ALACHUA COUNTY, FL- The 16th Annual “Trashformations” student recycled art competition was held the evening of Friday, November 21, 2014, at the Florida Museum of Natural History. All artwork was comprised of 70% or more recycled/recyclable/reused materials. The Alachua County Public Works Office of Waste Alternatives and the Florida Museum of Natural History are pleased to announce this year’s winners:
Middle School
First: Anthony “Buddy” Ramsey and Landon Dotson, “Sko Scouch”
Second: Sydni Solomon, “A Zero Calorie Meal”
Third: Laura House, “What Came First: The Chicken or the Egg Carton?”
Honorable Mention: Garrett Wood, “Flower”
Waste Watchers Award: Katherine Buchanan, “Wild to Recycle”
Museum Award: Maddy Beck, Avery Little, and Chandler Spilman, “Garden Life”
High School
First: Sopicha Vongvanij, “Out of Wasteland”
Second: Jiho Lee, Sarah Lulu and Zayna Akins, “Trash Reborn into the Tree of Life”
Third: Ryan Concannon, “Light as Air”
Honorable Mention: Austin Perry, “Welded Widow”
Waste Watchers Award: Samantha Harden, “Corvus”
Museum Award: Sopicha Vongvanij, “Out of Wasteland”
College
First: Victoria Heuston,”Systems”
Second: Taylor McCormick, “The Struggle”
Third: Elena Lozono,”MMXIV”
Honorable Mention: Kathleen Vazquez, “Hello”
Waste Watchers Award: Jody Berman, “Hope”
Museum Award: Mckenna Wilson, “Beehive”
The winning art was on display at the Florida Museum of Natural History through November 30. View event photos at the Alachua County Recycles Facebook page.
For more information on the event contact the Alachua County Office of Waste Alternatives at 352-374-5213.