School students and holiday organisations around Australia are invited to repurpose rubbish into prize-winning artworks!
At Ocean Lovers, we host Litterarty as an annual, STEM curriculum aligned competition with prize money and an opportunity to exhibit at Ocean Lovers Festival.
Alongside this, we have incredible school resources to provide teachers with lesson plans for creating Litterarty submission and learning about the ocean!
Litterarty Competition
Students from Kindergarten to Year 12 are invited to participate in the 2026/27 Litterarty Waste-Art Competition for the chance to win cash and other prizes including the opportunity to have their work on display at a Litterarty Exhibition at the annual Ocean Lovers Festival.
Works are to be constructed from rubbish and repurposed into an art medium by the students, for example sculpture, 2D, assemblage, mixed media, and collage.
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.
2027 entries will be open in term 2!
Litterarty Lesson Plans
Litterarty Lesson plans are designed to support the creation of your competition submissions with learning resources from K - 12. Be guided by our Ocean Literacy tools and share your love for our planet with your class this term!
