BCCC Collecting 10,000 Water Bottles for Art Installation

Environmental artist Bryant Holsenbeck will use water bottles to create a 20-foot “waterfall” like this one in the Hicks Art Center Gallery in February.

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Do you have empty plastic water bottles to spare?

Instead of tossing them in the recycling can, drop them off at Bucks County Community College, where students are collecting the items in preparation for a residency by an environmental artist.

The college’s Department of the Arts is hoping to collect 10,000 clean, empty plastic water bottles by Jan. 15.

Bryant Holsenbeck, who will be doing a residency from Feb. 2 to 6, will use the bottles to make a 20-foot “waterfall” of plastic bottles. The waterfall display will be located in the Hicks Art Center Gallery on the college’s Newtown campus.

“We’re inviting our community to participate in this opportunity to raise awareness of the importance of recycling and its impact on our environment,” said Fran Orlando, Director of Exhibitions and Artmobile at Bucks County Community College. “Individuals, families, students, scout groups, and other organizations are all welcome to take part.”

The bottles should have labels and lids.

Collection bins are already in place on the college’s three campuses. Empty water bottles can be dropped off at the main campus at 275 Swamp Rd., Newtown; the Lower Bucks Campus at 1304 Veterans Highway, Bristol; or the Upper Bucks Campus at One Hillendale Rd., Perkasie.