Waste 2 Art Resources

WASTE 2 ART 2024

Congratulations to our Waste 2 Art Regional Showcase Winners

AWARD ARTIST TITLE OF WORK COUNCIL
Primary 2D Highly Commended Spring Hill Public School Echidna/wandiyali Orange
Primary 2D Class Winner Mudgee Community Preschool Bowerbird Avenue Mid-Western
Primary 2D Individual Winner Isabella Grant No tree no me Dubbo
Primary 3D Highly Commended Spring Hill Public School Emu /dinawan family Orange
Primary 3D Class Winner Eglinton Public School Packaged posies Bathurst
Primary 3D Individual Winner Arabella Brooks Old toys and artworks Cowra
Primary Functional Highly Commended Elka Trindall School of fun Coonamble
Primary Functional Highly Commended Art by you Term 2 Cups of kindness Mid-Western
Primary Functional Winner Playmates Cottage Kangaroo recycling bin Dubbo
Secondary 2D Highly Commended Callaghan Shepherd Cycles of the drought n rain Broken Hill
Secondary 2D Highly Commended Anneka Riepsman Bathurst bells and blossoms Bathurst
Secondary 2D Winner Natalie Smith Escapism Orange
Secondary 3D Highly Commended Mackenzie Evans Jerboa Orange
Secondary 3D Highly Commended Molly Jones The demon behind every purchase Dubbo
Secondary 3D Winner Beau Longhurst The woodcutters Parkes
Secondary Functional Highly Commended Charlie Downey Drowning in our own despair Orange
Secondary Functional Winner Dubbo School of Distance Education Reimagining (a tapestry of recycled landscapes) Dubbo
Creative Repair, Restore and Refurbish Equal First Alison dent Art deco lamp Orange
Creative Repair, Restore and Refurbish Equal First Christine Somers Swan Parkes
Community 2D Highly Commended Donna Pumpa Under the sea Bogan
Community 2D Winner Sarah Pratt Moving mosaic Broken Hill
Community 3D Highly Commended Max Davison Seeing red Parkes
Community 3D Highly Commended Kay and Warren Gardiner Enjoying the sunshine Parkes
Community 3D Highly Commended Jeff Kleinig My big rooster Dubbo
Community 3D Winner Ella  Horsefall Metamorphosis Broken Hill
Community Functional Highly Commended Kylie Whale Bottle top tote Mid-Western
Community Functional Highly Commended Christina McConville and Ella Horsefall Carrier Bag-Shaw Broken Hill
Community Functional Winner Beryl Twardy From moths to Mondrian Parkes
Open 2D Highly Commended Jack Rogers Elise Mid-Western
Open 2D Equal First Jody Lawson The starry night Bathurst
Open 2D Equal First Naomi Wild I feel better when I buy things Broken Hill
Open 3D Highly Commended Zachary Craig Mr Pork Bunz Warrumbungles
Open 3D Highly Commended Michelle Hazelton Bird on the biscuit tin Parkes
Open 3D Winner Michelle Hazelton Entomology collection Parkes
Open Functional Highly Commended Deb Jones and Helen Standen Take the weight off Parkes
Open Functional Winner Candice Locke Diamond in the rough Dubbo
Pushing Boundaries (Primary 3D) Zigzag Public School Journey on the 218: zigzagging through cardboard Lithgow
Emerging Artist Award (Community Functional) Georgie Statham The fragile duchess Cowra
Packing Room Prize (Primary 2D) Dubbo Christian School Problematic packing Dubbo
Herb Clarke Memorial Award (Open 3D) John Grady Therapy Parkes
Curators Award (Secondary 2D) Callaghan Shepherd Cycle of the of the drought n rain Broken Hill
Curators Award (Open 3D) Christine Young Aegis of Medusa Coonamble
Curators Award (Community 2D) Tracy Forbes Great eggspectations Lachlan
Small but Mighty (Primary 2D) Jane Johnston Oaky Weddin
Student Participation Award (Primary Functional) Parkes Christian School K/1/2 The Majestic Pupet Theatre Parkes
Newcommer Award - Warrumbungles Shrie (Open 3D) Zachary Craig Mr Pork Bunz Warrumbungles
Environmental Awarewness Award (Open 3D) Glenda Beeston Water is life (heron chick) Broken Hill
Theme Waste Award (Community 3D) Ella Horsfall Metamorphosis Broken Hill
Sims Metal Award Equal First  (Open 3D) John Grady Therapy Parkes
Sims Metal Award Equal First  (Open 3D) Andrew Oxley Joe Orange
Overall Winner (Open3D) Michelle Hazelton Entomology collection Parkes

 

 

A big thank you to Parkes Shire Council who will be hosting the

2024 Sims Metal Waste 2 Art Regional Showcase

The theme waste is

Packaging

It is not essential to use the theme material to enter Waste 2 Art, any waste product can be used to create your artwork.

The venue is Parkes Shire Library
With the official daytime opening on Saturday 10th August 2024

 

WHAT IS WASTE TO ART?

Waste to Art is a community art exhibition and competition open to all local residents of the NetWaste region. It engages the community and showcases creative works made from reused & recyclable waste materials.

Sponsored by Sims Metal, Councils involved host a local competition and the winning artworks are then transported to the Regional Exhibition which is hosted by a different council each year.  There is a new theme waste each year but theme is not compulsory, all we ask is that you only use waste to create your work, no new materials. Please contact our Environmental Learning Advisor Bill Tink on 0400 336 508 if you have any queries.

 

 

LOCAL COORDINATORS:

Once you have contacted your local coordinator, please watch this short video to ensure you pack your artwork safely.

BATHURST OLIIVA ROBINSON  Olivia.Robinson@bathurst.nsw.gov.au
BOGAN SHIRE ROZ GEORGE roz.george@bogan.nsw.gov.au
BROKEN HILL NADINA BENVENISTI nadina@nbcareerconsulting.com.au
CENTRAL DARLING NADINA BENVENISTI nadina@nbcareerconsulting.com.au
COONAMBLE ANGE BUNNER admin@outbackarts.com.au
COWRA PHILIPPA CHILDS Philippa.Childs@cowra.nsw.gov.au
DUBBO REBECCA WALKER Rebecca.Walker@dubbo.nsw.gov.au
LACHLAN SHIRE ROWAN BENTICK Rowan.Bentick@lachlan.nsw.gov.au
LITHGOW VERITY BROOKES Verity.Brookes@lithgow.nsw.gov.au
MID-WESTERN ADELLE MINAHAN adelle.minahan@midwestern.nsw.gov.au
NARROMINE GABRIELLE TEALE MCEVOY Gabrielle.Teale-McEvoy@mrl.nsw.gov.au
OBERON JULIE BAKER Julie.Baker@oberon.nsw.gov.au
ORANGE MONICA ENGEL mengel@cwl.nsw.gov.au
PARKES KERYYN JONES Kerryn.Jones@parkes.nsw.gov.au
WEDDIN LUKE SHEEHAN Luke.Sheehan@weddin.nsw.gov.au
WARRUMBUNGLES ALISON REYNOLDS Wow@creativespace.org.au

People’s Choice Winners!!!

We have two outstanding winners for the 2023 People’s Choice award:

Congratulations goes out to Spring Hill Public School for the student winner with Sock monster

And Jody Lawson for the Adults Winner with her work Waste, so serious

2023 Sims Metal Waste 2 Art – Winners List

Want to see the artworks for yourself? Exhibition opening hours are listed below.

  AWARD ARTWORK ARTIST COUNCIL PRIZE
Primary 2 D – Winner Individual Colours of life Chloe Smith Broken Hill $200.00
Primary 2 D – School Winner Gaanha-Bula dreaming Spring Hill Public School Orange $200.00
  Highly Commended Lyla Anastasia Phillips Lachlan  
Primary 3 D – Winner Dancing queen Jemima Tink Dubbo $200.00
  Highly Commended Crazy, wired animals Cudgegong Valley Public School Mid-Western  
Primary Functional Winner The Aussie hat Addison Crammond Lachlan $200.00
  Highly Commended The disposal of leftovers from wrecked beauty Calare Public School Orange  
  Highly Commended Miss Patches Emily Wild Parkes  
  Highly Commended PAX MAT Sofala Public School Lithgow  
Secondary 2 D – Winner City from above Dominick Carpenter Mid-Western $300.00
  Highly Commended Me Callaghan Sheperd Broken Hill  
  Highly Commended Childhood ambivalence Chelsea Stocks Bathurst  
Secondary 3D – Winner Tree of growth and renewing Skillset Senior College Bathurst $300.00
  Highly Commended Birb Samuel Mortimer Parkes  
  Highly Commended Gutted by greed Matthew Davis Orange  
Secondary Functional – Winner Fairytale Fascinator Chloe Amery Parkes $300.00
  Highly Commended Trees grow anywhere Anneka Riepsamen Bathurst  
  Highly Commended Thinking hat Max Burrows Broken Hill  
Community 2D – Winner The fabric of my family Heather Rendell Bathurst $500.00
  Highly Commended Cumbungi (Wiradjuri for bullrushes) Dale Rushforth Broken Hill  
  Highly Commended Mellow yellow Katherine Coelli Dubbo  
  Highly Commended Palius Tinius Mark Phillips Lachlan  
Community 3D – Winner Outback enola (emu dress) Lindy Clifton and the inmates of the Broken Hill correctional centre Broken Hill $500.00
  Highly Commended Polly dog Molly O’byrne Mid-Western  
  Highly Commended Bed sheet boys Abigail McLaughlin Bogan  
Community Functional – Winner Tie-the-loop SAMI Orange $500.00
  Highly Commended Tea with Aileen Therese Quigley Dubbo  
  Highly Commended The coat of many denims Vickie Osborne Bathurst  
  Highly Commended Slow fashion Bethany Butchers Bogan  
Open 2D – Winner Upcycled tree bark Dirk Romeyn Broken Hill $500.00
  Highly Commended The forgotten song Jessica Anne Leffley-Middleton Lithgow  
  Highly Commended Waste, so serious Jody Lawson Bathurst  
  Highly Commended Opera Cape Lexi Kellam Oberon  
Open 3D – Winner tied Colour for colour Sue Boyer Orange $500.00
Hare today, gone tomorrow Michelle Hazelton Parkes $500.00
  Highly Commended Fast fashion behemcloth Jason Sank & Rebecca Wright Broken Hill  
  Highly Commended Cotton Waisted Helen McLennan Mid-Western  
Open Functional – Winner Jeans shopping Megan Butriss Orange $500.00
  Highly Commended After the flood Loraine Looney Broken Hill  
  Highly Commended Silk merino sandwich jacket Beryl Twardy Parkes  
Creative Repair, Restore and Refurbish – Winner Grandmas legacy of doilies Kathy Avgoulas Lithgow $500.00
  Highly Commended oh, Canada! Ali Cant Dubbo  
Waste Theme Award Winner Hello I’m Dolly Sue Williams Broken Hill $500.00
Herb Clarke Memorial Award Winner Digger Trundle Central School Parkes $500.00
Colin Jones Memorial Award Winner Gugaa (Goanna) ZigZag Public School Lithgow $500.00
Curator’s Award Winner Australian fauna – wrapped Prue Mogg Lithgow $500.00
Pushing Boundaries award Winner Fast fashion behemcloth Jason Sank & Rebecca Wright Broken Hill $500.00
Emerging Artist award Winner Childhood ambivalence Chelsea Stocks Bathurst $500.00
Sims Metal Award Winner Hoot Andrew Oxley Orange $500.00
  Highly Commended Harbour View Alison Dent Orange  
  Highly Commended Cumbungi (Wiradjuri for Bullrushes) Dale Rushforth Broken Hill  
2023 Waste 2 Art Overall Winner Not fast enough… Alan Stanger Dubbo $1,000.00
 

 

 

 

 

WASTE 2 ART 2023-

A big thank you to Blayney Shire Council who will be hosting the

2023 Sims Metal – Regional Waste 2 Art

The theme is

TEXTILES & FAST FASHION

It is not essential to use the theme material to enter Waste 2 Art, any waste product can be used to create your artwork.

The venue is Platform Arts Hub Blayney
at the Blayney Railway Station
Cnr Adelaide St and Railway Lane
Blayney NSW 2799
With the official daytime opening on Saturday 22nd July 2023
2023 entry forms can be downloaded HERE

 

WHAT IS WASTE TO ART?

Waste to Art is a community art exhibition and competition open to all local residents of the NetWaste region. It engages the community and showcases creative works made from reused & recyclable waste materials.

Sponsored by Sims Metal, Councils involved host a local competition and the winning artworks are then transported to the Regional Exhibition which is hosted by a different council each year.  There is a new theme waste each year but theme is not compulsory, all we ask is that you only use waste to create your work, no new materials. Please contact our Environmental Learning Advisor Bill Tink on 0400 336 508 if you have any queries.

 

 

 

 

WASTE 2 ART 2022 –

Congratulations 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.

Here’s the 2022 Waste 2 Art People’s Choice award Winners…

And it’s a tie!

Frank Denis and Alan Stanger tied for this year’s people’s choice award, congratulations!

Frank Denis – I see you 

With the support of my Ancestors, I reject other’s prejudice. I refuse to be held back by the limitations of others.

Inspired by a charcoal drawing, I saw this old, ripped fly screen as a tonal drawing with the tears as highlights. Amazing what a few cuts can produce. I’ve combined my love of woodwork using scrap timber to make the frame.

 

Alan Stanger – Binfluenced

Ibis foraging through bins have become so commonplace in our cities and towns that this unusual bird has been given the comical nickname The Bin Chook.

These Australian native birds have migrated into our cities and towns as the concrete jungle marches on destroying their native habitat. Once using their long beaks to extract insects from wetlands they are now forced to adapt by upskilling those same beaks to open bins and pierce garbage bags in order to survive.

They are seen by many as smelly, dirty scavengers but to me they are a symbol of nature’s endurance and its amazing ability to adapt as humans continue to erase the natural environment due to overpopulation and urban sprawl.

I have created this piece in the hope that people stop seeing the Ibis as an ugly part of nature but instead look further to see an ugly side of humanity.

 

Waste 2 Art was hosted by Lithgow City Council at the Union Theatre a beautiful venue filled with inspiring artworks. 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

 

 

Waste 2 Art 2021

VIEW A VIDEO WALK THROUGH OF THE 2021 EXHIBITION HERE

We are pleased to announce the winners for the 2021 Sims Waste 2 Art regional competition

Overall Winner is Gary Cooper – Beatnik Band

CATEGORY ARTIST ARTWORK AWARD COUNCIL
Primary 2 D Eglinton Public School Water droplets & the garden Winner Bathurst
  Joshua Peeters My hero Highly Commended Dubbo
  Mudgee Playgroup Bee responsible Highly Commended Mid Western
Primary 3 D Spring Hill Public School Lord Ali Foil of the steel table & his trusty steed ‘Rusty’ Winner Orange
  Molly & Aisling Cavanough Mermaid tail Highly Commended Mid Western
  Alexandra Attree Percy the robot Highly Commended Bathurst
Primary Functional Scallywags Childcare Centre Waste not, water wise Winner Bathurst
  Kelsey Finnegan Fruitilicious Highly Commended Parkes
High School 2 D Annabelle Harris Butterfly wreath Winner Coonamble
  Jalanah Read, Gemma O’Bryan, Suzanna Wright & Shauri-Lee Taylor Fossil fuel Highly Commended Lachlan
High School 3D William Munro The motorbike Winner Dubbo
  Isaiah Zawada Dragonfly Winner Coonamble
  Blake McMahon Jeff Highly Commended Parkes
  Edie Keightley Flowers grow Highly Commended Mid Western
High School Functional Trudle Central School – School to Work Program Time in chain Winner Parkes
  Coonamble High School Hanging out Highly Commended Coonamble
Community 2D Clare McAdam Regrowth Winner Lithgow
  Terryll Cassidy Designer tote bag Highly Commended Lachlan
  Hayley, Charlotte, Milla, & Elodie Ballantyne Alice’s garden Highly Commended Parkes
Community 3D Janet Wright Tin dinner Winner Bathurst
  Terryl Cassidy Coffee pod windchime High Commended Lachlan
  Meredith Barber Patio flowers Highly Commended Parkes
  Gary Barwick Tin city Highly Commended Orange
Community Functional Terryl Cassidy Coffee pod full outfit Winner Lachlan
  Larissa Cross Lamp 1 Highly Commended Bathurst
  Robyn Flack Teddy’s lounge Highly Commended Walgett
  Amy Fulthorpe Pepsi 5 pair earring collection Highly Commended Bathurst
  Ian Row Shower of enlightment Highly Commended Parkes
  Cath Peeters Desperate times = Desperate measures Highly Commended Dubbo
Open 2D Karen Bott Can you cancan? Winner Coonamble
  Michael Green Sunflowers over Dargan Highly Commended Lithgow
  Elsie Mahon My old cot quilt Highly Commended Parkes
Open 3D Alan Stanger Checking out the real estate Winner Dubbo
  Bronwyn Ingersole Highland cow Highly Commended Bathurst
  Joseph Lynch Rusty Highly Commended Bathurst
  Alison Dent Morning sun, children’s moon Highly Commended Coonamble
  Helen Munro Flower Highly Commended Lithgow
  Sandra Dengate Cuprous-ferrous foliis Highly Commended Oberon
  Kelly & Will Hazzard The watchers Highly Commended Bathurst
  Helen Standen Bloody linen dresses Highly Commended Parkes
Open Functional Prue Mogg Trio of rustic follies Winner Lithgow
Building /Sculpture 2D Middleton Public School Barugil Winner Parkes
Building/Sculpture 3D Shani Nottingham The beginning of all things are small Winner Bathurst
  Maureen Reardon & Jose Wasley Recycled glass art Highly Commended Broken Hill
Buidling/Sculpture Functional Rex Veal Chook RV Winner Parkes
Waste Theme Award Chelsea Stocks A moment of peace Winner Bathurst
Herb Clarke Memorial Award Deb Jones Scrap bin lamp Winner Parkes
Colin Jones Memorial Award Kelly & Will Hazzard The watchers Winner Bathurst
Curator’s Award Tracy Sorensen Ritual artifacts – Mount Panorama Wahluu Winner Bathurst
Sims Metal Award Christina & Barry Tomlinson Rusty owl & nest Winner Mid Western
Overall Winner Gary Cooper Beatnik band Winner Warrumbungles
People’s Choice Award Joseph Lynch Rusty Winner Bathurst

 

 

WHAT IS WASTE TO ART?

Waste to Art is a community art exhibition and competition open to all local residents who reside in the NetWaste region. It engages the community and showcases creative works made from reused & recyclable waste materials.

Councils involved host a local competition and the winning artworks are then transported to a Regional Exhibition which is hosted by a different council each year. 2022 will see  Coonamble Shire Council hosting the annual Regional Exhibition. The theme for 2022 is soft plastics. The theme is not compulsory.

Waste to Art. White Trash

Waste 2 Art’s aim is to challenge peoples’ perceptions about ‘rubbish’ and to celebrate the reuse and recycling of waste through arts and crafts. Waste to Art provides an innovative approach to waste education, invites schools and community groups to take up the challenge and create a new life for materials that would otherwise have been thrown away.

 

Download: 2021 Waste to Art Catalogue 

Download: List of winners 2019

Download: List of winners 2018

Download:  2017 Waste to Art Catalogue

Download:  2016/17 Winners List

Stay up to date: Waste to Art NetWaste Facebook 

Proudly Supported by:

SimsMetal
EPA

WASTE 2 ART 2024-

Congratulations to our Waste 2 Art Regional Showcase Winners

AWARD ARTIST TITLE OF WORK COUNCIL
Primary 2D Highly Commended Spring Hill Public School Echidna/wandiyali Orange
Primary 2D Class Winner Mudgee Community Preschool Bowerbird Avenue Mid-Western
Primary 2D Individual Winner Isabella Grant No tree no me Dubbo
Primary 3D Highly Commended Spring Hill Public School Emu /dinawan family Orange
Primary 3D Class Winner Eglinton Public School Packaged posies Bathurst
Primary 3D Individual Winner Arabella Brooks Old toys and artworks Cowra
Primary Functional Highly Commended Elka Trindall School of fun Coonamble
Primary Functional Highly Commended Art by you Term 2 Cups of kindness Mid-Western
Primary Functional Winner Playmates Cottage Kangaroo recycling bin Dubbo
Secondary 2D Highly Commended Callaghan Shepherd Cycles of the drought n rain Broken Hill
Secondary 2D Highly Commended Anneka Riepsman Bathurst bells and blossoms Bathurst
Secondary 2D Winner Natalie Smith Escapism Orange
Secondary 3D Highly Commended Mackenzie Evans Jerboa Orange
Secondary 3D Highly Commended Molly Jones The demon behind every purchase Dubbo
Secondary 3D Winner Beau Longhurst The woodcutters Parkes
Secondary Functional Highly Commended Charlie Downey Drowning in our own despair Orange
Secondary Functional Winner Dubbo School of Distance Education Reimagining (a tapestry of recycled landscapes) Dubbo
Creative Repair, Restore and Refurbish Equal First Alison dent Art deco lamp Orange
Creative Repair, Restore and Refurbish Equal First Christine Somers Swan Parkes
Community 2D Highly Commended Donna Pumpa Under the sea Bogan
Community 2D Winner Sarah Pratt Moving mosaic Broken Hill
Community 3D Highly Commended Max Davison Seeing red Parkes
Community 3D Highly Commended Kay and Warren Gardiner Enjoying the sunshine Parkes
Community 3D Highly Commended Jeff Kleinig My big rooster Dubbo
Community 3D Winner Ella  Horsefall Metamorphosis Broken Hill
Community Functional Highly Commended Kylie Whale Bottle top tote Mid-Western
Community Functional Highly Commended Christina McConville and Ella Horsefall Carrier Bag-Shaw Broken Hill
Community Functional Winner Beryl Twardy From moths to Mondrian Parkes
Open 2D Highly Commended Jack Rogers Elise Mid-Western
Open 2D Equal First Jody Lawson The starry night Bathurst
Open 2D Equal First Naomi Wild I feel better when I buy things Broken Hill
Open 3D Highly Commended Zachary Craig Mr Pork Bunz Warrumbungles
Open 3D Highly Commended Michelle Hazelton Bird on the biscuit tin Parkes
Open 3D Winner Michelle Hazelton Entomology collection Parkes
Open Functional Highly Commended Deb Jones and Helen Standen Take the weight off Parkes
Open Functional Winner Candice Locke Diamond in the rough Dubbo
Pushing Boundaries (Primary 3D) Zigzag Public School Journey on the 218: zigzagging through cardboard Lithgow
Emerging Artist Award (Community Functional) Georgie Statham The fragile duchess Cowra
Packing Room Prize (Primary 2D) Dubbo Christian School Problematic packing Dubbo
Herb Clarke Memorial Award (Open 3D) John Grady Therapy Parkes
Curators Award (Secondary 2D) Callaghan Shepherd Cycle of the of the drought n rain Broken Hill
Curators Award (Open 3D) Christine Young Aegis of Medusa Coonamble
Curators Award (Community 2D) Tracy Forbes Great eggspectations Lachlan
Small but Mighty (Primary 2D) Jane Johnston Oaky Weddin
Student Participation Award (Primary Functional) Parkes Christian School K/1/2 The Majestic Pupet Theatre Parkes
Newcommer Award – Warrumbungles Shrie (Open 3D) Zachary Craig Mr Pork Bunz Warrumbungles
Environmental Awarewness Award (Open 3D) Glenda Beeston Water is life (heron chick) Broken Hill
Theme Waste Award (Community 3D) Ella Horsfall Metamorphosis Broken Hill
Sims Metal Award Equal First  (Open 3D) John Grady Therapy Parkes
Sims Metal Award Equal First  (Open 3D) Andrew Oxley Joe Orange
Overall Winner (Open3D) Michelle Hazelton Entomology collection Parkes

 

A big thank you to Parkes Shire Council who will be hosting the

2024 Sims Metal Waste 2 Art Regional Showcase

The theme waste is

Packaging

It is not essential to use the theme material to enter Waste 2 Art, any waste product can be used to create your artwork.

The venue is Parkes Shire Library
With the official daytime opening on Saturday 10th August 2024

 

WHAT IS WASTE TO ART?

Waste to Art is a community art exhibition and competition open to all local residents of the NetWaste region. It engages the community and showcases creative works made from reused & recyclable waste materials.

Sponsored by Sims Metal, Councils involved host a local competition and the winning artworks are then transported to the Regional Exhibition which is hosted by a different council each year.  There is a new theme waste each year but theme is not compulsory, all we ask is that you only use waste to create your work, no new materials. Please contact our Environmental Learning Advisor Bill Tink on 0400 336 508 if you have any queries.

 

 

LOCAL COORDINATORS:

Once you have contacted your local coordinator, please watch this short video to ensure you pack your artwork safely.

BATHURST OLIIVA ROBINSON  Olivia.Robinson@bathurst.nsw.gov.au
BOGAN SHIRE ROZ GEORGE roz.george@bogan.nsw.gov.au
BROKEN HILL NADINA BENVENISTI nadina@nbcareerconsulting.com.au
CENTRAL DARLING NADINA BENVENISTI nadina@nbcareerconsulting.com.au
COONAMBLE ANGE BUNNER admin@outbackarts.com.au
COWRA PHILIPPA CHILDS Philippa.Childs@cowra.nsw.gov.au
DUBBO REBECCA WALKER Rebecca.Walker@dubbo.nsw.gov.au
LACHLAN SHIRE ROWAN BENTICK Rowan.Bentick@lachlan.nsw.gov.au
LITHGOW VERITY BROOKES Verity.Brookes@lithgow.nsw.gov.au
MID-WESTERN ADELLE MINAHAN adelle.minahan@midwestern.nsw.gov.au
NARROMINE GABRIELLE TEALE MCEVOY Gabrielle.Teale-McEvoy@mrl.nsw.gov.au
OBERON JULIE BAKER Julie.Baker@oberon.nsw.gov.au
ORANGE MONICA ENGEL mengel@cwl.nsw.gov.au
PARKES KERYYN JONES Kerryn.Jones@parkes.nsw.gov.au
WEDDIN LUKE SHEEHAN Luke.Sheehan@weddin.nsw.gov.au
WARRUMBUNGLES ALISON REYNOLDS Wow@creativespace.org.au

People’s Choice Winners!!!

We have two outstanding winners for the 2023 People’s Choice award:

Congratulations goes out to Spring Hill Public School for the student winner with Sock monster

And Jody Lawson for the Adults Winner with her work Waste, so serious

2023 Sims Metal Waste 2 Art – Winners List

Want to see the artworks for yourself? Exhibition opening hours are listed below.

  AWARD ARTWORK ARTIST COUNCIL PRIZE
Primary 2 D – Winner Individual Colours of life Chloe Smith Broken Hill $200.00
Primary 2 D – School Winner Gaanha-Bula dreaming Spring Hill Public School Orange $200.00
  Highly Commended Lyla Anastasia Phillips Lachlan  
Primary 3 D – Winner Dancing queen Jemima Tink Dubbo $200.00
  Highly Commended Crazy, wired animals Cudgegong Valley Public School Mid-Western  
Primary Functional Winner The Aussie hat Addison Crammond Lachlan $200.00
  Highly Commended The disposal of leftovers from wrecked beauty Calare Public School Orange  
  Highly Commended Miss Patches Emily Wild Parkes  
  Highly Commended PAX MAT Sofala Public School Lithgow  
Secondary 2 D – Winner City from above Dominick Carpenter Mid-Western $300.00
  Highly Commended Me Callaghan Sheperd Broken Hill  
  Highly Commended Childhood ambivalence Chelsea Stocks Bathurst  
Secondary 3D – Winner Tree of growth and renewing Skillset Senior College Bathurst $300.00
  Highly Commended Birb Samuel Mortimer Parkes  
  Highly Commended Gutted by greed Matthew Davis Orange  
Secondary Functional – Winner Fairytale Fascinator Chloe Amery Parkes $300.00
  Highly Commended Trees grow anywhere Anneka Riepsamen Bathurst  
  Highly Commended Thinking hat Max Burrows Broken Hill  
Community 2D – Winner The fabric of my family Heather Rendell Bathurst $500.00
  Highly Commended Cumbungi (Wiradjuri for bullrushes) Dale Rushforth Broken Hill  
  Highly Commended Mellow yellow Katherine Coelli Dubbo  
  Highly Commended Palius Tinius Mark Phillips Lachlan  
Community 3D – Winner Outback enola (emu dress) Lindy Clifton and the inmates of the Broken Hill correctional centre Broken Hill $500.00
  Highly Commended Polly dog Molly O’byrne Mid-Western  
  Highly Commended Bed sheet boys Abigail McLaughlin Bogan  
Community Functional – Winner Tie-the-loop SAMI Orange $500.00
  Highly Commended Tea with Aileen Therese Quigley Dubbo  
  Highly Commended The coat of many denims Vickie Osborne Bathurst  
  Highly Commended Slow fashion Bethany Butchers Bogan  
Open 2D – Winner Upcycled tree bark Dirk Romeyn Broken Hill $500.00
  Highly Commended The forgotten song Jessica Anne Leffley-Middleton Lithgow  
  Highly Commended Waste, so serious Jody Lawson Bathurst  
  Highly Commended Opera Cape Lexi Kellam Oberon  
Open 3D – Winner tied Colour for colour Sue Boyer Orange $500.00
Hare today, gone tomorrow Michelle Hazelton Parkes $500.00
  Highly Commended Fast fashion behemcloth Jason Sank & Rebecca Wright Broken Hill  
  Highly Commended Cotton Waisted Helen McLennan Mid-Western  
Open Functional – Winner Jeans shopping Megan Butriss Orange $500.00
  Highly Commended After the flood Loraine Looney Broken Hill  
  Highly Commended Silk merino sandwich jacket Beryl Twardy Parkes  
Creative Repair, Restore and Refurbish – Winner Grandmas legacy of doilies Kathy Avgoulas Lithgow $500.00
  Highly Commended oh, Canada! Ali Cant Dubbo  
Waste Theme Award Winner Hello I’m Dolly Sue Williams Broken Hill $500.00
Herb Clarke Memorial Award Winner Digger Trundle Central School Parkes $500.00
Colin Jones Memorial Award Winner Gugaa (Goanna) ZigZag Public School Lithgow $500.00
Curator’s Award Winner Australian fauna – wrapped Prue Mogg Lithgow $500.00
Pushing Boundaries award Winner Fast fashion behemcloth Jason Sank & Rebecca Wright Broken Hill $500.00
Emerging Artist award Winner Childhood ambivalence Chelsea Stocks Bathurst $500.00
Sims Metal Award Winner Hoot Andrew Oxley Orange $500.00
  Highly Commended Harbour View Alison Dent Orange  
  Highly Commended Cumbungi (Wiradjuri for Bullrushes) Dale Rushforth Broken Hill  
2023 Waste 2 Art Overall Winner Not fast enough… Alan Stanger Dubbo $1,000.00
 

 

 

 

 

WASTE 2 ART 2023-

A big thank you to Blayney Shire Council who will be hosting the

2023 Sims Metal – Regional Waste 2 Art

The theme is

TEXTILES & FAST FASHION

It is not essential to use the theme material to enter Waste 2 Art, any waste product can be used to create your artwork.

The venue is Platform Arts Hub Blayney
at the Blayney Railway Station
Cnr Adelaide St and Railway Lane
Blayney NSW 2799
With the official daytime opening on Saturday 22nd July 2023
2023 entry forms can be downloaded HERE

 

WHAT IS WASTE TO ART?

Waste to Art is a community art exhibition and competition open to all local residents of the NetWaste region. It engages the community and showcases creative works made from reused & recyclable waste materials.

Sponsored by Sims Metal, Councils involved host a local competition and the winning artworks are then transported to the Regional Exhibition which is hosted by a different council each year.  There is a new theme waste each year but theme is not compulsory, all we ask is that you only use waste to create your work, no new materials. Please contact our Environmental Learning Advisor Bill Tink on 0400 336 508 if you have any queries.

 

 

 

 

WASTE 2 ART 2022 –

Congratulations 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.

Here’s the 2022 Waste 2 Art People’s Choice award Winners…

And it’s a tie!

Frank Denis and Alan Stanger tied for this year’s people’s choice award, congratulations!

Frank Denis – I see you 

With the support of my Ancestors, I reject other’s prejudice. I refuse to be held back by the limitations of others.

Inspired by a charcoal drawing, I saw this old, ripped fly screen as a tonal drawing with the tears as highlights. Amazing what a few cuts can produce. I’ve combined my love of woodwork using scrap timber to make the frame.

 

Alan Stanger – Binfluenced

Ibis foraging through bins have become so commonplace in our cities and towns that this unusual bird has been given the comical nickname The Bin Chook.

These Australian native birds have migrated into our cities and towns as the concrete jungle marches on destroying their native habitat. Once using their long beaks to extract insects from wetlands they are now forced to adapt by upskilling those same beaks to open bins and pierce garbage bags in order to survive.

They are seen by many as smelly, dirty scavengers but to me they are a symbol of nature’s endurance and its amazing ability to adapt as humans continue to erase the natural environment due to overpopulation and urban sprawl.

I have created this piece in the hope that people stop seeing the Ibis as an ugly part of nature but instead look further to see an ugly side of humanity.

 

Waste 2 Art was hosted by Lithgow City Council at the Union Theatre a beautiful venue filled with inspiring artworks. 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

 

 

Waste 2 Art 2021

VIEW A VIDEO WALK THROUGH OF THE 2021 EXHIBITION HERE

We are pleased to announce the winners for the 2021 Sims Waste 2 Art regional competition

Overall Winner is Gary Cooper – Beatnik Band

CATEGORY ARTIST ARTWORK AWARD COUNCIL
Primary 2 D Eglinton Public School Water droplets & the garden Winner Bathurst
  Joshua Peeters My hero Highly Commended Dubbo
  Mudgee Playgroup Bee responsible Highly Commended Mid Western
Primary 3 D Spring Hill Public School Lord Ali Foil of the steel table & his trusty steed ‘Rusty’ Winner Orange
  Molly & Aisling Cavanough Mermaid tail Highly Commended Mid Western
  Alexandra Attree Percy the robot Highly Commended Bathurst
Primary Functional Scallywags Childcare Centre Waste not, water wise Winner Bathurst
  Kelsey Finnegan Fruitilicious Highly Commended Parkes
High School 2 D Annabelle Harris Butterfly wreath Winner Coonamble
  Jalanah Read, Gemma O’Bryan, Suzanna Wright & Shauri-Lee Taylor Fossil fuel Highly Commended Lachlan
High School 3D William Munro The motorbike Winner Dubbo
  Isaiah Zawada Dragonfly Winner Coonamble
  Blake McMahon Jeff Highly Commended Parkes
  Edie Keightley Flowers grow Highly Commended Mid Western
High School Functional Trudle Central School – School to Work Program Time in chain Winner Parkes
  Coonamble High School Hanging out Highly Commended Coonamble
Community 2D Clare McAdam Regrowth Winner Lithgow
  Terryll Cassidy Designer tote bag Highly Commended Lachlan
  Hayley, Charlotte, Milla, & Elodie Ballantyne Alice’s garden Highly Commended Parkes
Community 3D Janet Wright Tin dinner Winner Bathurst
  Terryl Cassidy Coffee pod windchime High Commended Lachlan
  Meredith Barber Patio flowers Highly Commended Parkes
  Gary Barwick Tin city Highly Commended Orange
Community Functional Terryl Cassidy Coffee pod full outfit Winner Lachlan
  Larissa Cross Lamp 1 Highly Commended Bathurst
  Robyn Flack Teddy’s lounge Highly Commended Walgett
  Amy Fulthorpe Pepsi 5 pair earring collection Highly Commended Bathurst
  Ian Row Shower of enlightment Highly Commended Parkes
  Cath Peeters Desperate times = Desperate measures Highly Commended Dubbo
Open 2D Karen Bott Can you cancan? Winner Coonamble
  Michael Green Sunflowers over Dargan Highly Commended Lithgow
  Elsie Mahon My old cot quilt Highly Commended Parkes
Open 3D Alan Stanger Checking out the real estate Winner Dubbo
  Bronwyn Ingersole Highland cow Highly Commended Bathurst
  Joseph Lynch Rusty Highly Commended Bathurst
  Alison Dent Morning sun, children’s moon Highly Commended Coonamble
  Helen Munro Flower Highly Commended Lithgow
  Sandra Dengate Cuprous-ferrous foliis Highly Commended Oberon
  Kelly & Will Hazzard The watchers Highly Commended Bathurst
  Helen Standen Bloody linen dresses Highly Commended Parkes
Open Functional Prue Mogg Trio of rustic follies Winner Lithgow
Building /Sculpture 2D Middleton Public School Barugil Winner Parkes
Building/Sculpture 3D Shani Nottingham The beginning of all things are small Winner Bathurst
  Maureen Reardon & Jose Wasley Recycled glass art Highly Commended Broken Hill
Buidling/Sculpture Functional Rex Veal Chook RV Winner Parkes
Waste Theme Award Chelsea Stocks A moment of peace Winner Bathurst
Herb Clarke Memorial Award Deb Jones Scrap bin lamp Winner Parkes
Colin Jones Memorial Award Kelly & Will Hazzard The watchers Winner Bathurst
Curator’s Award Tracy Sorensen Ritual artifacts – Mount Panorama Wahluu Winner Bathurst
Sims Metal Award Christina & Barry Tomlinson Rusty owl & nest Winner Mid Western
Overall Winner Gary Cooper Beatnik band Winner Warrumbungles
People’s Choice Award Joseph Lynch Rusty Winner Bathurst

 

 

WHAT IS WASTE TO ART?

Waste to Art is a community art exhibition and competition open to all local residents who reside in the NetWaste region. It engages the community and showcases creative works made from reused & recyclable waste materials.

Councils involved host a local competition and the winning artworks are then transported to a Regional Exhibition which is hosted by a different council each year. 2022 will see  Coonamble Shire Council hosting the annual Regional Exhibition. The theme for 2022 is soft plastics. The theme is not compulsory.

Waste to Art. White Trash

Waste 2 Art’s aim is to challenge peoples’ perceptions about ‘rubbish’ and to celebrate the reuse and recycling of waste through arts and crafts. Waste to Art provides an innovative approach to waste education, invites schools and community groups to take up the challenge and create a new life for materials that would otherwise have been thrown away.

 

Download: 2021 Waste to Art Catalogue 

Download: List of winners 2019

Download: List of winners 2018

Download:  2017 Waste to Art Catalogue

Download:  2016/17 Winners List

Stay up to date: Waste to Art NetWaste Facebook 

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