225 Water Street Creative Arts & Holding Company is looking for the next best “Trash-formation” artist. The contest is open to found object artists (10-100) that want to express their creative abilities using reclaimed materials. There is no fee to enter.

Art Specifications:
1. Materials that would otherwise be trash.
2. Media of your choice that conveys the 3R's, Reduce, Reuse and Recycle.

Judging Criteria:
1. Use of Recycled Materials.
2. Creativity & Functionality.
3. Originality.
4. Level of Effort

The Hillstrom Museum of Art at Gustavus Adolphus
College in St. Peter will present "Permanent? Senior Show 2008," an
exhibition featuring the work of 12 senior studio art majors at the
college. The show will be on display from Saturday, May 3, through
Sunday, June 1, with an opening reception scheduled for 4 p.m. to 7
p.m. May 3.

This exhibition is a culminating event in the studio
art major’s curriculum and a required component of the major. On
display are works by:

Stephanie Buresh, Jordan

Danny Blacker, Apple Valley

Jordan at Norwood-Young America, 4:15 p.m.