Inspired in how to reuse common waste such as plastic in a creative form, Valentina crafted her newest creation ‘Bagman’ as part of her search for other things you can do with, in favor of recycling creatively.

Pen and Brush Gallery 16 East 10th Street, New York NY

This festival presents the best in the world of animation cinema and discloses new proposals of dialog between animation arts and performance, interactivity, among others.

A new series of 10 episodes will be released from March 21-27 among the many amazing animations that will be displayed at this festival. Don’t miss it.

You can find more info here:

CONGRATULATIONS RITA!

How crazy-for-plastic are you?

We all know we can not change the world but gently can shake it. It is up to you! We hope that you will find ways to incorporate healthy, more environmentally friendly practices into your life and your community. Here are some simple ways to make a difference:

TEN ALTERNATIVES

1. Carry reusable shopping bags

2. Give up bottled water

3. Say no to plastic produce bags

4. Buy from bulk bins

5. Make your own seltzer

6. Pack food in reusable containers

7. Choose milk in returnable glass bottles

8. Use bar soap and shampoo

9. Choose lotions and lip balms in plastic-free containers. Avoid plastics number 3,6 & 7

10. Make sure your personal care products are phthalate-free

Find more @ http://www.bagitmovie.com/get_involved.html

Mike Shade from CHEJ – Center for Health, Environmental and Justice talking about the Toxic Plastic Campaign that they are bringing to schools. www.chej.org/

It seems like plastic is EVERYWHERE!

Pictures by Martina Grilec

From left to right: Valentina Celada, Zoya Baker & Jill Woodward from 4th Street Food Coop, Anne Bianchi Quota from Eco Bags, Mike Shade from CHEJ.

We thank our wonderful group of panelists for making the point that alternatives are possible, and Richard Reiss – Environmental Engineer from Jacksonville, Florida  that was with us via skype.

Thank you Valentina Celada for organizing.

Last but not least Thank you Jeb Berrier – Narrator of bag It, for the wonderful educative work.

LINKS

http://www.saferchemicals.org/?

www.4thstreetfoodcoop.org/

www.bagitmovie.com/

www.ecobags.com/

www.chej.org/

The first event will feature “BAG IT” a documentary film that looks at the impacts of plastics on society.

“Americans use 60,000 plastic bags every five minutes, disposable bags that they throw away without much thought. But where is “away?” Where do the bags and other plastics end up, and at what cost to the environment, marine life and human health?
Bag It follows “everyman” Jeb Berrier as he navigates our plastic world. Jeb is not a radical environmentalist, but an average American who decides to take a closer look at our cultural love affair with plastics. Jeb’s journey
in this documentary film starts with simple questions: Are plastic bags really necessary? What are plastic bags made from? What happens to plastic bags after they are discarded? What he learns quickly grows far beyond plastic bags.”

Learn more at www.bagitmovie.com

This is an event organized by Valentina Celada, Amalia Rusconi, Sandra Pires and Martina Grilec from 255Canal.

Total RT: 1 hour 14 min.

‘Bag it’ will be the point of departure for Sunday’s discussion.

Attendees are welcome and encouraged to bring their own ideas and concerns about the subject.

$5 dollars donation. Drinks will be available for purchase at 255Canal.

RSVP to 255canal@gmail.com

The show has proven to be an important research tool for those interested in the history of alternative art and culture. Curators and scholars from Asia, the West Coast, the Museum of Modern Art and elsewhere have come to see the show in preparation for their own projects about the subject. Because of such response, Exit Art will permanently keep the materials in their archives, from all the spaces invited for this show, including 255Canal. The materials comply more than 130 spaces spanning 50 years.

Stop by if you have not yet.

www.exitart.org

Exit Art 475 Tenth Ave New York, NY 10018

This special evening was once more triggered by LiYLR (Live in Your Living Room), a concept from the Netherlands that is now also based in NYC thanks to the collaboration of Kenichi Yoshioka.

If you are interested in hosting a music event in your living room, please contact: newyork@liveinyourlivingroom.nl.

Video by Martina Grilec & Warren Chow www.formedfromnothing.com

There was time for some great laughs with comedian Adam Strauss, the sweetness of TotallyWicked cupcakes www.totallywickedcakes.com and the closure of Rita Sa Entangled exhibition.

Thank you for the great evening. Hope you all enjoyed it.

Pictures by Martina Grilec

http://www.myspace.com/leahsiegel

Followed by

New York based Jazz player and composer Achilles Kallergis and guests

http://www.achillekallergis.com/live/

We look forward to seeing you.

1 YEAR AGO @ 255CANAL