Waste to Art on tour in Yass: Stories from the Studio
Waste to Art is an ongoing program of workshops, exhibitions and events for STA and we love it!
An annual highlight of the project is the annual Wollondilly Waste to Art Prize which is our region’s premier Waste to Art exhibition with $2600 in prizes on offer over three categories.
This year is the first time we have been able to tour the prize to the beautiful Yass Valley and we caught up with past winner of the prize Al Phemister in the Yass installation at Yass Valley Community Centre.
Don’t miss a curated selection of amazing waste to art works from the prize in a new venue. Last day is Saturday 13 July.
And as an extra special reason to visit Al is also hosting a FREE creative workshop. Get inspired by the exhibition and then get making.
The Wollondilly Waste to Art Prize is an annual art exhibition with a deep commitment to reducing the waste going to landfill by inviting Artists to make art from waste materials. The exhibition is complimented by a program of workshops and events.
12.30pm – 2pm Thurs 11 July, 10am -2pm Fri 12 & Sat 13 July at Yass Community Centre 1428 Yass Valley Way, Yass
11am-2pm Sat 13 July Waste to Art Creative Workshop in Yass
Make art from waste with Al Phemister. FREE All ages welcome, children to be accompanied. BOOK A SPOT NOW
The WW2A Prize tour is possible with support from Veolia, Wollondilly Shire Council and Yass Valley Council.
Tracy Luff, Bare Essentials
Recycled cardboard. 70 x 58 x 48cm
WINNER OPEN 18+ 1st Prize
Transforms recycled cardboard into a sculptural corset with a modest skirt, reflecting the urgent issue of textile waste. By repurposing discarded materials into art, this piece highlights the potential for creativity in confronting waste. Just as a corset reshapes the body, this artwork demonstrates how we can reshape waste into something valuable. It challenges our throwaway culture, inspiring a shift towards sustainability and innovative thinking in fashion. Touring to Yass Valley
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Dorreen Lyon, Small Treasures
Linen and lace napkins, handkerchiefs, pieces of sheet, paper, paint, eco print mono print, branch.
WINNER WOLLONDILLY Prize
Touring to Yass Valley
$100
Adam Fraser, Flowers of Yesterday
Offcut concrete rebar tails, sewn textile scrap petals, nylon pulp/cotton waste wadding, aluminium cans and plastic bottle tops, fishing line, security screen door mesh, zipties and bathroom mat. 600x600x900
WINNER OPEN 18+ 3rd Prize
I work as a local fabricator in the metal manufacturing industry and always try to get the most out of the materials that I need to do the job with minimal waste, so when a job came in to make round concrete foundation cages one of the things that I was left with was about a thousand of these U shaped tails that were off cuts . They were too good to just be scraped and this is how they found a second life. Touring to Yass Valley
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