Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Paint a Rain Barrel

Cuyahoga Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) is hosting a rain barrel art program. Rain barrels are a great way to conserve water and save it for a sunny day!! Decorated barrels make rain water harvesting a work of art! Cuyahoga SWCD is looking for local artists to paint rain barrels to be displayed around the county.

Artists will have two months to paint a rain barrel in any way they choose. Barrels will be displayed across Cuyahoga County in various locations and sold to the public in October. Proceeds will go to benefit the Cuyahoga SWCD conservation education programs.

Important dates for program:
Feb. 15th Deadline to sign up to paint a barrel
March 1
st Artists to pick up barrels (anytime after March 1st)
May 15
th Decorated barrels to be returned to Cuyahoga
SWCD office
June – Oct. Decorated barrels will be displayed around Cuyahoga County (locations TBD)
October Decorated barrels will be for sale to the public


Interested artists should contact Amy Roskilly, Conservation Education Coordinator at 216/524-6580, ext 22 or
aroskilly@cuyahogaswcd.org by February 15th.

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