Our Annual Waste 2 Art community art exhibition invites schools, community groups and individuals to transform rubbish into art and design, in this innovative competition.

The purpose of Waste 2 Art is to encourage everyone to reduce, reuse & recycle, and change our attitudes about the things we throw away and this year's focus theme is The Year of Textiles & Fast Fashion.

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Fast fashion is a term used to describe clothing designs that move quickly from the catwalk to stores to take advantage of trends. Fast fashion allows mainstream consumers to purchase the hot new look or the next big thing at an affordable price. Fast fashion has become common because of cheaper, speedier manufacturing and shipping methods, an increase in consumers' appetite for up-to-the-minute styles, and the increase in consumer purchasing power—especially among young people. Because of all this, fast fashion is challenging the established clothing labels' tradition of introducing new collections and lines on an orderly, seasonal basis. In fact, it's not uncommon for fast-fashion retailers to introduce new products multiple times in one week to stay on trend.

Consequently, fast fashion is also associated with pollution, waste, the promulgation of a "disposable" mentality, low wages, and in some examples, unsafe workplaces.

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Applications open from:

16 January to 20 February 2023

Exhibition open from:

4 March - 28 May

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Category Winners: $200

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