NEWSLETTER Artcycling project is becoming even more exciting than we expected! The artists involved in the workshops are really looking forward to achieve the final products. We are already collecting discarded items and materials and they are trying to imagine in which new object full of life they are going to become. The creative process, as life itself, is always full of highs and downs, so going deeply into Artcycling can be seen like going deeply into our own life, into our own vital project.
Welcome to ARTCYCLING! AN OVERVIEW OF THE ARTCYCLING GUIDE This guide has been made by the Danish experts of Cultura21 and wants to be a useful tool to assist the artists, guides, teachers and supporters involved in Artcycling in understanding and practicing the art-cycling process. This document gives ideas to creatively reuse waste, combining it with craftsmanship and to develop new sites and small enterprises to offer some of these creations. For the artcyclers nothing is waste and nothing is impossible, an excellent leitmotiv for artists but also for anyone’s life. The guide clarifies the differences between recycling and upcycling and gives practical examples that can inspire you. It also includes the eight steps in the creative process, very helpful to get the best of your creativity and not to give up when creating art. Some examples of materials that can be used in the recycling and upcycling process for artistic creations are given.
“As artists and designers, we create mindsets. With our creations, we can show that sustainability is possible – and beautiful” Finally, the Artcycling guide proposes a reflection about how each artist defines his/ her work and thus be able to show it to the rest of the world in a clear way. The Artcycling guide is available for free in our website:
http://www.artcycling.org/
This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.