WHAT:           RecyclART, a fundraiser for the Keep Little Rock Beautiful school recycling grant program. Guests will select a winning sculpture from the entries in the contest, which required recycled materials as part of the art

WHO:             Presented by Goodwill Industries of Arkansas and Keep Little Rock Beautiful

WHERE:         StudioMAIN

                     1423 S. Main St.

                     Little Rock, AR 72201

WHEN:         5:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Nov. 9, 2015) – Sculptures made partially from recycled materials donated by Goodwill Industries will be featured at the first ever RecyclART fundraiser Thursday, Nov. 12, at StudioMAIN in Little Rock.

Proceeds from the event to celebrate #AmericaRecyclesDay will benefit the Keep Little Rock Beautiful school recycling grant program. 

Artists were asked to submit sculptures for a contest, but with a catch: 50 percent of the materials they incorporated into their work had to be recycled. Goodwill Industries of Arkansas provided participating artists with a voucher for those materials, which could wind up being any found object an artist could imagine as part of the piece.

Guests at Thursday night’s event will get to vote on their favorite sculpture, with the winning artist receiving a $500 prize.

Food and drink will be provided by Hot Rod Wieners Food Truck and Stone’s Throw Brewing.

Tickets are $10 and are available through Keep Little Rock Beautiful board members or at the door.

About Goodwill Industries of Arkansas:

Goodwill Industries of Arkansas is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the mission of providing education, training, and employment services for people with disabilities and other special needs.  Revenue generated through the sale of gently-used donated goods at Goodwill retail stores is used to fund these critical programs for Arkansans. Information may also be found at www.goodwillar.org.

About Keep Little Rock Beautiful:

Keep Little Rock Beautiful (KLRB) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization founded in 2005 by a group of individuals passionate about the environmental quality of life in their hometown. We are a volunteer-based community organization dedicated to litter prevention, recycling and waste reduction, and beautification and community improvement. Since 2006, KLRB has been a Certified Local Affiliate of Keep America Beautiful Inc., the nation’s leading community-improvement organization. We are also an affiliate of Keep Arkansas Beautiful.

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