The Parkes Waste to Art & Design Exhibition and Competition is a regular fixture in the cultural calendar of the shire.
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And this year the 38 artworks entered made way for an intimate and thoughtful exhibition.
The Waste to Art exhibition provides a creative outlet for aspiring and professional artists in the Parkes Shire.
Manager Cultural, Education and Library Services Shellie Buckle loves waste to art time and the waste reduction messages it brings to the Parkes Library.
"There are many entries this year inspired by the annual theme 'year of plastic bags and soft plastic packaging,” she said.
“Other waste materials such as nail polish, scrap metal, paper, old curtain material and wooden pallets share the creative and recycling message.”
The competition judges found the task of selecting winners challenging.
"Judging was very, very difficult. We were very impressed with the clever and imaginative artworks,” judges Ms Cummings and Ms McKean said.
It is a competition that demonstrates creativity and shares some wonderful personal stories! Come along to Parkes Library to see for yourself.
The winners were announced on Tuesday evening, April 11.
Building/ Sculpture 3D
Winner - Blue Chihuly, Middleton Public School
Open 3D
Winner - Song Birds by Margaret Marshall
Open 2D
Winner - Beyond the Horizon and No Horizon by Joceyln Moles
Open Functional
Highly Commended - Summer Days by Jocelyn Moles
Winner - Haute Couture Gown by Margaret Marshall
Community 2D
Highly Commended - Parkes Gold and Remember by George Heath.
Winner- Derailed by Julie Dearden
Community 3D
Highly Commended - Beached and Bleached by Liz MacRaild
Highly Commended - Caring Through Connections with Creation by Sparks Kid Ministry.
Winner - Little Time to Rock by Julie Dearden
Community Functional
Winner - Wired by Liz MacRailed and Edge to Edge by Janet O'Donoghue
High School 3D
Winner - Diverse Dolls, Parkes High School
High School 2D
Winner - LP Mandalas, Parkes High School
High School Functional
Winner - Handmade Paper by Parkes High School
Primary 3D
Winner - Sparky the Robot by James Smith
Primary 2D
Winner - Garden by Aleena Phelan
Highly commended to all the students in the Parkes Public School Support Class.
Primary Functional
Winner - Blue Bottles by Middleton Public School year 5/6H
Yearly Theme Plastic Bags
Winner - haute Couture gown by Margaret Marshall
Yearly Scrap Metal
Winner - Rustic Clutter b John Grady
Library Team Packers Prize
Winner - Remember by George Heath.
The exhibition is open at Parkes Library until Thursday, May 4.
The winners of the Parkes local exhibition go onto the Regional competition and exhibition which is being hosted in Orange the opening planned for Saturday July 8 2017.
