The Flower City Arts Center will host an Opening Reception in the Photography Gallery for Plastics: Our Weakness by Arleen Thaler, and additional photographs by Erica Jae, and Jacalyn Meyvis, on display through September 2.

We love plastic for its functionality, bend-ability, and durability. Every single day, everywhere around the world people come in contact with plastic. As we consume plastic daily, we discard it equally so. The earth is trimmed like a Christmas tree and lit by the colors of discarded plastic. Like bait we are hooked. Our culture of over-consumption has created a culture of waste. Plastic pollutes the water we drink, the air we breathe, and the very land we live on. Despite the many benefits plastic has to offer, the side effects are inescapable.

[source: Flower City Arts Center website, 2017-Jul-31]