The BU Art Proliferation Society brings new color to ordinary paper bags by asking artists to create pieces of art using the bags as their background.

“Using ordinary objects from the trash allows artists to use their creativity by re-envisioning the concept of trash, and seeing it as a material that has various purposes,” APS co-president Mara Isip says.

The APS uses recyclable products in its exhibits to reduce waste and increase creativity from local artists.

“We are focusing on paper grocery bags and unwanted clothing for this exhibition,” Isip, a senior in the College of Fine Arts says, “depicting them as elements that can function even after their ‘service’ has expired to the owner.”

Co-president Amy Swart came up with the idea to use paper bags as a way to unify all the pieces in the exhibit while also re-using the product, Isip says. The executive board wants the community to think of contemporary art in different ways by thinking of recyclable materials in different ways.

The exhibit, the group’s third, will be held at 8 p.m. Sunday at Sicilia’s Pizzeria. It is free, and will feature a performance from High Rise, a band known for its combination of jazz, funk, and rock.