Wollondilly Waste to Art Prize 2025
The STA Region’s premier Waste to Art exhibition, with $2600 in prizes over three categories.
The WW2A 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 a gallery full of creative treasure made from trash complimented by a program of workshops and events.
ENTERIES OPEN 5 JUNE – World Environment Day
The Wollondilly Waste to Art Prize 2024 has a total prize pool $2600 provided by Wollondilly Shire Council. STA provide the Waste to Art Regional Workshop program.
- OPEN – (18+) $1700 1st Prize $1,000 / 2nd Prize $400 / 3rd Prize $300 Open to STA Region Artists
- Youth (12 -17 YEARS) & (7 – 11 YEARS) $400 4 equal prizes of $100
- WOLLONDILLY COMMUNITY – $500 All entries from Wollondilly artists
All works displayed in the exhibition are part of the STA Peoples’ Choice Award. The winner of which receives an STA Stories from the Studio feature.Enter your work below into the 2025 Wollondilly Waste to Art Prize
$2600 in prize money. Entry is free and open to all residents of the STA region (Hilltops, Goulburn Mulwaree, Upper Lachlan, Queanbeyan Palerang, Wollondilly, Wingecarribee, and Yass Valley). Maximum two entries per artist (entered in one form).
- Key Dates
- Thu 5 June Entries launch on World Environment Day
- Fri 4 July – Wollondilly School Workshops (last day of term)
- 7-11 July – Holiday workshops across the STA region. Check our What’s On for dates as they are announced.
- Fri 11 July – Entries close
- Tues 15 July 10-2pm – Wollondilly Public workshop and late entry opportunity
- Tues 15 July 12-2pm – Selected works delivered to Wollondilly Shire Hall 52 Menangle Street, Picton
- Thurs 17 July 12.30pm-3pm – Official opening celebration
- Fri 18 – Sat 19 10am-2pm – Exhibition open
- Mon 21 July 1pm-4pm – work pick up
Wollondilly Waste to Art Prize is supported by Wollondilly Shire Council & Southern Tablelands Arts.
The Waste to Art regional workshops program is a great way to create a work in the lead up tothe WW2A Prize. Check our what’s on for dates as they are announced.
Tracy Luff, Bare Essentials
Recycled cardboard. 70 x 58 x 48cm
WINNER WW2A Prize 2024
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.
POA
10.30am-2pm Thurs 15 May W2A Workshop at Creative Space Southern Highlands. Create work for an STA Box Gallery in Bowral Library over Winter. Drop in Building 1 Moss Vale TAFE
Mon 7 Jul 10am-1pm
W2A Workshop in Braidwood at the Glasshouse. Presented by STA and the Braidwood Academy of Creative Arts. FREE. All ages children to be accompanied. BOOK YOUR SPOT
Tues 8 Jul 11am-1pm
W2A Workshop at the Upcycle Centre Moss Vale
Turn waste into art with at this creative workshop. FREE. All ages children to be accompanied. BOOK YOUR SPOT
Wed 9 Jul 1pm-3pm
W2A Workshop at Goulburn Regional Art Gallery
A fun creative workshop for kids 8+ at the fabulous Goulburn Regional Art Gallery. BOOK YOUR SPOT NOW
Thurs 10 Jul 1pm – 3pm
W2A Workshop at Yass Libary
Turn waste into art with a free workshop. All ages children to be accompanied. BOOK YOUR SPOT NOW
Fri 11 Jul 10.30am-3pm
W2A Workshop with Tracy Luff at Connect@Gunning Station Turn paper & card based waste into art with a free workshop. Suitable for adults & young people 15+. BOOK YOUR SPOT NOW
Tues 15 July 10-2pm W2A Workshop in Picton
Includeds a late entry opportunity. FREE. All ages children to be accompanied. No bookings – SEE YOU THERE, 52 Menangle St, Picton
Waste to Art Self led Creative activities you can do now at home
Transform waste into art in Al’s magical Yass garden. Finish with a trip to Bargo resource centre.
Waste to Art Assemblage with Freya Jobbins
Make a fabulous work of art out of upcycled plastic toys.
The STA Community Bunting project. Turn your scrap fabric into a community resource. The perfect addition to any event, celebration or gathering. A family friendly creative activity to share.
Make a planter & watering can. Reduce plastic waste through upcycling rubbish into useful objects with Ryan M.
A 
activity.
Need inspiration? Check out the Waste to Art exhibitions from previous years
Waste to Art by Gunning Public School Sept-Oct 2023
Works of art created from waste materials by students at Gunning Public School
Steampunk Waste to Art 2022
At the Steampunk Victoriana Fair at Goulburn Waterworks.
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