Waste 2 Art

Lachlan Shire Council is pleased to announce its involvement in the 2025 WASTE 2 ART community art exhibition and competition. WASTE 2 ART is a free waste inspired art competition and exhibition with a category for every member of the community from pre-school through to aspiring and professional artists.

Each year there is a specific waste stream is featured in the Waste 2 Art competition. In 2025 it is the Year of Toys.  That doesn’t mean that you have to use this toys in your artwork; however, you can use toys or make toys if you wish. The theme is to raise awareness each year of one particular problem waste stream.

Local Competition and Exhibition:

• Entries to be delivered to Condobolin Library from 7 to 9 July 2025 between the hours of 9am and 4pm.
• Exhibition open – 14 July 2025 to 25 July 2025.
• Exhibition Location – Condobolin Library.

Entry forms are available at Lachlan Shire Council or can be downloaded HERE(PDF, 1MB) . 

CATEGORIES (ENTRIES MAY BE SUBMITTED BY GROUPS OR INDIVIDUALS)

TERMS & CONDITIONS

The Waste 2 Art Community Art Exhibition and Competition is open to all community members, artists and schools who currently reside in the NetWaste region.

• All artwork in each category must demonstrate the re-use and recycling of waste.
• Entrants will be notified of competition results by email.
• The results of the competition will be announced to local media.
• All entrants grant permission to the organisers to publish &/or broadcast the names and photographs of the finalists and the winners through print and electronic media.
• Judges and their immediate families are not eligible to enter.

 ALL ARTWORK MUST:

• Include a brief description of your composition, the materials and inspiration of your artwork. Preferably this should be emailed to the Council’s Waste 2 Art Coordinator, Rowan Bentick otherwise include your description with your entry form (Maximum 200 words)
• Be exhibition ready, which means that if the artwork needs to be hung it must include a hanging system (it can be simple).
• Be stable and safe for public exhibition.
• Any instructions for display or set-up of your artwork should be included when submitting artwork to the local exhibition (or, if successful, the regional exhibition).
• Not exceed a size limit: 2 dimensional – 1×1 metres & 3 dimensional – 1x1x1metres.
• Not exceed a weight limit of 30kgs. If the work exceeds these limits photographs will be accepted. The photographs must be supplied by artists and be ready to hang.

All artwork must be delivered to Condobolin Library and collected once the exhibition has ended. 

The cost and means of transport to the local exhibition are the responsibility of the entrant. If you are not located in Condobolin and need assistance with transport, please contact Rowan Bentick on 02 6895 1900 to discuss assistance with transport.

If your work is identified as a local winner it will be transported to a Regional Waste 2 Art Exhibition. NetWaste will cover the cost of transporting artworks. The organisers will take all reasonable care in handling and dealing with works submitted, however the organisers will not be responsible for any loss or damage incurred to any of the artworks or materials.

The 2025 Regional Showcase will be held at the Western Plains Cultural Centre, Dubbo from 20 September to 2 November 2025.

For further information regarding the Lachlan Waste to Art Competition 2025 contact:

Rowan Bentick, Environment & Waste Coordinator

E: council@lachlan.nsw.gov.au 

P: 02 6895 1900