We got some big news this past week that our meeting with the President and request for funds earlier in the year has culminated in being awarded the full $2,900 that we budgeted in our proposal! The staff at the museum have been chipping away at the merchandise and advertising projects and Claire has been coordinating with the artists about all the instillation details. Since there isn't too much other news, I wanted to use this blogging time to share some links that have been inspiring me to see the wider relevance of the SALVAGE show!
These Come From Trees.com calls itself "The world's first guerrilla public service announcement." I spotted one of these sticke
rs for the first time one a paper towel dispenser at the Jackson Hole Airport in Wyoming while on family vacation this summer! The blog documents all kinds of businesses and colleges which have officially adopted the stickers to promote sustainability awareness in the spots where paper is being consumed. I bought some to put up myself and I can't wait to be a guerilla activist!
Green United States is a great resource for information about Green activism in National Programs, local projects and in the news. The website also features The Green Unites States Pledge that you can electronically sign to pledge yourself to make the effort to change your living habits and help by adding another name to a documentation of the green movement.
The Uniform Project documents one girl's challenge to wear the same little black dress everyday for a year. The main goal is to demonstrate how accessories can diversify your wardrobe, even a wardrobe of one dress!, to challenge the stigmas against wearing clothes over and over that promote overconsumption (some people won't even wear clothes more than once!). She posts photos of her outfit each day and in documenting where her green, used and sustainable accessories come from the site becomes a platform for advertising green fashion. The only qualm I have with this is that in becoming an advertising platform, it means she is sent free items from vendors and never really wears the same accessories twice. I would argue that the execution of the project really demonstrates over-the-top consumption of accessories, rather than creative reuse. Yet overall, it's great to see green businesses getting a grassroots marketing platform and the push for creative, low-consumption fashion ideals. If you're interested in this project, you may also want to check out The Little Brown Dress Project, a 'year long performance art project,' which isn't quite as flashy and promotes the same ideals.
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