The 55 Gallon Drummers Project is an art and design collaboration that is currently in development. Phase one of this creative environmental-communication project began with the fabrication of a series of small (4” in diameter and 7” tall) wooden models of standard 55-gallon oil drums. From these scaled-down “oil drums,” collaborators were invited to imagine simple sculptural forms and graphic treatments.

Phase two of the 55 Gallon Drummers Project is to develop the series of small sculptural works into a full-scale collective installation using actual 55-gallon drums as the material starting point. The project is organized around the practice of creating “accessible” environmental art. The intention is to communicate productive ideas related to ecology, be it environmental awareness, data, warning, witness, mourning, call-to-action, or the like.

Participants currently include: @cyrilleconan @jackkbyers @vinnie_arnone @tjkelleyiii @_laura_harmon @bord1976 @velocamille @steezmagazine @pat_falco @kngee and @hpopinchalk. Plus more to come.