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Murals at ReUse

In the spirit of helping heal our community and our world, Finger Lakes ReUse and Ithaca Murals is collaborating to bring imagery to the walls of Ithaca ReUse that connect the act of reuse to the 
​United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals.
A jury of 30+ community members selected Terrance Vann, Bradford Leiby, Annemarie Zwack, and Nick Gilbert to bring the walls of the ReUse Center to life with the colorful values of the people who work there.
No Poverty, Zero Hunger, Good Health & Well-being, Quality Education, Gender Equality, Clean Water & Sanitation, Affordable & Clean Energy, Decent Work & Economic Growth, Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure, Reduced Inequalities, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Responsible Consumption & Production, Climate Action, Life Below Water, Life on Land, Peace, Justice, & Strong Institutions, Partnerships for the Goals
Bradford Leiby
CONCEPT
My design depicts a nest of sparrows that has been built on top of a bottle tipped on its side. Inside the bottle, a skyline of Ithaca and some details of the town are shown. The bottle is a symbol of reuse and recycling. It is also why I call the design “Message In a Bottle”. The city inside the bottle is self sustaining like a terrarium. The “Ithaca in a bottle” is a suitable place for the birds to make a home, representing harmony with nature. The birds also represent sustainability, community, and partnership. Sparrows are birds that make their nests out of bits of found objects and are regularly seen hopping around and living around humans.
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS: 
Sustainable Cities and Communities, Responsible Consumption and Production, Partnership for the Goals
​About Bradford Leiby:
I am an artist from Corning NY. I have always enjoyed the public art in Ithaca and am excited to be a part of it. Over the past 10 years I have painted murals in Corning and Elmira and worked with different organizations, artists, and students on large scale projects. Working on paintings in my studio is how I spend most of my time, but bringing meaningful art to a public space is what I am most passionate about.
Website: bradleiby.com
Instagram: ​instagram.com/brad.fjord
Facebook: facebook.com/leibyart
Terrance Vann
ReUse Center Mural Concept
“Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.”
Instagram: @terranceism
Website: terranceism.bigcartel.com
Facebook: Terrance Vann
Annemarie Zwack
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"Metatronic Upgrade"
by Annemarie Zwack
​What kind of machine
would you design
to heal our
​planet?
ABOUT ANNEMARIE ZWACK:
Annemarie Zwack is a visual artist, specializing in engaging others in creative processes to help them realize their goals. Check out her TED talk to see how community built public art can effect social change! Contact her for commissions. This could be in your home, making a new hearth, backsplash, entry mosaic, or in your community, school, or park.
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS: 
Zero Waste
REUSE CENTER MURAL CONCEPT:
I love sacred geometry and would share this link with anyone interested in a lil background on my inspiration for this mural. I was also inspired by the feedback to the questions I asked the Re-Use community; specifically with the image of the sunflower (an example of sacred geometry), the tire meets grater over crockpot contraption, and the idea of a machine that is a people moving vehicle, like in Priscilla Queen of the Dessert~ became the Merkabah transmuting the pyramid of “STUFF” into a Spectrum of Light.
Website: zwackart.com
Facebook: ZwackArt
Instagram: @zwackart
Twitter: zwackart
Nick Gilbert
Entryway Mosaic mural using a variety of found objects
Tessellating design in wood, metal, tile, stone, living plants, & more!
(Info & pics coming soon)
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Other Amazing Mosaics by Nick Gilbert:
Website: poetryofstone.com
Instagram: @poetryofstone
Facebook: Nick Gilbert
This project is a collaboration between Finger Lakes ReUse and Ithaca Murals, supported by an Environmental Justice Community Impact Grant, provided by the Environmental Protection Fund, as administered by the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation.
Click here more info about U.N. Sustainable Development Goals!
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Diane Cohen, Finger Lakes ReUse Center Executive Director
To learn more about ReUse, check out:
​ithacareuse.org and ithacareuse.org/resources
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Honoring the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day, April 22, 2020.
A pictorial history of this wonderful project.
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Video tour of the exterior of the building:
Click these files for some truck and wall dimensions:
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Anticipating murals painted inside, outside, and also our box trucks!
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Here's the original 2020 announcement about this project!
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Click here share to Instagram!
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​Click here for printable PDF poster:
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