The art gallery of the Jan Dempsey Community Arts Center resembled a garage for the last two weeks, with scrap metal, pots and even an old mannequin.
The Found Objects II exhibition ran from Feb. 13 until Tuesday and was intended to complement the Tradition/Innovation show at Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Arts.
The exhibition features pieces using found objects and non-traditional materials.
Margaret Gluhman, the show's curator, said she wanted a show that wasn't just about painting and drawings on paper.
"The idea is for an artist to think about doing things with different materials," Gluhman said. "We had such a good show last year and we decided to do it every January. It's going to be a regular show on our schedule."
The exhibition featured 35 individual pieces including one built by an 8-year-old girl. The youngest participant created a robot out of tin foil and pieces of scrap metal.
Different types of media included barbed wire, pieces of scrap wood, mouse traps and wine corks.
Linda Harshbarger, 63, created a piece using cardboard from a package she received.
"It just reminded me of those modular housing units," Harshbarger said.
Harshbarger majored in art and has a background in quilts and fiber art. Shesaid she enjoys the show and thinks it promotes recycling and the environment.
"It's not normal or thought of by the average person as art," Harshbarger said.
Paulina Byrd, senior in history, said she was surprised by the variety of pieces in the show.
"I expected scrap metal and stuff like that, but the people used so many different materials," Byrd said. "It's cool to think someone saw this junk and thought to make something beautiful."
Harshbarger said she liked the way the show was laid out.
"Margaret almost always puts together the shows, and we just hand it to her and let her do her thing," Harshbarger said. "I am very pleased and think she has a good eye to put things together well."
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