The *painters club is proud to announce its members picked (after a tight poll result) the topic for the nextcoming painting contest of the club: "Renewable / Reusable / Recyclable: a green and political earth-defensive theme".

The guidelines for the contest will be posted soon in the club's journal: [link] but hey! we wanted everyone in deviantArt to know about it, so you can decide to take part of it!

The idea within this theme is for your work to be a political statement about what your feelings are regarding this subject. As never before we want this contest to be a great showcase of your amazing art talent, telling something people needs to hear about! Saving the Planet is the resposability of us all, and it can start at home, in our daily actions.

Of course we are still a painting club, so please don't missunderstand me, your work doesn't need to be a "poster", actually we usually forbid the inclusion of typography (digitally added text). Nevertheless, I know your creative minds will know how to help out a bit more by spreading the word!

The theme can be approached from any side: actual issues / prevention / political statements / etc. As long as yuo stick to the painting mediums we define in our guidelines, your work is elegible to win!

And let me say, the prizes are amazing!! I will list them better later, but we have at least a couple years subscriptions to deviantart, prints accounts, and many 6, 3 and 1 months subcriptions.

Now before leaving you all, I'll leave you with a bunch of info I have been gathering for you to get informed & inspired. Please if you have some articles or other info to add, and share with the rest of the deviant world, please send it in a note to the club!



LEARN A BIT MORE ABOUT RENEWABILITY AND RECYCLING

Selected Articles

Wikipedia: Renewable Energy
[link]

Enviromental Leader: Global Inheritance Marketing Green to Gen Y:
According to research from Mintel International, companies spend more than $1 billion a year on cause-related marketing, much of it increasingly going to green-related issues. But they need someone to help get their green message out to a younger audience.
Read more: [link]

Guardian Unlimited - Earthshakers: the top 100 green campaigners of all time
[link]

Washington Post: Titans of Ecology.T.C. Williams Among Rising Number of 'Green' Schools.
[link]

Recycling: Good for the Environment, Good for the Economy
This brochure highlights the many positive impacts recycling has on California's environment and its economy. The question and answer format highlights the significant indicators that, besides being good for the environment, recycling of waste materials generates more revenue and jobs than landfill disposal.
Read more: [link]

TreeHugger - Sweden Raises The Renewable Energy Bar
[link]

The Renewable Planet: 8 Years to Save the Planet from Global Warming
[link]



Take Action!

Petition: Global Petition for the implementation of sustainable energy production and living systems - for US citizens
[link]



Inspiration:

YouTube: Mr W.: Awesone Ad about renewable energies:
[link]

When Recycled Clothes Come Back to Life - The Art of Kaarina Kaikkonen
[link]

F*&king Recycle, a Poster Collection by Becky Redman
[link]

Casually Green Designs Posters
[link]

Awareness Ideas: Recycling posters
[link]



My Favorite Green Sites:

Care2: [link]

TreeHugger: [link]

Enviromental Leader: [link]