Categories and Prizes - Art Prize Details - How to Enter - Deliver your Artwork - Selecting and Judging - Important Dates - More Information
The City of Ryde proudly presents the return of the Sustainable Waste 2 Art Prize. Artists and members of the community are invited to enter the competition and exhibition with artworks that relate to sustainable living or waste themes.
entries have closed
Entries closed at 6 pm on 20 August 2018.
Categories and Prizes
SWAP | Open Category
Winner $1,800 / Second prize $600
Open to artists and members of the community who are 18 years and over.
YEP - YOUTH ENVIRONMENT PRIZE | Youth Category
Winner $750 / Second Prize $250
Open to young people aged 14 to 17 years (as of 19 September 2018)
JUNIOR YEP | Younger Category
Winner $300 / Second Prize $100
Open to young people aged 10 to 13 (as at 19 September 2018)
FUNCTIONAL AWARD | $500
Judged from across all disciplines in SWAP Open Category, YEP and Junior YEP categories. Awarded to the design object which best uses reclaimed material to form a functional piece.
PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD | $250
Open to all applicants who are selected for the exhibitions in any category. Audiences will have the opportunity to vote for their favourite artwork or design object in the exhibition.
Entries close on Friday 17 August 2018.
Successful artists to the exhibition will be notified by email and posted on the City of Ryde website on Friday 31 August.
Winners will be officially announced on the Exhibition Opening Night on Wednesday 19 September at See Street Gallery, Meadowbank.
Art Prize Details
Artworks considered for the exhibition can be the following
- A sculpture, assemblage, collage or textile artwork created from used or recycled materials.
- An object that you can use or wear created from used or recycled materials.
Artwork entry criteria
- All two and three dimensional works to be constructed from used or recycled materials.
- Original products can only be used for assembling the work, for binding, bonding and adhering painting.
- The art or design object must be no more than 150 cm in width or depth (including frame).
- Three dimensional works can be free standing or wall mounted but if wall mounted not exceed 20 kg in weight.
- Selection into the exhibition will be based on innovative use of waste materials or the upcycling of waste materials into the art or design object (creating a better quality object or one of higher environmental value).
Eligibility
All entrants must either live, work, study or play in the city of Ryde. City of Ryde staff, Councillors and those employed or volunteering on the SWAP 2018 project are eligible to apply and be selected for exhibition but are not eligible to win any of the Prizes, with the exception of the People’s Choice Award.
Entry Criteria
It is anticipated that around 80 art and design objects will be selected for the exhibition. All entries must be original work of the exhibitor and created within 2 years prior to 19 September 2018. Art and design objects previously exhibited in other prizes and exhibitions are still eligible. For cultural sensitivity reasons, artworks that contain certain unauthorised use of indigenous symbols, motifs or styles are not eligible. Works that are considered offensive will not be selected.
Decisions in regards to works selected for exhibition and final judging by the curatorial panel will be final and no correspondence will be entered into. Plinths for smaller sculptural works will be supplied by the gallery.
How to Enter
Register Online
Applications can be made via the online application form by clicking the button above.
- There is a limit of two entries per person. A separate application form will need to be completed for each entry. Each entry can only be entered into each category.
- There is no entry fee to apply for the prize and exhibition.
- Each artwork submitted requires three good quality photograph or high resolution JPEG image (minimum 300dpi).
Application forms must be submitted by Friday 17 August 2018.
If entrants wish to submit a hard copy entry, download the Application Form(PDF, 259KB) and submit your application form and images of artwork(s) proposed:
A complete version of the SWAP Terms and Conditions is available here.
Deliver your Artwork
When: Thursday 13 September, Friday 14 September and Saturday 15 September 2018 between 10 am and 6 pm.
Where: See Street Gallery, Sydney Gallery School at the Meadowbank Campus of the Northern Sydney Institute - part of TAFE NSW
- Two-dimensional works must be dry and ready for hanging with D-rings secured to the back. Wire is not accepted.
- Three-dimensional works that are to hang must have suitable hook or feature to hang the work from.
- Works of art that contain more than two separate elements, must be accompanied by instructions/diagrams for display. The position of placement of art and design objects within the gallery is at the discretion of the Curator.
Note: Artists and designers are responsible for the transportation of their works to and from the gallery.
Selecting and Judging
Artwork and design objects for the exhibition will be selected by the judging panel. The City of Ryde reserves the right to change the judges without notification to the entrants. Artists and designers selected for the exhibition will be notified by Monday 3 September.
The winners of the major prize categories will be chosen by the same judging panel. The winners of the major prize categories will be announced at the official opening at 6pm on Wednesday 19 September at See Street Gallery.
Judges
Professor Ross Harley | Dean of UNSW Sydney Art and Design / Chair of Arts and Culture
Professor Harley is an award-winning artist, writer and educator whose career crosses the bounds of traditional and creative arts research.
He was Head of School Media Arts UNSW (2009-13), Deputy Director at the National Institute for Experimental Arts [NIEA] and Co-Director of the ICinema Centre for Interactive Cinema Research until 2013. A Fellow of the Royal Society of New South Wales, he was awarded a Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Teaching Excellence in 2008, and became Dean of UNSW Art & Design in 2013.
Tim Silverwood | Co-founder & CEO of Take 3 / Founder & Director of ReChusable
Tim Silverwood is a passionate advocate for protecting our oceans and environment from human impacts. A keen surfer, Tim became alarmed at the increasing risks plastic pollution posed to our oceans and wildlife, co-founding the not-for-profit organisation ‘Take 3’ in 2009.
In 2011, Tim sailed 5000km across the North Pacific Ocean to study the infamous Great Pacific Garbage Patch, sharing his experiences through a popular TEDx talk on his return.
Tim’s achievements include being awarded the 2014 Green Globe ‘Sustainability Champion’; featuring in the hugely popular ABC series ‘War on Waste’ and starring as an ‘Ocean Guardian’ in the 2017 feature documentary ‘Blue’.
Wendy Sharpe
Wendy Sharpe is one of Australia’s most awarded artists, she lives and works in Sydney and Paris. She has been awarded The Sulman Prize, two Travelling Scholarships, The Portia Geach Memorial Award (twice), The Archibald Prize, and many others. She has been a finalist in The Sulman Prize twelve times, and The Archibald Prize six times. She has held over 52 solo exhibitions around Australia.
Peoples Choice Award
The winner of the people’s choice award will be determined by the artwork with the highest number of votes cast by the public. The winner of this award will be published on Councils Website on Wednesday 10 October.
Important Dates
Friday 17 August 2018
Applications close.
Friday 31 August 2018
Successful artists notified by email and names posted on City of Ryde website.
Thursday 13 September, Friday 14 September and Saturday 15 September
Delivery of artwork required. Selected artworks to be delivered to See Street Gallery, Sydney Gallery School at the Meadowbank Campus of The Northern Sydney Institute - part of TAFE NSW, between 10 am and 6 pm.
Wednesday 19 September 2018
Opening event and announcement of winners at See Street Gallery, Meadowbank, 6 pm - 8 pm.
Thursday 20 September - Thursday 4 October 2018
Exhibition Period
Gallery open days and times: Tuesday to Saturday, 11 am - 4 pm.
Friday 5 October 2018
Collection of works from See Street Gallery between 10 am - 6 pm.
More Information
All queries regarding the exhibition and the application process can be made to Ben Eadie from October Sun Enterprises on 0422 871 327 or ben@octobersun.com.au.