Urban Forest Project Toledo Schedules Event
Just in time for the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day, the Urban Forest Project (UFP) Toledo announces its first event. The unveiling party for the 50 selected banners for UFP Toledo will be held on Friday, January 22, 2010 from 7 to 10 p.m. at Space 237, 237 N. Michigan Street.
The Urban Forest Project Toledo will plant banners by local artists and designers on light poles throughout Toledo. Each banner will use the form or metaphor for the tree to make a powerful visual statement about the environment. Together they’ll create a forest of thoughtful images in the urban landscape and raise awareness of sustainability and youth mentoring.
Once the banners come down, they will be recycled into unique tote bags designed exclusively for the project. Sales from the product will benefit the Arts Commission of Greater Toledo (ACGT) to support their Young Artists At Work Program (YAAW).
This project is being presented in Toledo by AIGA Toledo in collaboration with SWEAT, and funded by the City of Toledo's 1% for Art Program, administered by the Arts Commission of Greater Toledo. The Urban Forest Project, conceived by Worldstudio and developed in conjunction with AIGA NY and Times Square Alliance, was first executed in New York’s Times Square in the fall of 2006.
www.ufp-toledo.com
UFP SUPPORTERS
AIGA Toledo, City of Toledo's 1% for Art Program, Arts Commission of Greater Toledo, Off Contact Printing, Space237, SWEAT
Press Release Contact Name: Jenn Stucker
Press Release Contact Email: [email protected]
Press Release Contact Phone: 419.276.2020
Organization Name: Urban Forest Project Toledo
Website or Link: www.ufp-toledo.com
Organization Address: Toledo, OH