Art of Found Objects Exhibition

For 17 years, as a part of their commitment to the community and its children, Ocean Bank and The Education Fund have sponsored an Art Exhibition for the children in Miami-Dade County Public Schools. The art exhibition combines the power of a child's imagination with the ultimate recycling program, giving kids the opportunity to use everyday objects "found" in the 11,000-sq.-foot Ocean Bank Center warehouse to design and create original works of art. 

Imaginative student works combine traditional sculptures, mixed media, 3-D pieces and a large number of paintings and drawings crafted from every recycled material imaginable from milk jugs and coat hangers to scrap metal, Styrofoam, and other surplus supplies donated by generous South Florida companies to the Ocean Bank Center, where more than 15,000 teachers have shopped for free since 1993.

Many of the fabulous art works on display at the exhibition were later auctioned at The Education Fund's Art of Found Objects Charity Auction in May.

Photos from 2009 Art Exhibition: Right: Renaissance Middle School Art Teacher Sara Alfaro with young artist Bryan Florenzon and his award-winning piece, To: Klee.
Left: Jannette Andreu and Ruth Romero of Pinecrest Academy Charter Elementary receive kudos for their grand prize environmental piece, Lake Splish Splash.

To view the winning student and teacher pieces from 2008-2010, visit the gallery links to the right.

To find out how your students may participate in next year's Art Exhibition, contact Gerry Scally, Program Manager, 305-892-5099 ext. 27.