Stream
Title: Stream, a Building STEAM Project
Artists: Bland Hoke + FabLab Students
Date: July, 2017
Original Location: Grand Teton National Park, Craig Thomas Discovery Center
Current Location: Jackson Hole High School
Funded by: Subaru of America, Inc. as part of its Zero Landfill Initiative
in 2017, student designers helped inspire recycling in Grand Teton National Park thanks to a visionary program titled, Building STEAM. This program was led by Jackson Hole Public Art in partnership with Grand Teton National Park and Teton County School District, and funded by Subaru of America, Inc. as part of its Zero Landfill Initiative. Through this initiative, Subaru shares its knowledge of zero landfill practices with the national parks and works towards a goal of significantly reducing the waste that is going into landfills.
Led by Bland Hoke, students in Jackson Hole High School’s Fabrication Lab installed two public art projects at the Craig Thomas Discovery Center in Grand Teton National Park. The overarching goal of their installations was to improve the park’s waste diversion rate and facilitate easier collection, while communicating to a diverse audience that recycling can be fun. Over 100,000 visitors saw the temporary artworks titled “Stream” and “Mountain Recycling Bin” on display through July, 2017. “Stream” is currently installed at Jackson Hole High School.
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“My favorite thing about this project is that I am making something that revolves around art and design instead of my first idea of just making a different type of recycling bin. I’ve started thinking outside the box and have found a way to show how recycling can be turned into a very fun and alluring piece of art. It shows the public that the materials they recycle can be used to create something that you wouldn’t expect.”
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