Create a piece of art showing your vision for a sustainable future. Entries are
open to: intermediate, secondary students and adults.
The challenge runs from
Feb 1st – May 15th 2015
Categories:
 Up-Cycled Junk
 Trash to Fash
 Photography
All entries will be on exhibition at Baycourt from 10am Friday 5th June to 5pm
Sunday 7th of June (Gold coin entry). Entrants and general public are invited to
attend the Sustainable Art Challenge Awards Baycourt on Sunday 7th June.
Where there will be the exhibition, live Trash to Fashion show and then an
auction for the Up-Cycled Junk entries!
Each category will award prizes within the three age groups, Intermediate,
Secondary and adult/tertiary.
Entries will be judged by local artists and awesome prizes awarded within
each category to the value of $500!
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Please note: Intermediate and secondary school student who enter the awards
gain free entry to the Awards ceremony, adults/tertiary students, parents and
siblings will be charged an entry fee.
Within the Up-cycled Junk section there are two categories including: 1. Works of Art;
2. Practical Pieces. Enter as a group or on your own. You have the choice of putting your
artwork up for sale by auction on the awards evening (with a reserve price), if your piece is
sold you will keep 60%, with the remainder going to Envirohub BOP to help organise next
years challenge.
Let your creative juices flow! Prizes will be awarded for most creative group and single
entries within each age group. Big points awarded for those who think outside the box!
Remember the aim is to divert waste from landfill. The only rule is that you can’t buy your
primary materials brand new.
Some ideas to get you started:
 Old furniture from op-shops or your nans place!
 Kiwifruit packhouses are a great source for
wooden pallets and crates.
 Metal from scrap yards.
 Check out The Waste Exchange website
www.nothrow.co.nz
 Check out www.freecycle.org.nz/TaurangaNZFreecycle
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Winning entries from Sustainable Art Challenge 2014.
Create a masterpiece out of soft materials by upcycling fabric scraps and old garments or
make something stunning out of “waste” around home or work. Enter as a group or on your
own and be prepared to strut your stuff at the live Trash to Fash show on the awards night.
Prizes will be awarded for most creative group and single entries, with top prizes for
ingenuity. The only rule is that you can’t buy your primary materials brand new. Winning
entrants will have the opportunity to display their work at other events during the year.
Some ideas to get you started:
 Fabric and canvas offcuts from upholsterers or op shops
 Beer bottle caps from restaurants
 Coffee sacks from roasteries such as Fusion, Excelso or Fixation
 Check out www.freecycle.org.nz/TaurangaNZFreecycle
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What does sustainability mean to you? Get out and take a single photograph or a photo story
(3-5 photos). This category is for single entries (no groups). You have the choice of putting
your photograph up for sale by silent auction during the 3 day exhibtion, if sold you will
keep 60% of the profits, with the remainder going to Envirohub BOP to help organise next
years challenge.
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 Entry is free for Intermediate and secondary school students. There is a one off $10
registration fee for adults and tertiary students which allows up to 4 entries.
 You cannot enter a piece that has been entered in the Sustainable Art Challenge in
previous years.
 Up-Cycled Junk entries from students within the Western Bay of Plenty and Tauranga
districts will be collected from schools by Envirohub volunteers on Thursday the 4th of
June 2015.
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 Adult entries to UP-Cycled Junk must be delivered to Baycourt exhibition space
between 9am and 1pm on Thursday 4th June (unless prior arrangement is made).
 Up-Cycled Junk and photography entries may be sold on the awards evening or at the
exhibition, unless otherwise indicated by the entrant. Any entries by adults not sold
will be the responsibility of the entrant to collect from Baycourt following the Awards
ceremony or on Monday 8th June. Envirohub will organise the pieces to be dropped
back to the schools following the exhibition.
 Photographs will need to be submitted digitally along with a professionally printed 8 x
10 inch copy stuck on black card supplied to Envirohub along with the registration
form by 15th May 2015.
 The photograph prints supplied will be for sale by silent auction (unless stated
otherwise by the entrant). The entrant retains copyright of the image. Envirohub BOP
retain the right to use or display these images for promotional purposes in relation to
the Sustainable Art Challenge only.
 Trash to Fash entrants will be required to arrive at Baycourt by 1pm on Sunday 7th
June for the fashion show rehersal and remain on site until the awards ceremony
concludes around 5-6pm. Entrants are responsible for bringing their fashion entries on
the day. Please bring packed food for dinner.
Please return the completed registration form by 15th May 2015 to:
Tania Gaborit-Haverkort,
Sustainable Backyards Coordinator
Envirohub BOP, PO Box 841, Tauranga
tania@envirohub.org.nz / (07) 578 6664
Please fill in the form below to register for the Sustainable Art Challenge 2015. Forms must be submitted by
May 15th along with a photograph of your entry (for Trash to Fash and Up-cycled Junk).
Please fill out one form per entry.
Contact details:
School name (if applicable)
Teacher name
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Phone and ext.
Email
Artist name(s)
Student entry details:
Entry type and age group
(Tick all that apply)
Category
(Tick one)
Intermediate
Single entry (one person)
Secondary
Group entry (up to four people)
Tertiary/adult
Upcycled junk
Trash to Fash
Photography
Is your piece for sale?
Please indicate the reserve
price
(take in to account you will
receive 60% of sale price)
Describe your entry in 30
words or less.
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