WETLANDS: WetlandCare Art Competition closing soon

The WetlandCare National Art Competition 2009 is still open for submissions, with entries closing on Friday, December 5.

The competition is offering a fantastic range of prizes, including the $1250 Sydney Metropolitan CMA Open Art prize, and the NSW Department of Environment and Climate Change Open prizes. There is no entry fee.

There are categories for children and adults, as well as a primary school prize for wetland posters.

The themes of the competition are Upstream-Downstream; wetlands connect us all or Wetlands generally. The winners will be publicly announced at an exhibition of the winning works on World Wetlands Day, 2 February 2009, and the works will then be displayed in regional exhibitions and in an online exhibition on the WetlandCare Australia website.

Artists and photographers of all ages are encouraged to take advantage of this exciting opportunity to link art and environment.

Entry forms can be downloaded at www.wetlandcare.com.au or are available by contacting WetlandCare Australia on 02 6681 6169.