by Priscilla Hawkins
As the saying goes, one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. Clever, artfully designed treasures will be on view at the 4th annual Tallahassee Earth Day Festival from 11:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, April 19, at The Hole at 3030 South Adams Street.
This year’s theme, “Our Power, Our Planet,” highlights how vital the conscious commitment of people is to the preservation and future progress of saving our planet. The festival focuses on showing residents how they can make a difference in this effort with easily made daily contributions by using sustainable products and being aware of environmental issues that erode our planet and our health.
Started in 2022 by Camille Lewis, owner of Earth’s Garden, and Bruce Strouble, Executive Director of Citizens for a Sustainable Future, this family-friendly, alcohol and smoke-free event will feature hands-on activities focused on environmental justice and sustainability.
Strouble refers to the event as a community-building initiative, saying, “This is part of a larger community movement toward building up and strengthening community resilience and sustainability. It’s a beautiful thing that we can still come together and celebrate our planet. And we’re doing it in a way that reinforces our commitment to America and environmental justice.”
Whitney Moore, Community Engagement Director for Promise Land Urban Farm, has been organizing all the artists as part of this year’s festival. Moore has coordinated three interactive art projects at the festival. There will be an art wall with a large cloth on which attendees can write personal environmental statements, draw designs, and sign their names with paint provided by the organizers.
Another interactive feature is the “Artcycle Project,” which will display 10 60-gallon waste bins repurposed into sculptural art by local artists and organizations who answered the call to produce these functional works of art. This interactive will allow attendees to help transform two additional bins into their own works of art. When finished, both bins will be given away to two lucky individuals at the festival.
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