Vote for your favourite Tip Shop Art entry - BCC - Brisbane - Qld

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Tip Shop Art Competition 2013

Brisbane City Council's Tip Shop Art Competition is underway for 2013, with twenty artists selected from Brisbane's creative community.

The artists will develop artworks from recycled furniture, home wares and textiles found at Brisbane's Tip Shops.

The competition has been developed to raise awareness of Brisbane Tip Shops and encourage visitors to explore options for reuse and recycling of second hand items, in an effort to keep unwanted furniture and household items out of landfill.

Council believes artists are integral to helping the public rethink their rubbish and views the competition as a way to inspire artists to see creative possibilities in items that previously would have been thrown away.

Artists may modify, add to, remove or redesign elements from their chosen pieces in the process of creating their competition entry. Artists may work in their chosen medium or use a variety of mediums and styles.

The finished artworks will be displayed at Brisbane Square Library, 266 George Street, Brisbane, where residents have the opportunity to vote for their favourite artwork between 1 May until 30 June 2013. The winner will be determined by popular vote and one prize of $1000 will be awarded to the artist who creates the winning artwork.

Ten lucky residents also have the chance to win $50 each by voting for their favourite artwork.

Selected artists

Bec Peart and Martin Pedder.
Centre of Creative Arts, Eight Mile Plains.
Deb Magee.
Fatima Schelfisch.
Hiroshi Uchida.
June Haewon.
Karl de Waal.
KT Doyle.
Marge Coogan and Laurel Glegg.
Matthew Powell.
Michael Swifte.
Narelle Carter (collaborating with Kate Markey).
Paul Liddy.
Peter Fegan.
Sally McRae.
Sandra Robertson.
Sharon Lee.
Skubi Testa.
Stephanie Morris.
Tiana Pebre.
Key dates

Time and dateDetails

Wednesday, 1 May to Sunday, 30 June 2013Artwork will be displayed at Brisbane Square Library and residents will be encouraged to vote for their favourite piece

5pm - 6.30pm Friday, 10 May 2013Launch of both the Tip Shop Art Competition Exhibition and The Fusion Exhibition at Brisbane Square Library, 266 George Street, Brisbane. Public event, everyone welcome. This is a great chance to follow the artist trail and catch up with the other artists

Thursday, 4 July 2013Announcement of the winner of the 2013 Tip Shop Art Competition