Recycling and Art Meet in Mears Park

To truly build a public art and public recycling project that engages the Mears Park community around Mears Park, the Capital River Council, Eureka Recycling and the artists met with the Friends of Mears Park who tend the park’s gardens, and even polled those who use the nearby skyways to get a clear sense of what people so love about the park.

One thing was very clear – the Mears Park community values art and creativity! The Park is situated the Lowertown area, home to over 500 artists and studios. Artists Marcus Young and Seitu Jones (both of whom have long histories in Lowertown) were commissioned to creatively re-conceive the recycling bin and the ritual of recycling.