Factsheet Waste as Art - City of Cessnock · Waste as Art WAA aims to promote the waste-to-resource...
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The ‘Waste as Art Community Art
Competition & Exhibition’ (WAA) is an annual
Hunter event sponsored and coordinated by
the Hunter Waste Educators Group (HWEG).
HWEG consists of educators from the
Lower Hunter councils (Cessnock, Maitland,
Port Stephens, Lake Macquarie, Singleton
and Newcastle).
Waste as Art Competition
Sustainability Factsheet—Reviewed Aug 2011
In 2011, artists contributed 149
Waste as Art entries that were
exhibited at the Hunter Wetlands
Centre throughout August 2011. Over
500 people visited the exhibition
during this time.
Primary School Category “Bath Time”
By Macauley Blissett
Made from chicken wire, plastic bags, margarine
container and string.
Waste as Art
WAA aims to promote the waste-to-
resource concept through encouraging the
use of recovered waste products and materi-
als in the creation of art. WAA is open to all
members of the community and entry is
free.
Entries in WAA are included in an exhibition
The exhibition is free to the public, to
encourage as many patrons as possible to
receive the ‘waste-to-resource’ message via
exposure to practicable examples in a
professional exhibition.
Primary School Category “Mobile Chair”
By Isaac Sheperd
Made from recycled hardwood from 100 year
old wharf, old paint, old glue, old estapol, old
mobile phones
Further Information
• Open
• Primary School Age
• Secondary School Age
• Best Use of Waste Materials
• Photographers Choice
• People’s Choice
Cessnock City Councils
Involvement
Entry Categories
For further information on Waste as Art check out: www.hweg.com.au
Or call Cessnock City Council on 4993 4100
Cessnock City Council has been a sponsor and
partner in this program since 2000.
Council also provides support to the program
through:
• promotion of the competition to local residents and schools;
• assistance with receiving and returning entries;
• assistance with setting up of the exhibition; and, supporting the judging of
entries.
The sustainability benefits of Waste as Art
include:
Environmental:
Encourages members of the art community to
source and utilise waste products and
materials in the creation of art.
Economic:
Encourages the community to place a positive
value on waste as a resource and artists to
utilise FREE materials in their pieces.
Social/Cultural:
Exposes the broader community, through the
exhibition, to real examples of waste as a
resource and increases the community's
understanding of the idea of resource
recovery.
Benefits of Waste as Art
Secondary School Category “Lollykeet”
By Isobel Whitehead
Made from Easter egg wrappers and coat hangers.