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CLEAN UP THE PRIZES BY TURNING WASTE INTO ART! - Media ReleaseLast modified: April 2, 2008 - 4:27 PM
Over $7,000 prize money is on offer by entering the Hunter’s Annual Waste as Art Competition. Now in its ninth year, the Hunter’s own ‘Waste as Art’ Competition and Exhibition is again calling for entries. The 2008 competition will be more exciting than ever, with new categories and more prize money on offer. Organisers expect over 250 artworks in this year’s competition, in the categories of 3D/Scultpure Art, Functional Art, Primary & Secondary School Age Groups, Special Category – Interpretation of Climate Change, The Maria Callinan Memorial Award (best use of waste materials), People’s Choice and Judges Highly Commended Awards. The overall winner of the Waste as Art 2008 Art Prize, chosen from any one of the categories, will receive $2500. Each category has a prize for the winner, and prizes are also awarded to runners-up in many categories. This year’s Special Category is ‘Interpretation of Climate Change’. “There is so much talk about climate change now. Re-using our resources and minimising waste is important in reducing the effects on our planet,” said Linda Hunter (Department of Environment and Climate Change), “We’re interested in seeing your interpretation, what climate change means to you - using waste materials of course!” All entries will be judged on how effectively they address the ‘waste-to-resource’ concept, through the use of waste materials in the creation of art. Works are also judged on aesthetic merit, artistic quality, creativity, innovation and craftsmanship. “You don’t need to be a recognised artist,” said Linda Hunter, “We encourage everyone to enter. Take a new look at the waste you produce and give it another life by creating artwork.” All artworks submitted in ‘Waste as Art’ are guaranteed inclusion in the public exhibition at the Railway Workshops, Honeysuckle from 4 June – 13 July 2008. The competition is an initiative of the Hunter Waste Education Group, comprising the Councils of Cessnock, Lake Macquarie, Maitland, Muswellbrook, Newcastle, Port Stephens & Singleton, and the Department of Environment and Climate Change (NSW).
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