What do you see when you look at a stack of old newspapers? Is it a pile of trash, or a piece of art waiting to be made? We want to know your vision. At The Spirit Newspapers, we distribute a lot of copies, but a few always make their way back to us. We’d like you to help us breathe new life into them with our Upcycle Throwdown.

Using our newspapers as the primary medium, we’re challenging artists to create something new. It can be anything from functional to beautiful — there are no limits. We’ll supply the papers, and you, the artist supply the creativity.

The top works submitted to us will be unveiled during a First Friday event on March 4 at 6PM hosted by The Sculpture Gym. The event will be in conjunction with Sculpture Gym’s “Black and White” sculpture exhibition.

Send an email to Info@SpiritNews.org to register and we will respond with information on how to get materials, deadlines and dimension requirements. Space is limited so, register early.