The New Zealand Painting and Printmaking Award Exhibition
The Waikato Society of Arts presents the 2009 New Zealand Painting and Printmaking Award Exhibition.
The event is now in its 9th year and usually 20,000 visitors view the exhibition. The awards has proved an effective springboard for emerging artists to advance their careers, and for established artists to showcase their work in an attractive setting to a wide audience.
The prize for the winning piece is $15,000. In addition, the principal sponsors, the Philip Vela Family Trust, undertake to purchase the winning work for their collection, making this an extremely valuable award.
Each year a leading authority on current New Zealand art is selected as judge. Judge for 2009 will be Dr Robin Woodward from Auckland University, who returns shortly from research leave to Asia and Europe.
Entry forms and full details may be accessed by visiting: www.wsa.org.nz.
For further information contact wsa@wsa.org.nz or phone 07 839 4481.
Entries close 31.10.2008, and you will be advised whether (or not) you have been selected as a finalist by 30.11.08.
The gala Award announcement and presentation will be held at the Pavilion, Hamilton Gardens on Friday, February 20, 2009.
organisation:
cost:
Entry fee per entry $35 (non WSA members), $20 (WSA members)
dates:
Wed 18 Jun 08 - Fri 31 Oct 08, every day, All day event
venue:
Waikato Society of Arts, 120 Victoria Street, Hamilton
region:
Waikato, New Zealand
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