Waste 2 Art

Winners announced for Waste 2 Art 2024

WASTE 2 ART is a Regional NSW community art exhibition and competition open to all residents of the NetWaste region, of which Lithgow is a part. It showcases creative works made from reused waste materials. The aim is to challenge peoples’ perceptions about ‘rubbish’ and to celebrate the reuse and recycling of waste through arts and crafts.

Waste 2 Art provides an innovative approach to waste education, invites individuals, schools, and community groups to take up the challenge and create a new life for materials that would otherwise have been thrown away or considered useless. Over the years many materials have been used, items like soft plastics, tin cans, bottle tops, plastic bags, parts from rusty farm machinery, scrap metal, bread tags, the options are limitless. Instead of ending up in landfill, these waste materials can be turned into fantastic works of art.

This competition gives aspiring and professional artists the chance to explore and share their “waste reduction message”.  It also provides a wonderful opportunity for the entire Lithgow community to showcase their creativity.

A specific waste item is featured as part of Waste to Art each round in an attempt to highlight problem issues, and this year is the Year of Packaging.

Winners announced for Waste 2 Art 2024

The Union theatre Gallery was full to the brim with artists and art patrons on the night of Friday 7 June as the winners of the Lithgow round of the 2024 Waste 2 Art competition were announced and celebrated. Waste 2 Art showcases creative works made from reused waste materials. The aim is to challenge peoples’ perceptions about ‘rubbish’ and to celebrate the reuse and recycling of waste through arts and crafts. Local artists had the opportunity to address the crowd and share insights on their creative process and their passion for turning waste into art.

Lithgow City Mayor, Maree Statham applauded the event saying, “We have such a strong pool of artistic talent in our community, and it was exciting to see all the creative ways that waste can be repurposed into genuinely beautiful artwork. Congratulations to all the winners and I wish you all the best for the next stage of the competition.”

Waste 2 Art provides an innovative approach to waste education and invites individuals, schools, and community groups to take up the challenge and repurpose materials that would otherwise have been thrown away or considered useless.

One of the event organisers, Lithgow City Council’s Waste Education and Strategy Officer, Glynnis Nancarrow, highlighted the contribution Waste 2 Art makes to community waste education, saying “The volume of waste generated, particularly through packaging, is often overlooked. Waste 2 Art brings the scale of the waste we generate into focus, which starts an important conversation, all while creating some fantastic artworks.”

The winners will now go on to compete in the regional Waste 2 Art competition in Parkes. The works will be on exhibition at the Lithgow Union Theatre Gallery until Thursday 4 July 2024 and the gallery will be open Monday – Thursday 10am – 12 noon.

Waste 2 Art is a Regional NSW community art exhibition and competition open to all residents of the NetWaste region. The NetWaste region has 26 member Councils, including Lithgow, and covers approximately 40% of NSW.

The Regional Waste 2 Art exhibition will be held in Parkes Shire Library, 25 Bogan St, Parkes NSW 2870 from 10 August 2024.

Timeline

The SIMS Waste 2 Art Regional Showcase

Parkes Shire Council will host the 2024 SIMS Regional Exhibition & Competition. The official Opening is August 10^th in Parkes, at the

Parkes Shire Library
25 Bogan St
Parkes NSW 2870

If your artwork is selected for the Regional Showcase artists are responsible for packaging their own work and delivering to Lithgow Council on the designated day, please confirm details with Lithgow coordinator Verity Brookes.

If you require further information about the Regional Exhibition contact Bill Tink from NetWaste on 0400 336 508 or email ela@netwaste.com.au

Terms & Conditions

Waste 2 Art is open to all community members, artists and schools residing in the NetWaste region if your council is participating.

• Artworks must demonstrate the re-use and recycling of waste.

• No new materials are to be used unless structurally required.

• Competition results will be published on NetWaste and Waste 2 Art websites and social media.

• Winning entrants will be notified by their coordinator.

• All entrants grant permission to publish names and photographs of entrants and images of their artworks through print and electronic media.

• Judges and their immediate families are not eligible to enter.

• The Judges decision is final, no correspondence will be entered into.

• Artworks and copyright remain the property of the entrant

• An artist’s statement will accompany each entry (300 WORDS).

• Artworks must labelled with your name and title of work.

• Have an artist’s statement (max 300 words) as a word doc.

• Be stable and safe for public exhibition with no sharp protruding pieces

• Not exceed 30kgs in weight or 1 metre in any one direction once packaged.

• Be exhibition ready i.e. framed with D-rings. If freestanding it must stand independently and safely.

• If your work is for sale the price on your original Entry Form will be provided with your contact details to interested buyers.

• Include any instructions for display or installation in the package and emailed to admin@netwaste.com.au