{"id":40772,"date":"2014-05-29T20:50:26","date_gmt":"2014-05-30T00:50:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/miserybay.usanethosting.com\/wordpress\/?p=40772"},"modified":"2014-05-29T20:50:26","modified_gmt":"2014-05-30T00:50:26","slug":"scrap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/archive1\/scrap\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Johns team enters Old Town ScrapFest"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Beginning Saturday, May 31
\nA team of St. Johns residents, headed by Ivan Iler, are competing in Lansing Old Town’s 6th annual ScrapFest. Other Team Hammerd members are Ian Markiw, Megan Markiw and Michele Iler.
\nResourcefulness, community engagement, and artistry. These three components, along with 9000 pounds of scrap metal and 18 teams make up Old Town\u2019s ScrapFest. This competition challenges 18 teams to create sculptures entirely of scrap material.
\nThe event takes on additional originality this year due to the array of artists who range from professional welders to middle school teachers\u001f. The teams were selected for their artistic talents and interest in repurposing scrap metal.
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\nTeams include:
\nScrap On My Mind
\nDroppin’ Beads
\nHammerd
\nDMP Metalworks
\nRAMbunctious
\nBuzzard
\nWe Weld Studio
\nThe Team
\nThe Barn
\nT&T Lee
\nArtistic Design Services
\nIron in the Blood
\nTeam Redhead
\nDemmer
\nIron on the Move
\nTack It!
\nA Smith in Mason
\nThe Neighbor Kids
\nOne particular ScrapFest team will reach beyond the Old Town community to address a topic that has affected lives around the world. Team Demmer will be creating a sculpture to pay tribute to those who have been impacted by cancer.
\n\u201cScrapFest not only highlights the abundance of art talent mid-Michigan has to offer, but it also serves as a catalyst to bring community members together to enjoy these one of a kind art pieces,\u201d said David Such, co-owner of Such Video. \u201cThis event appeals to adults as well as children, providing them with a unique opportunity to experience great art that they would not have been exposed to otherwise.\u201d
\nTeams will collect up to 500 pounds of scrap metal from Friedland Industries on Saturday, May 31, 2014. Beginning at 10:30 a.m., the artists will have one hour to collect all the material they need. The teams will have two weeks from collection day to create their works of art. These exclusive sculptures will then be put on display outside of Festival of the Moon & Sun on June 20 – 21, 2014.
\nCash prizes will be awarded to the first, second, and third place winners. Additionally, a people\u2019s choice award will be presented to the team with the most votes. The sculptures will be auctioned off in a live onsite auction on Saturday, June 21, 2014 at 7 p.m. For those unable to attend the onsite live auction, a simultaneous real time online auction will be taking place. Additional information is still to come. Each team will receive 40% of the auctioned price from the sale of their work.
\nThe remaining proceeds from the Scrapfest competition will be donated to the Old Town Commercial Association (OTCA) to further promote and install public art works in Old Town. For more information on Scrapfest, please visit www.oldtownscrapfest.com<\/a> or call the OTCA office at 517-485-4283.
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