Bellingham art and fashion shows focus on recycled materials

Bellingham was one of the first cities in the United States to have a curbside recycling program. Back in 1983, volunteers in the Birchwood neighborhood would pick up recyclables, sort them and take them to be recycled.

So it can't be an accident that an art show based on recycled materials is popular here. It's in our blood.

Friday, April 1, is opening night for the 10th year of the "ReArt Show" at Allied Arts' gallery at 1418 Cornwall Ave. The show features works from local artists that have to be made of at least 75 percent of materials plucked from the waste stream.