Recycled aluminium donations needed for exciting art project
Local visual arts organisation Pangaea Sculptors' Centre is turning recycled aluminium into sculpture in a dramatic event taking place at the Pump Room Gardens in Leamington and needs your help.
Come and watch sculpture making in action as a team of artists melt down your aluminium donations and turn them into a piece of sculpture as part of Meltdown: From Trash to Treasure, on 4 November 1 - 5 pm.
Schools - If you'd like to arrange your own in school aluminium collection point / bin that would be great. The Pangaea team can then collect the donations on Friday 26 October.
Parents/ Families - Please drop off your unwanted aluminium into the aluminium foil covered wheelie bins in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, between 13 - 26 October at:
1) BID Leamington, 35c Park Court, Park St., CV32 4QN and
2) Foundry Wood, Princes Drive (next to the Railway Wagon at the entrance, 10 - 4 pm).
For larger items that won't fit please email
admin@pangaeasculptoracentre.com and they can collect.
Pangaea are looking to collect 75kg of aluminium in total and need your help! Please give it a clean and strip off any non-metal parts, if relevant. Collect with your children - a great way to get them engaged with sustainability and recycling.
How can you tell what metal is aluminum? Aluminium is generally dull in colour, matt and with a slight texture (as opposed to stainless steel, for example, which is relatively shiny). It is soft and so will scratch easily with a key. It is resistant to corrosion and rust and it is non-magnetic so the easiest way to test for aluminium at home is with a magnet. Examples of aluminium include drinks cans, food tins, some curtain rails, railings, lamp bases, ends of lighting tubes, metal edging strips on construction boards.
Save the date and look out for further announcements on the event details soon. Follow this project on social media @pangaeacentre