Announcing 2011 Garby Awards for Outstanding Recycled Art

Cranberry Township and the Cranberry Township Community Chest, CTCC, have announced the opening of their 2011 competition for artwork crafted from recyclable materials.  The Garby Award competition was introduced in 2010 as part of Community Days with sponsorship from Waste Management, Inc. – the contractor for Cranberry Township’s Collection Connection solid waste program.

Entries in the competition are to be made exclusively of items eligible for recycling in Cranberry Township –bottles, jars, paperboard containers, food and beverage cans, paper and cardboard.  The materials may be fastened together into either lifelike or abstract forms, according to the judgment of the artist.  Clubs, classes and organizations, as well as individual artists, are eligible to participate in the competition.  There are no age or residency restrictions.  The top three winners receive cash awards: $250 for first place, $100 for second, $50 for third. 

To enter, complete and return the application form posted at the CTCC website, www.ctchest.org.  Applications must be accompanied by an entry fee of $10.  Art entries must be delivered to the Municipal Center in advance of Community Days starting June 15. 

A panel of distinguished judges will select the winners on July 8.  Profits from the competition will be used to finance the startup Cranberry Art Association.

To register your entry and for complete details, visit the Cranberry Township Community Chest website at www.ctcchest.org.