Olympic 2012 Recycled

Olympic Athletes created by Year 4, Prae Wood

Elaine Johnson

Nick Sayers and the Icosahedron by Year 4, Fleetville Junior School

Chris Blanch

Fleetville Junior Hacky Sacks made from the Olympic Bunting

Chris Blanch

Olympic Nest, Oakwood Primary Whole School Project with Artist, Sian Fenwick

Chris Blanch

'The Chimeracycle', Years 3, Oakwood Primary School with Artist, Rich White

Chris Blanch

Oakwood Year 3 with 'The Chimeracycle'and Rich White

Olympic Athletes from Prae Wood at the Celebratory Launch, Fleetville Junior School, June 2013

Chris Blanch

Bunting to Geometry, Fleetville Junior School

Chris Blanch

Laminated Recycled Bowl - BA Hons Contemporary Applied Arts Turbo Challenge

Chris Blanch

Laminated Banner Body Jewellery, BA Hons Contemporary Applied Arts Turbo Challenge

Chris Blanch

The Winning Design by Aisyah Napi

Chris Blanch

Becki Simmonds, 2nd Prize, BA Hons Contemporary Applied Arts Turbo Challenge

Chris Blanch

The Mayor, Councillor Annie Brewster Modelling the Winning Entries

Chris Blanch

The Mayor and BA Hons Contemporary Applied Arts Students, Verulamium Museum

Chris Blanch

Aisyah's Winning Design Board

Chris Blanch

Usain Bolt's Banner Tableaux

Chris Blanch

As a legacy of the Olympic Games, the Olympic Torch Relay and Paralympic Flame coming to St Albans in 2012, we invited 5 primary schools to create exciting artwork with the official materials, to not only promote recycling, but use the inspiration and memories of the Olympics. 

Working with 5 artists, we transformed the branded banners and bunting into innovative artworks, ensuring that the materials were 100% recycled. This culminated in a celebratory launch at Fleetville Junior School in June 2013, where the finished pieces were showcased with The Mayor, Councillor Annie Brewster sharing their achievements. 

Additionally, in January 2013 we launched a ‘Turbo Project’ with 20 Contemporary Applied Arts students from the University of Hertfordshire, who were challenged to produce design boards and a professionally, recycled structure in three weeks, again using the same branded materials. 

Students presented their work to a judging panel and as an incentive; we offered a cash prize for the winners.  This body of work was subsequently displayed at Trestle Arts Base Gallery Café in June and then moved to The Colonnade at Verulamium Museum in July, where the exhibition was opened by The Mayor.

For further details contact Chris Blanch, Arts Development Officer on:  chris.blanch@leisureconnection.co.uk

To see the Artists’ work: http://flickr.com/nicksayers