WASTE 2 ART EXHIBITION NOW OPEN
Creativity is on show at the Western Plains Cultural Centre with artworks inspired by recycled toys as part of the annual Waste 2 Art exhibition.
The 2025 Waste 2 Art exhibition is on now until 25 May 2025. The exhibition features 69 artworks from school students, community groups and artists in the Dubbo Region.
The official opening of Waste 2 Art was held on Saturday 15 March at the Western Plains Cultural Centre, where the winners and highly commended of each category were announced.
2025 Waste 2 Art Winners:
- Early Childhood category – Stepping Stones Early Learning Centre
- Primary 2D – Isabelle Grant
- Primary 3D – Stuart Town Public School
- High School 2D – Emerson Hartley
- High School 3D – Molly Jones
- Community 2D – Margaret Lynch
- Community 3D – Margaret Lynch
- Community Functional – Anna Chapman
- Open 2D – Kate Kenworthy
- Open 3D – Mel Vizintin
- Open Functional – Susan Yaghjian
- Create, Repair, Restore and Refurbish 2D – Maree Naden
- Create, Repair, Restore and Refurbish 3D – Kate Ryan
- Create, Repair, Restore and Refurbish Functional – Gordon Langford
“All the winners across the various categories were announced at the official opening. It was a tough job for the judges as we received so many great artworks,” Dubbo Regional Council Curator, Kent Buchanan said.
Waste 2 Art encourages everyone to reduce, reuse and recycle with a focus on behavioural change about the things people throw away with this year focusing on toys.
“Waste 2 Art is such a great example of how creative people can be with items that are considered rubbish. We have an amazing exhibition of resourceful artworks that encourage the community to consider their waste management behaviours.”
“For this year’s competition we received entries across 13 different categories which is more than last year, demonstrating the popularity of the competition,” Mr Buchanan said.
For more information about the Waste 2 Art exhibition, visit www.westernplainsculturalcentre.org/waste2art.
Last Edited: 17 Mar 2025