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Remagine Environmental Art Prize 2026- opens soon
Hornsby Shire Council’ s waste and sustainability art prize Remagine is open on 12 January for entries, with $ 11,000 in total prize money.
Hosted by Hornsby Shire Council in partnership with the Hornsby Art Society since 2009, the Remagine Art Prize challenges artists to create works in response to the waste and overconsumption crises. This year’ s theme, Built to Expire, challenges artists to explore the highly problematic situation where many of the goods we now buy are literally built to expire – from phones and appliances to cars and everyday household items. This throwaway culture leads to more replacement costs, more energy used, more packaging required, and ultimately more waste.
Artists are invited to explore these issues and question why durability has been sacrificed for convenience, and how creativity can inspire change.
Entries will be open to the following categories: Digital Stills, Sculpture, Mixed Media, Ceramics, Painting, Drawing, Printmaking
Reimagine Art Prize 2025 Peoples Choice award winner
and Photography, with six prizes to be won in 2026, including:
• Winner: $ 5,000
• Highly Commended: $ 2,000
• Recycled / Reused Materials Award $ 1,500
• Local Artist Award: $ 1,000
• Youth Award( 18-25 years): $ 1,000
• People’ s Choice Award: $ 500
Hornsby Shire Mayor Warren Waddell said this year’ s Remagine Art Prize is an opportunity for artists to challenge the throwaway mindset and spark fresh ideas for a more sustainable future.
“ Art has the power to make us stop and think about the choices we make every day. I encourage artists to enter and use their creativity to inspire change in how we value and design the things we use.”
Entries to the Remagine Art Prize open on Monday 12 January and close on Thursday 19 March 2026 at 4pm. The winners will be announced at the award ceremony on Friday 15 May 2026.
The Remagine Art Prize exhibition will be held from Friday 15 May until Sunday 31 May 2026, at Wallarobba Arts and Cultural Centre, 25 Edgeworth David Avenue, Hornsby.
For further information and to enter visit www. hornsby. nsw. gov. au / remagine
Fire season from hell
Scorching hot weather and erratic winds are the key ingredients for serious bushfire danger. One local company, Aussie Pumps, located at Norwest, has ramped up production of both Honda petrol and Yanmar diesel drive fire pumps.
The Aussie Fire Chief is regarded as the world’ s best lightweight, portable fire pump. Designed originally for Australian conditions, it’ s now a big seller in international markets that include Indonesia, the Mediterranean fire zone, Lebanon to Spain and even the USA and Canada.
“ The product is simply better than any other of it’ s kind in the world and comes with a five year warranty and a flat price of $ 880 including GST. They are available from Aussie Gold distributors throughout Hills to Hawkesbury.
The‘ Chief’ has a reputation for outperforming it’ s competitors and providing lower and more realistic pricing. We’ re not in the business of making money out of people in trouble”, said Aussie Pumps Chief Engineer, John Hales.“ We designed this pump to help people in times of danger and it does a mighty job”, he said.
Further information, including Aussie’ s FREE Bushfire Survival Guide, visit aussiepumps. com. au
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