Rubbish reborn as art at Emmaus St Albans
15 mosaic panels made from recycled buttons, bottle tops and stones will brighten the Emmaus St Albans garden when they are officially unveiled by the Mayor of St Albans on 17th April. Local secondary school students, working alongside artist Natasha Allen, designed and made the mosaics as part of a project aimed at promoting recycling and ecological issues.
Recycling is a core activity at Emmaus St Albans where 24 formerly homeless people live and work in the Community business of collecting and reselling donated household goods. The Community are looking to extend their successful timber recycling project and are building up their capability to restore furniture in their specialist workshop. Donated electrical items that can't be sold are stripped down to reclaim saleable metals. Only the minimum finally goes to landfill.
Speaking about the 'Love your Planet' project which led to the creation of the mosaics, Chris Blanch, Arts Development Officer for St Albans Arts Sport and Health, said “The aim of the project was to engage local children in the importance of recycling in a way that was creative and fun. We are really pleased to promote Emmaus’ environmental aims since they mirror our own.”
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The mosaics will be unveiled by Mayor of St Albans, Bert Pawle. St Albans MP Anne Main, Robert Donald Leader of St Albans District Council and Cllr. Melvyn Teare will also be present.
Mosaics on display in St Albans in February 2009 and in their new home at Emmaus St Albans.
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Published on 17th April, 2009
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