Mary Wardell, left, Anona Fletcher, center, and Tracy Bedard participated in the Dumpster Beautification Project in 2011. The project is gearing up to make the boxy steel trash bins more pleasing to the eye. The Dumpster Beautification Project is a community-based nonprofit, overseen by local artist Debra Greenblatt, that brings together local artists, at-risk youth and people of all ages to design and paint Waste Corporation America Dumpsters throughout Durango. Greenblatt noticed there was more and more graffiti on Dumpsters and buildings downtown, so she wanted to provide a more productive and beautiful avenue for budding artists. The project brings art to unexpected places – 18 locations so far – and gives artists a forum to show their work. Project artists teach basic design and painting skills. Several local businesses are sponsors.<br><br>The project is looking for artists to participate. This is how you do so:<br><br>1. Download a template from the Dumpster Beautification Project Facebook page.<br><br>2. Come up with a design that is simple, bold and visible on a dark blue background.<br><br>3. Draw your design on the template, making sure that your design will wrap around the four sides of the Dumpster.<br><br>4. Submit your design to DBP, 441 Birket Drive, Durango, CO 81301 or email it to artier@mydurango.net<br><br>The deadline is March 31. Five designs will be chosen, and each winning artist will receive $50.00.<br><br>For more information, visit the Dumpster Beautification Project website at www.dumpsterbeautificationproject.org.
Mary Wardell, left, Anona Fletcher, center, and Tracy Bedard participated in the Dumpster Beautification Project in 2011. The project is gearing up to make the boxy steel trash bins more pleasing to the eye. The Dumpster Beautification Project is a community-based nonprofit, overseen by local artist Debra Greenblatt, that brings together local artists, at-risk youth and people of all ages to design and paint Waste Corporation America Dumpsters throughout Durango. Greenblatt noticed there was more and more graffiti on Dumpsters and buildings downtown, so she wanted to provide a more productive and beautiful avenue for budding artists. The project brings art to unexpected places – 18 locations so far – and gives artists a forum to show their work. Project artists teach basic design and painting skills. Several local businesses are sponsors.<br><br>The project is looking for artists to participate. This is how you do so:<br><br>1. Download a template from the Dumpster Beautification Project Facebook page.<br><br>2. Come up with a design that is simple, bold and visible on a dark blue background.<br><br>3. Draw your design on the template, making sure that your design will wrap around the four sides of the Dumpster.<br><br>4. Submit your design to DBP, 441 Birket Drive, Durango, CO 81301 or email it to [email protected]<br><br>The deadline is March 31. Five designs will be chosen, and each winning artist will receive $50.00.<br><br>For more information, visit the Dumpster Beautification Project website at www.dumpsterbeautificationproject.org.Durango Herald file photo