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Entries for the 2026 Volcano Art Prize (VAP) are open until midnight at the end of the day in your time zone on Monday 24th August 2026. Entry is free for all children and all adults from non-OECD countries. Entry for OECD country adults is only AU$10. Please use pay now button below, to pay with your credit card. You’ll find the list of OECD member countries at the end of the entry form.



    Artist’s full name (required)

    Title of the work (required)

    Lead-Safety Message of the Entry (required)

    School Name (if applicable)

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    By completing this form and submitting it, I am declaring that:
    I have fully read and accepted all of the Conditions of Entry

    Option to upload the URL of a short film entry

    VAP is open for short films about lead safety but we also need you to choose a still shot from the film or another related photo – which is landscape-orientation and between 1 and 3 mb in size to be uploaded (see next section). Please web-publish your film entry on YouTube or Vimeo or similar site and copy the URL into the box below (optional):

    Digital Image or video Upload File (required)

    The filename of your digital image or video must include your:
    forename, surname, and title of the work. Please also confirm: the filename only includes low case letters, numbers and hyphens; do not include any other kind of character and space. For example: john-smith-title-of-work

    Upload file size limits 1mb~3mb. Should your file fail to upload,
    please try uploading a smaller size file. Thank you.

    I have uploaded one digital image or short video with a filename including my:
    forename, surname, title of the work.

    The filename of my entry is (required):

    Description of work/art materials:

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    If you are over 18 and live in one of the countries listed below, please use Direct Bank Transfer to pay the entry fee of AU$10.

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    Denmark
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    Germany
    Greece
    Hungary
    Iceland
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    Israël
    Italy
    Japan
    Korea
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    Mexico
    Netherlands
    New Zealand
    Norway
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    Portugal
    Slovak Republic
    Slovenia
    Spain
    Sweden
    Switzerland
    Turkey
    United Kingdom
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    Artist: Justine Cooney

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    Artist: Elizabeth O’Brien

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    Artist: Elizabeth O’Brien

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    Artist: Elizabeth O’Brien

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    Artist: Elizabeth O’Brien

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    Sidewalk Swings Good & Bad

    Artist: Elizabeth O’Brien

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    Lead Frog

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    Four generations

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    Ban lead sinkers

    Artist: Michael Hindmarsh

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    2. Make donations to LEAF to support VAP and/or, for OECD-country adult entrants who want to pay by EFT, please make VAP entry fee payments to LEAD

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    Australian Dust Removalists Association website:    www.adra.com.au
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