CASA Association under the patronage of Byblos Municipality

Presents

UPCYCLING Smart Art

Date: Friday, Saturday, and Sunday April 25-26-27^th 2014

Time: Workshop from 4.00 pm to 7.00 pm - Entertainment from 7.00 pm to 10.00 pm

Place: Byblos

This artistic and cultural event is a one of its kind events, designed to promote the upcycling movement in Lebanon as an artistic and functional art.

Hosted by the municipality of Byblos & organized by CASA NGO, the event will consist of:

• A 3-day contest workshop with the presence of a jury who will announce the winners on the last day
• An exhibition market that will give the recyclers a platform to display, promote, and sell their work and to enlighten the visitors to all the possibilities that upcycling can bring.

CASA association goals:

-Promising an exciting start to the first UPCYCLING Symposium, which will be held in Byblos on an annual basis.

-Giving a solid platform to Lebanon’s upcyclers and encourage consumers to buy upcycled goods. BYBLOS will be the first city who reflects this special cultural art in Lebanon.

-Encouraging new environmentally creative businesses.

The participation fee of each artist will be symbolic to launch the art of upcycling and the fees will go to the fund treasury of CASA association to support and reinvest in the upcoming events already planned in their cultural agenda for the year 2013/2014.

Who can participate

The contest and exhibition’s application are open for all qualified upcycling artists worldwide, who are interested in promoting and selling their work, making connections, and winning the competition.

Performers will be divided into two sections:

• Individual artists
• Galleries or group of artists.

The list of entries will be selected by a fine jury based on the application form.

The programme:

Day 1 from 10 am to 6pm (1hr break)

- The Launching of the upcycling workshop

- Exhibition of previous artistic collection made by participants.

- working live on an artistic new concept.

-the public and art lovers will have the chance to assist the live shows while grabbing drinks and food

- DJ – Band for entertainment.

- Gathering between the organizers and the artists for dinner.

N.B: A Subsidiary workshop for teenagers will be alongside the official one to show their freestyle and creativity supported by Byblos and Beyond.

Day 2 from 10 am to 6pm (1 hr break)

- Finalizing the piece of art done by each participant

- Bands & Dancers for entertainment

-Public and art lovers will enjoy the second day as well

Day 3 from 10am to 6pm (1hr break)

- The final touch and exposition of the upcycling art.

- The jury evaluation for the workshop and the selection of the TOP 3

- Results publicly announced

- 2 singers for entertainment.

-Selling the arts will be opened in the last day.

-A special upcycling workshop for kids in collaboration with Byblos & Beyound- Free of charge + an artistic gift as a souvenir

-A free tombola ticket for every registration in ihjoz.com upcycling page, so hurry up and register

The closing will be celebrated by the jury’s announcement of:

-One or two of the artistic works that will be exposed at Museum Macam at Alita.

-One or two of the artistic works that will be offered to Byblos municipality.

Finally by the election of the top 5 winning in 5 categories

Let’s all share this day with joy and recycling. But not any recycling, let’s all start upcycling!

Concept creation, development and planning by Mrs. Randa Khattar - President of CASA association - Culture Active Societe Avenir

e: randakhattarana@hotmail.com t: +961 3 574568