Students from Kindergarten to Year 12 are invited to participate in the 2025 Litterarty Waste-Art Competition for the chance to win cash and other prizes including the opportunity tp have work on display at the annual Ocean Lovers Festival. 

Works must be constructed from collected rubbish that has been repurposed into an art medium of the students choosing, including sculpture, 2D, assemblage, mixed media, and collage.​

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Two Valerie Taylor prizes of $750 will be awarded to the Primary and Secondary School winners elected by the judges thanks to the generous support of Blue World. The Primary and Secondary runner-up will each receive a cash prize of $250. A People’s Choice Award of $500 will be awarded to the artwork with the most votes. In addition, the Australian National Maritime Museum will exhibit the winning works following the festival! Additional prizes will also be up for grabs, such as tickets to the Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney Sealife Aquarium and more!

 

Entries to Litterarty will have priority access to Ocean Lovers school's excursion program. Limited places available, please register via the form below.