found object art contest

exhibition
22.aug.09 - 03.oct.09
see submissions on facebook

@ fine art base
652 Redwood Ave | Sand City CA | 93955

fine art base is pleased to partner with the Monterey Regional Waste Management District with support from Monterey County Board of Supervisors, Fractured Atlas, and Esmeralda Distillery to bring you the Found Object Art Contest.

The challenge was to create art using found objects that defies the defined use of the objects. The purpose of the exhibition is to promote ecologically based creative ideas, inspiring conservation and sustainability through the fine arts.

Thanks to Kris Cowen who was selected to create a found object art sculpture using reclaimed materials from the landfill and Last Chance Mercantile, in a project sponsored by Monterey Regional Waste Management District. Cowen's piece is now on display at the MRWMD administrative offices.

Thank you to the artists who participated. All artworks submitted in the contest were exhibited at fine art base. Many of the works were included in a silent auction fundraiser, some were available for sale, and others were up for raffle. See submissions on facebook

The public voted on a “People’s Choice,” and Chris Winfield from the Winfield Gallery in Carmel-by-the-Sea voted on the “Judge's Choice”, with over $500 in prizes awarded to the contest winners.

Judge's Choice

	Winner Ed Leeper Last Chance Mercantile Squared (With Apologies to Jackson Pollock)
	2nd Prize Nancy Sevier Recomposed
	Runner Up Fred Slautterback Wall-E's Sculpture and Compactor
	Honorary Mention Paul Loughridge Rusty Plane
	Honorary Mention K. Warwick Seven Days

People's Choice

	Winner Craig Hubler Rock-ing Horse
	2nd Prize Alena Rudolph Why They Left, and Why They Came
	Runner Up Ed Leeper Last Chance Mercantile Squared (With Apologies to Jackson Pollock)
	Honorary Mention dlwilkinson Untitled
	Honorary Mention Judy Christen Hair of the Dog

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