Nature park launches BSP sculpture festival

PORT Moresby Nature Park is set to launch the BSP trash to treasure sculpture festival this weekend, which will be feature at the park for the next two months.
The festival which started yesterday and ends on Aug 30, aims to raise awareness of the growing issue of waste, particularly plastic pollution, to encourage the public to rethink their rubbish and how much (rubbish) people create.
Creative services and park events manager Michael Bolokon said after the success of last year’s event, they aimed to make this year’s event better and extended its duration to two months to ensure enough time for people to come out to the park.
“We started planning and designing the new sculptures as early as January, but even after the setback of the Covid-19, together with a great team of UPNG (University of Papua New Guinea) interns and other volunteers, we have managed to create some amazing artistic sculptures,” he said.
Nature Park chief executive Michelle McGeorge acknowledged Bank South Pacific and its event partners for supporting the park and enabling this year’s festival to take place.
“The Nature Park sees the festival as a huge opportunity to reach out to the community on issues concerning waste and pollution, which is a critical concern, especially in a rapidly developing city like Port Moresby and threatens wildlife and the environment on a daily basis,” she said.
“The effects of the Covid-19 and the state of emergency have had a dramatic impact on the Nature Park this year, as we depend on income generated through public visitation to fund the care of wildlife and public activities.
“So I cannot thank our sponsors enough, also for their support of our ‘Wildlife appeal’.”