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Watershed Landcare’s Green Day –Soils Sculpture Competition

If your local school is attending Green Day this year, they might also be participating in our Seeing Soils Sculpture Competition. This year all entries will be exhibited at the Sculptures in the Garden exhibition held at Rosby. Your class could also win a cash prize of $400! What’s the task? Construct a sculpture that oozes imagination and celebrates the importance and diversity of soils.
  • When 10 Sep, 2015 from 12:00 AM to 11:59 PM (Australia/Sydney / UTC1008)
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Watershed Landcare’s Green Day –Soils Sculpture Competition

The 68th General Assembly of the United Nations declared 2015 the International Year of Soils. People all around the world are thinking and acting on the importance of soils. For this reason, Green Day 2015’s competition is also tied to this theme. If your local school is attending Green Day this year, they might also be participating in our Seeing Soils Sculpture Competition. This year all entries will be exhibited at the Sculptures in the Garden exhibition held at Rosby. Your class could also win a cash prize of $400! You can find more information on the Sculptures in the Garden by visiting their website.

What’s the task? Construct a sculpture that oozes imagination and celebrates the importance and diversity of soils.

What we want to see?

Creativity and insight - Into the value and complexity of the use and management of soils! The UNs Forestry and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has published a number of thought-provoking facts about the importance of soil to the natural and built environments in which we live. There are 7 in total, these are;

  • Soils help to combat and adapt to climate change by playing a key role in the carbon cycle.

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  • Healthy soils are the basis for healthy food production

  • Soils support our planet’s biodiversity and they host a quarter of its total

  • Soil is a non-renewable resource, its preservation is essential for food security and our sustainable future

  • Soils store and filter water, improving our resilience to floods and droughts

  • Soils are the foundation for vegetation which is cultivated or managed for food, fibre, fuel and medicinal products.

These can be found at http://www.fao.org/soils-2015/soil-facts/en/#c320163

Choose one of these facts above, research it with your class and build a sculpture that explores and celebrates the fact/issue that you’ve chosen. Don’t be afraid to move out of the Central West, to other countries and communities – feel free to think globally! Use natural and non-natural materials and submit a brief summary explaining the context of your sculpture (one page max.) There’s plenty of case studies and information available at http://www.fao.org/soils-2015/about/en/ and links to plenty of other resources below.

When do the sculptures need to be submitted and how?

Sculptures need to be brought to Mudgee Showground for Green Day on 10 September 2015. Details of the school, class and teachers name and contact details need to be submitted with the sculpture. The competition is open - you can start work on your sculpture at any time. Remember, sculptures need to be submitted with a brief summary of the context of your sculpture.

What’s in, what’s out?

  • There are no limits to the shape, style or dimensions of your sculpture – you just need to be able to get it to the showground on the school bus.

  • The sculptures will be exhibited outside at the Sculpture in the Garden Exhibition at Rosby. It will be best if it is built with materials that can withstand the elements.

  • Consider incorporating recycled/natural materials into your sculpture

  • One sculpture per class or one per School – it’s up to you!

A little inspiration – resources to help brainstorm your content!



Enquiries: to info@watershedlandcare.com.au or call Green Day Coordinator, Vivien Howard on 0488 224 025.

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