Clean Up Australia Schools Litter Sculpture Competition
Nature Reimagined
- What: A competition for Primary and Secondary students from schools who have registered to participate in Schools Clean Up Day in 2025. Individual students are invited to submit a sculpture made entirely from litter, found objects or repurposed materials like packaging. Schools can submit multiple student entries.
- Categories: Primary (5 - 12 years) and Secondary (12 - 18 years).
- When: The competition is open from 9:00am Tuesday, 4th February, 2025 - 5.00pm Monday, 31st March, 2025. Late entries will not be accepted for judging.
- Prizes: There will be prizes for the Primary and Secondary categories.
- 1 x Faber-Castell prize pack for the winning entrant student in each category.
- Primary: Includes connector pens, highlighters, colour pencils, oil pastels and more!
- Secondary: Includes colour pencils, artist pens, acrylic markers, charcoal pencils, oil pastels and more!
- 1 x SodaStream Prize Pack for the winning entrant's school in each category.
- 8 x SodaStream Prize Packs for 4 Primary runner up school entries and 4 Secondary runner up school entries.
- Winners announced: Friday, 18th April, 2025.
You will need to be logged into a Google account to submit the entry form. If this is not possible please submit your entry by emailing education@cleanup.com.au attaching photographs to the email or using your preferred file-sharing service.
THE COMPETITION
The Clean Up Australia
Nature Reimagined
creative art competition encourages students to explore the intersection of art, sustainability, and environmental stewardship. Students are invited to create innovative sculptures made from litter collected around their school grounds and local community areas, found objects or repurposed materials like packaging before they are discarded.
Useful items to think about include: Bottle tops, plastic bottles, bags and containers, cartons, fishing line, balloons, straws, single-use cutlery and utensils, coffee cups, or anything else that you find, collect or repurpose before it is discarded and wasted!
Please don't use new materials.
RETHINKING WASTE
This exciting competition encourages students to rethink waste materials, transforming discarded items into thought-provoking works of art. Through this hands-on project, students will engage in a creative process while also raising awareness about the impact of litter on the environment and the importance of recycling and repurposing materials.
Students should collect items to be reimagined into unique sculptures. These creations could take on forms that represent elements of nature—such as animals, trees, or landscapes—or more abstract interpretations of the relationship between humans and the environment.
JUDGING
The judging panel for this competition consists of two highly respected figures in the world of art and environmental advocacy: Artist Rox De Luca and Project Interrupt’s Samuel McLennan. Rox De Luca brings a wealth of experience in sustainable art practices and environmental awareness, while Samuel from Project Interrupt is known for his impactful work in promoting creative solutions to ecological challenges. Together, they will assess each entry based on creativity, environmental relevance, and the ingenuity shown in transforming litter into a powerful piece of art. One winner from each category (primary and secondary) will be selected.
FURTHER INSPIRATION
Nature Reimagined
offers students a platform to showcase and develop their artistic talents while contributing to meaningful dialogue about sustainability and rethinking our relationship to resources and waste.
The competition hopes to inspire the improvement and conservation of our environment through litter collection and prevention, one litter sculpture at a time. Students will be reminded of the power of collective action for the environment, the importance of reuse and the beauty that can emerge from repurposing everyday waste.
You will need to be logged into a Google account to submit the entry form. If this is not possible please submit your entry by emailing education@cleanup.com.au attaching photographs to the email or using your preferred file-sharing service.
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