{"id":3834,"date":"2022-11-18T15:31:03","date_gmt":"2022-11-18T20:31:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mde\/?p=3834"},"modified":"2022-11-18T15:32:08","modified_gmt":"2022-11-18T20:32:08","slug":"mde-honors-student-artists-at-21st-annual-rethink-recycling-sculpture-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mde\/2022\/11\/18\/mde-honors-student-artists-at-21st-annual-rethink-recycling-sculpture-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"MDE honors student artists at 21st Annual \u2018Rethink Recycling\u2019 Sculpture Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

MDE honors student artists at 21st Annual \u2018Rethink Recycling\u2019 Sculpture Contest
<\/strong>Suitland High\u2019s Jones wins top prize; Annual awards promote recycling, creativity among students<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

BALTIMORE, MD (November 18, 2022) \u2013 Samadhi Aurelia Jones, a student at Suitland High School in Prince George\u2019s County, won the grand prize of an iPad and digital pencil and one-year family membership to Baltimore Museum of Art on Friday at the Maryland Department of the Environment\u2019s 21st annual \u201cRethink Recycling\u201d Sculpture Contest at Montgomery Park in Baltimore City.

The winning entry was entitled \u201cLyngbakr\u201d \u00a0and was made from water bottles, cardboard, trash bags, paper, tape, wire, a metal beam from a cable reel, pearl beads from hair clips and moss. \u00a0Students from Carroll, Garrett and Harford counties won the top prizes in four other categories.

This year, 60\u00a0entries from 16\u00a0high schools in 11\u00a0counties were on display. All the students made their sculptures from reused materials.

“Like every year, the quality of this year’s sculptures by our student artists from around the state is exceptional,” said Maryland Department of the Environment Secretary Horacio Tablada. “Our most recent data shows that Maryland achieved an annual waste diversion rate of nearly 43 percent, 10 percentage points above the national average for states. This surpasses our voluntary 40 percent waste diversion goal for the state of Maryland for the eleventh straight year.”\u00a0

The category first-place winners, who each received Beats Fit Pro Earbuds and two passes to the National Aquarium, were:

Creativity: Aubrey Hunsinger, C. Milton Wright High School, Harford County, for \u201cMoney for Surprises,\u201d \u00a0which was made of cardboard, tape and bottles.\u00a0

Workmanship: Bayleigh Hawk, Southern Garrett High School, Garrett County, for \u201cThe Hawk,\u201d which was made from soda cans and tabs, cardboard, bottle and marbles\u00a0

Use of Materials: Hayley Boone, South Carroll High School, Carroll County, for \u201cSir Salvage,\u201d which was made from paper mache, plastic spoons, plastic containers, guitar, scrap fabric, curtain, bracelets, necklaces and brooches.

People\u2019s Choice: Lili White, South Carroll High School, Carroll County, for \u201cOneirataxta,\u201d which was made from compact discs, basket fibers, tissue paper, fabric and TV\u00a0

The second-place winners in each category, who received $100 Amazon gift cards and two passes to the National Aquarium, were:

Creativity: Margaret Mullin, Broadneck High School, Anne Arundel County, for \u201cTrashing our Planet,\u201d which was made from cardboard, newspaper and trash

Workmanship: Carter Sharpe, Walkersville High School, Frederick County, for \u201cThe Scrap Dragon,\u201d \u00a0which was made from cardboard and fishing wire

Use of Materials: Gage Osborne, Northwest High School, Montgomery County, for \u201cThe Rusty Crab,\u201d which was made from a water pump, brake lines, scrap metal and river debris

People\u2019s Choice: Kimberly Perez Toro, Suitland High School, Prince George\u2019s County, for \u201cTaming the Beast,\u201d which was made from paper mache, shredded paper paste and C-PAP mask strap\u00a0

To see photos of the winning entries, click here: https:\/\/flic.kr\/s\/aHBqjAfLV8<\/a>

Sponsors of the event were the American Cleaning Institute; Maryland Recycling Network; Maryland, Delaware, D.C. Beverage Association; Waste Management; The National Aquarium; Baltimore Museum of Art; and Berger\u2019s. Sponsors donated prizes, funding and refreshments for this year\u2019s contest.

\u201cCleaning product manufacturers are more committed than ever to \u2018closing the loop\u2019 on product recycling. That\u2019s why the American Cleaning Institute released a new cleaning product package recycling guide<\/a> for consumers to keep recyclable materials out of the landfill,\u201d said Nathan Sell, Senior Director of Sustainability, at the American Cleaning Institute. \u201cWe\u2019re happy to strongly support students\u2019 creative artwork that helps shine the light on the need for enhanced recycling efforts throughout Maryland and across the nation.\u201d \u00a0
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\u201cThe local beverage companies are proud to continue our support of the \u201cRethink Recycling\u201d sculpture contest. Each year the sculptures continue to amaze both in creativity and in the recognition of the importance of recycling,\u201d said Ellen Valentino, President, MD-DE-DC Beverage Association.
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Contest judges were: John Lewis, curator, writer and former teacher at the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA); Chelsea Anspach, communications manager for the Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore; Deirdre Ford-Aikin, owner of York and Penn Public Art Gallery and Triple Crown Towson; and Kaley Laleker, director of the Maryland Department of the Environment\u2019s Land and Materials Administration.

Since 2001, MDE has celebrated America Recycles Day by hosting the annual \u201cRethink Recycling\u201d Sculpture Contest. High school students from across Maryland are invited to participate by creating sculptures made of recycled and reusable materials. The competition is just one way MDE educates and empowers the public to reuse and recycle materials that would have otherwise gone into landfills.

To find out what you can do to reduce, reuse, recycle and buy recycled products, visit MDE\u2019s recycling web page<\/a>. The department\u2019s mission is to protect and restore the environment for the health and well-being of all Marylanders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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