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​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:

• 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 infromation on our judges please visit our Judges page      


Entries submitted online on this page are encouraged.
If you require assistance please contact the coordinator mollymorpethcanadayaward@gmail.com


Entry for  - Painting and Drawing
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 http://www.mollymorpethcanaday.co.nz/conditions

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Please press the SUBMIT button once. You may need to wait up to 5 minutes for your images to be uploaded, particularly if they are large files. Once uploaded you will receive an immediate acknowledgement.

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If you have any concerns about your entry, and or have not had a response within three days, please email the coordinator, Nichola Waugh - mollymorpethcanadayaward@gmail.com

Payments 
Bank Transfer payments to Arts Whakatane 03-0490-0215740-001  Please ensure that your name is referenced.
Cheques payable to 'Arts Whakatane' and mailed to
Molly Morpeth Canaday Award 3D, P.O. Box 599, Whakatane.

Other enquiries - please refer to 'Frequently asked Questions'>>>Frequently asked questions

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