Molly Morpeth Canaday Award, Painting and Drawing, is presented by Arts Whakatāne and exhibition partner, Te Kōputu a te whanga a Toi - Whakatāne Library and Exhibition Centre.
This annual non-acquisitive award is dedicated to excellence across contemporary and traditional painting and drawing genres. The award has developed over 30 years and sits credibly within the New Zealand arts community. A high standard of work is selected to form the exhibition from nation wide entries by three pre-selection judges working independently.
For participants, the award offers professional development opportunities to artists by showcasing their practice to peers, collectors, critics, museum curators, the media and the community at large.
Dates:
Entries Open: 21 August 2020
Entries Close: 22 November 2020
Exhibition dates: Saturday 13 February – Sunday 4 April 2021
Location: Te Kōputu a te whanga a Toi - Whakatāne Library and Exhibition Centre
Awards:
Guest Judge: Karl Chitham
Pre-selection judges: Hanahiva Rose, Natasha Matila-Smith and Francis McWhannell
For more information on our judges please visit our Judges page
Entry for Painting and Drawing Award
You may submit up to two entries. Please fill in a separate form for each entry.
The entry fee is $40 per entry. The fee is non-refundable
Please have ready:
Applications can be made through this online form
This annual non-acquisitive award is dedicated to excellence across contemporary and traditional painting and drawing genres. The award has developed over 30 years and sits credibly within the New Zealand arts community. A high standard of work is selected to form the exhibition from nation wide entries by three pre-selection judges working independently.
For participants, the award offers professional development opportunities to artists by showcasing their practice to peers, collectors, critics, museum curators, the media and the community at large.
Dates:
Entries Open: 21 August 2020
Entries Close: 22 November 2020
Exhibition dates: Saturday 13 February – Sunday 4 April 2021
Location: Te Kōputu a te whanga a Toi - Whakatāne Library and Exhibition Centre
Awards:
- Molly Morpeth Canaday Trust Major Award $10,000
- Akel Award Runner up Award $4,000
- Arts Whakatāne & Jacqui Hughes Third Prize Award $3,000
- Craigs Investment Partners Youth Art Award $2,500
- Robinson Law Highly Commended Award $1,000
- Merit Awards x 5 x $500
Guest Judge: Karl Chitham
Pre-selection judges: Hanahiva Rose, Natasha Matila-Smith and Francis McWhannell
For more information on our judges please visit our Judges page
Entry for Painting and Drawing Award
You may submit up to two entries. Please fill in a separate form for each entry.
The entry fee is $40 per entry. The fee is non-refundable
Please have ready:
- Artist information - Name address email and phone numbers.
- Artwork - Title of work, medium used, dimensions of work, (eg 200mm x 1000mm x 450mm), and weight of work.
- Price for sale including commission.
- Digital images for upload. You may submit up to three images with each entry. One of the images must be of the whole work in a gallery or studio space. Digital images to be 1-2MG saved as jpeg files. Image file name to be the title of your work written in this format example. "my_self_portrait_1" etc.
- Artist Statement optional - Up to 100 words in 'word' document file.
- Ensure that you have read the conditions of entry
Applications can be made through this online form
Organisers
Arts Whakatāne and exhibition partner Whakatāne District Council
Major Award Sponsor
Molly Morpeth Canaday Trust
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