Waste 2 Art

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Lachlan Shire Council is pleased to announce its involvement in the 2026 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  featured in the Waste 2 Art competition. The theme for this year's exhibition is ‘Shrink Your Footprint’, with focus on minimising your waste footprint, and entrants will need to package their artworks into a shoe or boot box for transport. 

NetWaste - Waste 2 Art 2026 - Shrink Your Footprint

Local Competition and Exhibition:

  • Friday 5-Tuesday 9 June: Delivery of works to Condobolin Library between 9am and 4pm. 
  • Friday 12 June: Exhibition officially opens
  • Friday 19 June: Exhibition closes
  • Monday 22 June: Collection of works not proceeding to Regional Exhibition

Entry forms are available at Lachlan Shire Council or can be downloaded here(PDF, 277KB). 

School Categories

Primary School 

Any student, class or group in Primary School from Kinder to Year 6.

  • 2 Dimensional - Poster/Painting/Collage/Drawing
  • 3 Dimensional - Sculpture/Installation
  • Functional - Utilitarian or serves a purpose

Secondary School

This is High School from Year 7 to Year 12 entries.

  • 2 Dimensional - Poster/Painting/Collage/Drawing
  •  3 Dimensional - Sculpture/Installation

  •  Functional - Utilitarian or serves a purpose

Any student can make their art at home, they just need to select Primary or Secondary.

Community Categories

Community

Entry by local youth, environmental or hobby-based groups. Also, for individuals developing or beginning their art practice.

  • 2 Dimensional – Poster/Painting/Collage /Drawing
  • 3 Dimensional – Sculpture/Installation
  • Functional – utilitarian or serves a purpose

Open

Professional and established artists.

  • 2 Dimensional – Poster/Painting/Collage /Drawing
  • 3 Dimensional – Sculpture/Installation
  • Functional – utilitarian or serves a purpose

 All artworks must:

  • State where all your materials were sourced and include an artist’s statement no more than 220 words.
  • Not include new materials unless structurally required.
  • Demonstrate the reuse and recycling of waste.
  • Be safe for public exhibition – no sharp edges, no 240V, be stable and securely constructed.
  • Be labelled with your name, title of work and your local council in which you reside.

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 2026 Regional Showcase will be held at the Albert Kersten Mining and Minerals Museum (the GeoCentre) in Broken Hill, opening on Saturday 15 August 2026. 

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.
  • Artists must reside in a participating NetWaste Council to enter Waste 2 Art.
  • Coordinators will notify local Waste 2 Art winners.
  • Judges and their immediate families are not eligible to enter.
  • The Judges decision is final, no correspondence will be entered into.
  • Artworks remain the property of the artist.
  • Artworks must pack into a shoe or boot box for transport.
  • Images of artworks may be published by the organisers.
  • Works which exceed the size limit will not be exhibited at the Regional Showcase.
  • If selected for the WASTE 2 ART Regional Showcase artworks must be safely packaged and delivered to and then collected on return from your local coordinator’s nominated collection point. Contact your local Waste 2 Art Coordinator for dates.
  • Transport to your LOCAL exhibition is the responsibility of the entrant. Transport to the Regional exhibition is covered by NetWaste.
  • 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.

 

For further information regarding the Lachlan Waste to Art Competition 2026, please contact Rowan Bentick, Environment & Waste Coordinator. 

Email: council@lachlan.nsw.gov.au 

Phone: 02 6895 1900

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