Eco-Art Exhibits
Thursday, March 20, 2008 at 05:11AM
Fabian Lewkowicz in Art Institute of California , Big Blue Bus, art

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(1) Big Blue Bus General Manager Stephanie Negriff, introduces students from The Art Institute of California-Los Angeles who created four environmental exhibits  during a dedication ceremony at the Big Blue Bus Transit Store on Wednesday, March 19, 2008. (2) Laura Moyer (interior design student), Sara Paras (interior design student), Amanda Rios (graphic design student) Stephanie Negriff (Big Blue Bus General Manager) and Daniela Gill (graphic design student) pose in front of the artwork during the dedication ceremony on Wednesday. (3) Exhibit One: Periodic Table of "How To Be Green" (Educational theme to show that most objects we use on a daily basis can either be recycled or reused) (4) Exhibit Two: Toy Cars vs. Big Blue Bus (Public transportation saves more than 855 million gallons of gasoline each year. Each toy car represents one million gallons of gasoline) (5) Exhibit Three: Vintage Big Blue (Each blue thumbtack represents one million gallons of gasoline saved by public transit) (6) Exhibit Four: How To Be Green - Elements of Recycling (All object used in art piece were collected at local recycling centers. Artwork was painted in yellow and blue because when combined makes green)
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