Rejuvenate Joplin is an initiative that was kicked off in November 2005 with the goal of increasing citizens’ pride in their community. Partners in the project include The Joplin Globe, Spiva Center for the Arts and the City of Joplin.

During a community clean-up, citizens partnered with artists to not only pick up trash, but to seek out treasure for an assemblage style art project! The interesting fact is that all of the “treasure” used to make Leonard was trash in someone else’s eyes and found along the streets of Joplin!

If you or your business would like to be part of this fun and creative initiative while cleaning up Joplin, be sure to register to be contacted for future projects! For more information, contact
Tricia Courtney at The Joplin Globe at (417) 627-7280.

"Name That Part" contest results

Feature from Arts of the Four States
Trash and Treasure Fall Cleanup

Feature from Arts of the Four States
Dozens turn out for 'Rejuvenate Joplin'

Editorial by Clair Goodwin, Opinion Page Editor
Cleanup plan offers twist

The Joplin Globe Newspaper in Education page — published Nov. 27, 2006
Experience the Arts "Trash to Treasure, it all depends on the artist's eye"
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