Here’s the theme for Waste 2 Art 2023….
Textiles & Fast Fashion
And we are very grateful to Blayney Shire Council who will be hosting the 2023 Regional Exhibition at:
Platform Arts Hub – Blayney Railway Station
Cnr Adelaide St and Railway Lane
Blayney NSW 2799
Opening Saturday July 22nd 2023
2022 Waste 2 Art Overall Winner – Heather Snitch
PLASTIC DOESN’T GROW ON TREES…
is the Overall Winning artwork for 2022 Waste 2 Art.
Heather Snitch from Bathurst made this amazing tree from plastic bags. Congratulations on the win!
Heather Snitch Plastic Doesn’t Grow On Trees
Category: Community 3 Dimensional
This piece was made using bread bags, I crocheted with yarn made of strips cut from bread bags. No waste was generated as the offcuts that I could not use were used as stuffing. The only new material was a bit of wood for the frame inside, it needed to be stabilised to stand up like a tree. I have never crocheted a 3D tree, so the whole way along I did not know how it would turn out. I am incredibly pleased with it. The organic shape came out beautifully. I needed hundreds of bread bags. Each crochet row from the base of the tree is a new bag. I sourced these from friends and colleagues, as well as my own household.
2022 Waste 2 Art Winners!!!
We are very pleased to announce the 2022 Waste 2 Art Winners below
| Primary 2 D | Emily & Claire Lucan | “Fishtastic” | Winner ($200) | Dubbo |
| Bathurst Pre School Goodstart Gilmour Street | “Biyang Gidyira, Many Animals | Highly Commended | Bathurst | |
| Henry Callan | “Camping at Easter” | Highly Commended | Bathurst | |
| Kandos Public School | “Fending Off Flotsam” | Highly Commended | Mid-Western | |
| Primary 3 D | Yr 3-6 Spring Hill Primary School | “S.O.S. Save Our Seas” | Winner ($200) | Orange |
| Oberon Children’s Centre | “Under the Sea” | Highly Commended | Oberon | |
| Andrew Fernando | “Snake” | Highly Commended | Coonamble | |
| Primary Functional | Lianna Maber | “Butterfly High” | Winner ($200) | Bogan |
| Eglinton Public School Stage 1 | “If it’s Not in the Bin it’s On You” | Highly Commended | Bathurst | |
| Max Finnegan | “Mr Sailboat” | Highly Commended | Parkes | |
| High School 2 D | Liliana Comber | “Wasteland” | Winner ($300) | Dubbo |
| High School 3D | Chelsea Stocks | “Jellyfish Junkyard” | Winner ($300) | Bathurst |
| Annabelle Harris | “Totem Pole” | – Highly Commended | Coonamble | |
| High School Functional | Parkes Christian School | “Chair” | Winner ($300) | Parkes |
| Dia MacNarmara | “The River” | Highly Commended | Lithgow | |
| Community 2D | Julie Lucato | “Bower Bird” | Winner ($500) | Bathurst |
| Clare McAdam | “Arty Barty” | Highly Commended | Lithgow | |
| Hayley Egan | “Mosaic Skin” | Highly Commended | Lachlan | |
| Donna Pumpa | “Three Little Fishes” | Highly Commended | Bogan | |
| Community 3D | Abigail McLaghlin | “Super Hero Dogs” | Winner ($500) | Bogan |
| Sonja Sands | “New Blossoms” | Highly Commended | Coonamble | |
| Gary Barwick | “Seasons at Tin City” | Highly Commended | Orange | |
| Erik Lensson | “Grace” | Highly Commended | Parkes | |
| Community Functional | Kathy Avgoulas | “Rusted Waste Not Want Not” | Winner ($500) | Lithgow |
| Julie Lucato | “Jeb the Bear” | Highly Commended | Bathurst | |
| Benson O’Donnell | “Duffle Trouble” | Highly Commended | Parkes | |
| Open 2D | Prue Mogg | “Earth Palette With Echidnas” | Winner ($500) | Lithgow |
| Helen Standen | “Refused” | Highly Commended | Parkes | |
| Open 3D | Chantelle Holmes | “You Are Not Alone” | Winner ($500) | Bathurst |
| Jillian Ashworth | “Extinction Not Just For Polar Bears” | Highly Commended | Lithgow | |
| Lanny Mackenzie | “My Little Dragon” | Highly Commended | Orange | |
| Helen Standen | “”Autumnish” | Highly Commended | Parkes | |
| Open Functional | Prue Mogg | “Bright Bowls” | Winner ($500) | Lithgow |
| Fiona Howle | “Umbrella – La Nina Made Me Do It” | Highly Commended | Bathurst | |
| Lanny Mackenzie | “Sunshine” | Highly Commended | Orange | |
| Sonia Tilley | “Miss Poly Ethylene” | Highly Commended | Parkes | |
| Creative Repair, Restore and Refurbish” | Julie Dearden | “Full of Beans” | Winner ($500) | Parkes |
| Nyngan’s Men’s Shed | “Like New – Table and Chairs” | Highly Commended | Bogan | |
| Waste Theme Award | Sonia Tilley | “Miss Poly Ethylene” | Winner ($300) | Parkes |
| Herb Clarke Memorial Award | Nyngan’s Men’s Shed | “Like New – Table and Chairs” | Winner ($500) | Bogan |
| Curator’s Award | Annabelle Harris | “Totem Pole” | Winner ($300) | Coonamble |
| Sims Metal Award | Alison Dent | “Mad Max Fury Road” | Winner ($500) | Orange |
| Colin Jones Memorial Award | Helen Standen | Autumnish | Winner ($300) | Parkes |
| Overall Winner | Heather Snitch | “Plastic Doesn’t grow On Trees” | Winner ($1000) | Bathurst |
Thanks to Outback Arts for 2021 Waste 2 Art Exhibition
We would like to send a big thank you to Outback Arts for hosting the 2021 Waste 2 Art exhibition and Coonamble Shire Council for their assistance and hospitality. Unfortunately Covid did create some challenges for workshops and limited gallery hours but it never dampened the enthusiasm and commitment from this great team. There are so many fantastic artworks on display which you can check out online HERE.
2021 Waste 2 Art Online
We have announced the Regional Winners for Waste 2 Art 2021 and all the works can be viewed online HERE
The entire exhibition is online too so you can see all your local LGA winners who made it to the regional HERE
