Hocus Spokus – Old Bike Parts Transformed!

As some of you may know, TBAG has been involved in getting Bike!Art! nights established on Thursdays from 6-9 pm over at the Bike Saviours (University and Roosevelt, just behind Sunset Clothing Exchange; all are welcome to drop in for a visit). The goal of these nights is to provide the space and materials to inspire artists to turn old bike parts into art – bike parts that can no longer be used to fix up bicycles.

Over the last several weeks, a couple of key instigators have been putting this time to good use, constructing bike-part flowers as a fundraiser for a community garden project that is getting underway behind the co-op.

The first set of flowers were put up for sale last Saturday, at the Mitchell Park Art on the Fence art sale, and raised an impressive $165 for the garden in under 2 hours! The garden project organizers have been working hard to raise a total of $250, the amount needed to submit their plans to the City of Tempe. They plan to continue making and selling the bike art flowers in the upcoming weeks to reach this goal. If you would like to get involved in any way, please contact Valerie at [email protected]; beyond gardening, there will be all sorts of other opportunities: educational, outreach, and of course, more art.