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SWAP, Sustainable Waste Art Prize, 2018
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SummaryFor 8 years the City of Ryde has run the Sustainable Waste to Art Prize (SWAP) which encourages locals to reimagine the creative potential of waste, promoting reduction, recycling and reuse and sustainable living. This years SWAP awards night was held at the See Street Gallery, Meadowbank.
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Author/CreatorCity of RydeDate of Creation18 October, 2018OccasionSWAP, 2018Date of Occassion19 September, 2018
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Suburb MeadowbankCoordinates[1]
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NotesA giant hare made out of noxious weeds and a piece of art depicting a legendary musician with nothing more
than buttons were among the winners announced for the City of Ryde’s Sustainable Waste to Art Prize (SWAP)
at the opening night of the SWAP Exhibition on Wednesday.
SWAP is a unique competition in which local artists are asked to produce artworks that are made from
repurposed material or that have a sustainable theme. This year’s competition attracted more than 200
entries with 79 shortlisted for the exhibition at See Street Gallery in Meadowbank.
Meadowbank TAFE student Penny Simons was awarded first prize in the open category for her work ‘Flying
Hare’, which is a woven hare made completely out of the noxious Willow weed sourced from the NSW
Southern Highlands.
Local resident Trinity Myres took out the Youth Environment Prize (for 14 to 17 year olds) for her artwork
‘Perish’, which uses plastic, aluminium cans and other recycled materials to depict the damage caused by
deforestation to the environment.
Ryde student Dane De Braekeleir-Cleal, meanwhile, was awarded the Junior Youth Environment Prize (10 to 13
year olds) for ‘Kurt Cobain in 4,438 Buttons’ which is an eye-catching piece of work that portrays the iconic
musician with reclaimed clothing buttons.
The Functional award – for the design object judged to have best used reclaimed material to form a functional
piece – was taken out by Monique Bedwell and her work ‘It’s Not Just A Cup Of Tea’, which is a dress made
from more than 500 used tea bags .
The winners were determined by the SWAP panel of judges, which was made up of Dean of UNSW’s Faculty of
Art and Design Professor Ross Harley, co-founder and CEO of Take 3 Tim Silverwood, and renowned Australian
artist Wendy Sharpe.
than buttons were among the winners announced for the City of Ryde’s Sustainable Waste to Art Prize (SWAP)
at the opening night of the SWAP Exhibition on Wednesday.
SWAP is a unique competition in which local artists are asked to produce artworks that are made from
repurposed material or that have a sustainable theme. This year’s competition attracted more than 200
entries with 79 shortlisted for the exhibition at See Street Gallery in Meadowbank.
Meadowbank TAFE student Penny Simons was awarded first prize in the open category for her work ‘Flying
Hare’, which is a woven hare made completely out of the noxious Willow weed sourced from the NSW
Southern Highlands.
Local resident Trinity Myres took out the Youth Environment Prize (for 14 to 17 year olds) for her artwork
‘Perish’, which uses plastic, aluminium cans and other recycled materials to depict the damage caused by
deforestation to the environment.
Ryde student Dane De Braekeleir-Cleal, meanwhile, was awarded the Junior Youth Environment Prize (10 to 13
year olds) for ‘Kurt Cobain in 4,438 Buttons’ which is an eye-catching piece of work that portrays the iconic
musician with reclaimed clothing buttons.
The Functional award – for the design object judged to have best used reclaimed material to form a functional
piece – was taken out by Monique Bedwell and her work ‘It’s Not Just A Cup Of Tea’, which is a dress made
from more than 500 used tea bags .
The winners were determined by the SWAP panel of judges, which was made up of Dean of UNSW’s Faculty of
Art and Design Professor Ross Harley, co-founder and CEO of Take 3 Tim Silverwood, and renowned Australian
artist Wendy Sharpe.
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Asset ID5703
SWAP, Sustainable Waste Art Prize, 2018. Ryde History Hub, accessed 18/07/2025, https://historyhub.ryde.nsw.gov.au/nodes/view/5703