Crafty creations turn from trash to treasure and snapshots go on the road
From the tip to the roadtrip, a photographic display of artworks from the 2008-2009 Regional Waste to Art competition will be on display at Dubbo’s Macquarie Regional Library until 27 November 2009.
More than 150 artworks made from recycled materials were originally displayed at a regional exhibition in May. Some 68 of these artworks were photographed and are now being taken around the NetWaste region.
Dubbo City Council’s Director Technical Services Stewart McLeod said the exhibition gave people a chance to see almost half of the artworks featured in the annual competition.
"The photographs will be travelling around the NetWaste region so that communities can see the incredible work that has been created using materials that no one wants anymore," he said.
Mr McLeod said the Sims Metal Waste to Art project is held annually to let budding artists and community members turn trash into treasure.
"Every year, Australia continues to create mountains of waste. This competition provides an outlet to reuse and recycle some of the waste that is generated across the region through arts and crafts," he said.
Mr McLeod urged members of the public to visit the exhibition.
"Take time to call in and have a look at the incredible work that people from our communities have created using materials that no one wants anymore. It’s amazing," he said.
For more information about the Dubbo Waste to Art Competition, contact local Waste to Art coordinator Lee Cooper on (02) 6884 3498 or Council’s Asset Systems Engineer Michael McCulloch on (02) 6801 4000.
NetWaste consists of 28 councils in Central and Western NSW and this year 19 of those councils participated in the Waste to Art competition. The winning artworks from each of the local competitions were transported to a regional exhibition that was held in Gilgandra during May 2009.
MEDIA CONTACT: For further information, please contact Council’s Civil Infrastructure and Solid Waste Asset Systems Engineer Michael McCulloch on (02) 6801 4000.