY AND PLAN YOUR IRIS TENNESSEE CHEATHAM MASTERPIECE!
INSTRUCTIONS
Let’s Talk Trash!
PROJECT DUE: April 16, 2020 (Thurs) You must bring your structure to the Courthouse main hallway. (let us know if you need help, 615-746- 2443) PUBLIC VOTING: (Fri-Tues) Voting will begin Friday, April 17th and end Tuesday, April 21st at noon. All masterpieces will be displayed in the main hallway of the Cheatham County Courthouse.
MUSEUM OF LITTER: april 21 (Tues) Museum of litter on the Courthouse lawn will begin at 4:00 pm
PLEASE NOTE: The 10” x 10” medallion will be attached at the bottom. Please allow a 10” wide area without any attachments. The medallion will have the logo and school name who completed this project. Please DO NOT ATTACH ANYTHING TO THis 10” wide area.
PUBLIC AUCTION & AWARDS:
The PublicAuction will begin promptly at 4:45 pm. Presentation of awards will begin immediately following the auction.
Your iris sculpture is constructed out of wood measuring 3 feet wide by 5 feet tall. On this base sculpture, found litter items are to be attached in any form or fashion to beautify and colorize. They can be painted or whatever else is desired to make your sculpture a masterpiece. These sculptures will be displayed outdoors, so it must be reasonably weather resistant. This can be accomplished by using shellac, or other items that can withstand light rain. Create a mosaic of color! Just because trash is ugly, you can transform its use into a beautiful masterpiece! AMONG THE STANDARDS ARE: • Each piece of art must be safe for the public to interact with • Each must be durable for handling by the public • Design standards do not allow any direct product advertising, inappropriate verbiage or images • Each must be able to withstand light rain ATTACHMENT SUGGESTIONS: Glue, nail or wrap your “litter” item onto the structure. Think of texture when you are planning your masterpiece. You can build all around your structure to create a 3-D effect! The sky is the limit! Once your sculpture is transformed with litter, you can paint, shellac or cover in any form to colorize it. Be safe, have fun and let’s see some gorgeous Iris Tennessee Masterpieces!!!! In addition to being part of a public auction to help raise money for your school, there will also be Award Certificates and newspaper coverage for the following categories:
The more Unique the more $$$ will be raised! See Pages 12 & 13 in this issue!
LITTER ITEM IDEAS:
- plastic store bags - drink cans and cups - all kinds of plastic refuse - food cans - juice boxes, etc. - newspaper ( use it as paper mache) - plastic can rings - plastic bottles/ cartons - left over pencils, pens, markers - straws and plastic utensils - bottle caps
- discarded dishware - electronic hardware pieces - toilet/ paper towel tubes - detergent bottles, empty tooth paste tubes, etc. - any garbage item that is SAFE TO HANDLE! - tires (cut in pieces for the adventurous)
Remember: litter is also anything found where it does not belong!
Best of Show Most Beautiful Most Creative
Best Use of Litter Most Colorful Technical Excellence
We ask that you make sure the litter pieces you use are clean and bleached (if necessary). If you brought them from a creek or the river that there is no animal matter in them. The most abundant type of trash you more than likely will find will be plastic. Think of cutting these pieces of thrown away plastic into shapes and create a mosaic. We want to bring more awareness to the trash problem in our community. We could start by stopping the use of one-use plastic bags and one-use water bottles. Everyone should have a refillable water bottle and use it. There are so many things we could do as a community! If you need further assistance, please contact Debbie at The Keenan Group, Inc. at 615-746-2443! The Keenan Group, Inc., The CC Dept of Education, and the CC Sheriff ’s office will have the final approval of all art submitted In the event of inclement weather, this event will be moved to the Government Offices Sycamore Square location .
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