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TuesdaySeptember30201411ARTSCULTUREVISUALARTSIfyouwouldliketobecomeamemberpleaseemailtownoffortsmithfortsmith.catoobtainanexpressionofinterestform.THETOWNOFFORTSMITHhasopeningsonfourCommunityAdvisoryBoards.LibraryRecreationSustainableDevelopmentTourismandTradeYkartiststurngarbageintoartatTrashformationByDALICARMICHAELDotVanVliethasturnedhernumberonepetpeeveintoaworkofartthatwasdis-playedatthePrinceofWalesMuseuminYellowknifelastweekaspartoftheTrash-formationexhibit.TheshowwaspartofNWTArtsWeekanannualeventputonbytheAuroraArtsSociety.VanVlietcreatedthepieceoutofpolyeth-yleneterephthalatePETEplasticmarkedontherecyclingscalewitha1symbol.Themajorityofbeveragebottlesplastic-basedbresandfruitcontainersaremadewiththematerialwhichcantberecycledatthefacilityinYellowknifethusirkingtheenvi-ronmentallyconsciousartist.WeendupshippingsomanyofthosecontainerstoYellowknifeandwecantre-cyclethemVanVlietsaidinaninterviewwithTheJournal.WeusealotofresourcestogetthosefruitsandvegetablesandIjustwantedtomakeabitofastatementaboutthat.SoItooktheplasticcontainersandsandedthemandthenwithpencilcrayonsdrewfruitsandvegetablesonthemandthenmeltedthemintheovenandtheybecameat.Youcanstillkindofseethattheyreacontainerbutmostlyyoujustseelotsoffruitsandvege-tablesandtheyrealljuststitchedtogetherlikeaquilt.VanVliethasenteredherartintheshowseveraltimesoveritsfive-yearrun.Forhertheexercisehasbecomesomewhatcathartic.Ireallyliketheideaofitmakingsome-thingbeautifuloutofthethingswethrowawayVanVlietsaid.Ikindofliketheideaofworkingwiththingsyouthrowawayandmakingacommentabouttheamountofgar-bagethatweproducethroughartinsteadofjustcomplaining.Shehopesthatherpiecemightleadtoim-provingrecyclingintheNorthoratleasthelpjumpstarttheconversation.Ithinkpeopleareawaremoreawarethantheyusedtobeandpeoplearerecy-clingshesaid.ButIthinktheresalotofconfusionaboutwhatgetsrecycledintheNorthandwhatjustsitsatthedump.Ithinkwecoulddoabetterjobofcom-municatingwhatpeopleshouldberecy-clingandwhatsworthwhiletorecycleandwhatjustendsupaslandfillanywayandtheplasticisoneareathatIthinkwecandomore.SeveralgrowingtrendsinthecommunityshowthatwhenitcomestoreducingwasteYellowknifersaremovingintherightdirec-tionVanVlietsaid.Ifeveryonehadtheirownhomeplotthenyoureallyreducethegarbageassociatedwithfoodshesaid.Moreandmorepeoplearegardeningherewhichisreallygreatthatsmadeabigdiffer-enceifyoucangrowyourownproduceherethenyoudontneedtoshipasmanyvegetables.ShealsosupportsYellowknifesdecisiontoimplementcompostingintothelocalre-cyclingregimenwhichcantakecareofupto30to40percentofhouseholdwasteac-cordingtoonegurefromthecity.TherehavebeenlotsofpositivestepsVanVlietsaid.Ijustalwaysthinkwecandomore.DecliningentriesforannualartshowAccordingtoAuroraArtsSocietypresi-dentMarcusJacksonTrashformationusu-allydrawsoutatleast20entrieseveryyearasartiststakeonthechallengeofcreatingworksofbeautyoutofheapsoftrash.Thisyearhoweveronlytwopiecesweresubmittedtotheexhibit.TheonlyotherentrantwasDianeBoudreaualocalartistandbiologistwhosubmittedastunningpiece-atreecreatedoutofusedcardboard-meanttobeacommentontherampantwildresthatravagedtheterritoryoverthesummer.WewerereallydisappointedthatwedidntgetmoreentriesJacksontoldTheJournal.Usuallywegettonnesandthisyearitjustseemedliketheinterest-Idontevenknowwhathappened.VanVlietsaidcommunicationabouttheexhibitwasnotasstrongasinpastyears.IknewaboutitbecauseIworkatthemu-seumandIknowwewerehavingitbutitwasreallyhardtondanypromotionaboutitanywhereshesaid.ItsjustdifferentvolunteerseveryyearanditsavolunteerorganizationIunderstand.Theyvebeendoingitquitealongtime.Maybeitstimeforthemtostopdoingitmaybeitsattheendofitsappeal.ArtistsdiscoverAnotherNorthabroadYellowknifephotographer-writerFranHurcombandartist-illustratorAlisonMcCreeshwentseparatelytoIcelandlastspring-HurcombtoattendawritersworkshopandMcCreeshtotourandhiketheislandnationwithhermother.Theyrecordedtheirimpressionswithphoto-graphsandwatercoloursthatillustrateAnotherNorthanexhibitionthatopenedandclosedlastweekatYellowknifesArtistRunCommunityCentre.AboveisoneofHurcombsphotoswhichshowsDaveSmithwithanIcelandicponyduringatouroftheisolatedNortherncoun-tryearlierthisyearwheretheshaggyanimalsareseenaslargefriendlyandplayfuldogs.PhotocroppedFranHurcombDotVanVlietspiece1PETEPeevewascreatedoutofpolyethyleneterephthalatePETEplasticlabeledwitha1recyclingsymbol.TheplasticisnotrecyclableintheNorthwestTerritories.PhotocourtesyofDotVanVliet