Date : 30 SEPT 2023
Time : Now - Ongoing
Location : Online
MobileMuster Schools Competition 2023
CALLING ALL STUDENTS: INSPIRE RECYCLING ACTION THROUGH A DRAWING, PHOTOGRAPH OR SHORT FILM AND WIN $5,000!
MobileMuster is inviting students from around the country to produce a creative piece that inspires recycling action. With two $5,000 first prizes and a total prize pool of $16,000 the competition opens on June 12 and entries will be accepted until September 30.
This year the competition is expanded to include drawing and photography, as well as film. This will encourage more students to express their ideas about recycling creatively and to send in an entry.
The competition is sponsored by the non-profit organisation MobileMuster, which has been helping Australians recycle their mobile phones for 25 years, tackling the ongoing problem of electronic waste.
Educating the next generation of environmentally conscious consumers is one of MobileMuster’s core objectives, so as well as this national competition, they have partnered with Cool Australia to develop educational resources for teachers with lesson plans for Years 3-8 to explore themes around recycling, waste and sustainability.
These will assist students develop ideas for their artwork based on the theme Inspiring Recycling Action: https://www.coolaustralia.org/mobile-muster-competition-lessons/
Theme: Inspiring Recycling Action Deadline: September 30, 2023
Media: Short Film, Drawing, Photograph
Age Groups: Primary School & Secondary School
Prizes: $5,000 for the winner in each age group, $1,000 for the finalist in each category
More information: https://www.mobilemuster.com.au/education/competition/
There are two age group categories: Primary (Years 1-6) and Secondary (Years 7-12). Students can enter a piece in one of three categories: a short film, drawing or photograph.
There will be two major prizes of $5,000 awarded, one in the Primary School category and one in the Secondary School category, with three runners-up (one for Short Film, one for Drawing and one for Photography in each age group) winning $1,000 each.
