The exhibit Becoming Plastic opens at City Lights Gallery on Thursday, November 6, for the downtown kickoff of the 17th annual Bridgeport Art Trail with a reception from 5:30-7:30pm, with the exhibit running to January 17. For more info go to bridgeportarttrail.org/becoming-plastic

Avoiding the consumption of microplastics is nearly impossible, even found in remote places. like snow samples from Antarctica. We all are consuming, ingesting, and breathing plastic, through the air, water, earth, and manufactured goods. It is in our foods, drink, clothing, lotions, containers, etc.

Bold, colorful, innovative eco-art raises awareness of the hazard of the inundation of plastic impacting all living things and the planet. The walls pop with astonishing works of repurposed plastic, with vibrant textures, color and forms. Every artist in the exhibit has found their unique way to express their vision and concerns, from constructions made from harvested trash and toys to the production of home cooked ‘bioplastic’.

Artists include Janine Brown, Debbie Gilbert, Deb Jennings, kHyal, Daniel Lanzilotta, Gerald Moore, Riva Nayaju, Kelsie Oreta, Alison Pasquini, Sarah Schneiderman, Ashley Smith, Ellen Tresselt, Joan Wheeler, Helen Zajkowski.