Making art out of local litter picks!

Following a round of litter picks in Welshpool, Llanfair Caereinion, Machynlleth, Newtown and Llanidloes an art project with a difference is set to get underway tomorrow.

‘Oriel Sbwriel/Litter-Arty’ is funded by a grant from the Ashley Family Foundation, via Community Foundation Wales, and tomorrow the co-working facility at Focus Newtown Enterprise Hub, Pryce-Jones, Newtown will be alive with participants making the most of the trash from 11am-3pm.

“For Covid safety reasons booking is required, so please email admin@celf-able.org if you would like to attend,” said a spokesperson.

“Social distancing will be in place and anyone aged over 11 years will need to wear a mask please, and bring your own mug for hot drinks.”

For ‘Oriel Sbwriel/Litter-Arty’, Celf Able is working with Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust, Siawns Teg and local artists Terri Sweeney and Jo Munton, with the support of the Waste Awareness team at Powys County Council.

The finished artwork will go on display in outside spaces in each of the towns, and will then be given a permanent home in Newtown.

At the first art making day, it was agreed to work on the theme of ‘the elements’, to highlight how the climate crisis affects us in our local communities, as well as the global impacts.