Exhibitions & Art Awards
CENTRAL OTAGO ART SOCIETY - BLOSSOM FESTIVAL ART EXHIBITION
CENTRAL OTAGO ART SOCIETY - Blossom Festival Art Exhibition.
The Central Otago Art Society Blossom Festival Art Exhibition is held every year in September to coincide with the Alexandra Blossom Festival.
Entries are open for members and non-members to submit and sell their work.
For all enquiries, contact [email protected].
CENTRAL OTAGO ART SOCIETY - EASTER CASH AND CARRY EXHIBITION
Central Otago Art Society Easter Cash & Carry Exhibition.
The Central Otago Art Society operates an annual Easter Exhibition in the township of Historic Clyde. Art Society members and non-members are invited to exhibit and sell their work throughout the duration of the show. The exhibition is held in the Clyde Masonic Lodge on Sunderland St in conjunction with the popular Clyde Food and Wine Festival.
Email [email protected] for all enquiries.
HOPE & SONS ART AWARDS
Hope and Sons Art Awards
The Hope and Sons Art Awards are a very successful biennial event, first starting in 1998 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Otago province. Held by The Otago Art Society in the Dunedin Railway Station this award has attracted many gifted artists from throughout the South Island and has proved extremely popular with the public.
For further information click HERE
CRAIGS ASPIRING ART PRIZE - WANAKA [ASPIRING ART PRIZE]
Located in beautiful Wanaka the Craigs Aspiring Art Prize is the Holy Family Catholic Schools main fundraiser and their aim is to foster and encourage New Zealand artists. This annual event attracts artists from around New Zealand and is becoming a nationally recognised art award. The winning prize is proudly sponsored by Craigs Investment partners. In addition there are a number of merit prizes sponsored by the local community. For more information visit www.aspiringartprize.co.nz
THE NEW ZEALAND ART SHOW
Open to all New Zealand artists, The New Zealand Art Show presents an ideal platform for emerging artists to be discovered. We are dedicated to exposing and promoting emerging, mid-career and established artists and providing them with opportunities to further their development
THE ORIGINAL ART SALE
Auckland's largest art market, and is now back for a fourth year at TelstraClear Pacific, Maukau City. Over 1,400 artworks by more than 400 New Zealand artists will be available for sale at the massive 3 day event.
CLIFTONS ART PRIZE
Cliftons Art Prize is an annual competition that helps raise the profiles of local artists and encourages corporate patronage of the arts. Cliftons Art Prize offers international exposure for local artists across Asia Pacific.
It is open to emerging and established artists in Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong and Singapore. Entry into the Art Prize is FREE.
Click here to view the Cliftons Art Prize website
PETERS DOIG MARLBOROUGH ART AWARDS
A renowned national exhibition, attracting numerous top New Zealand artists, the Peters Doig Marlborough Art Awards attracts a flood of high-quality entries every year. The annual art awards are held at the Yealands Estate Marlborough Gallery, at High St in Blenheim.
Artworks are selected by a judging panel.
THE PARKIN DRAWING PRIZE
The Parkin Drawing Prize is Aotearoa New Zealand’s premier award for drawing. It promotes drawing in all its forms –as discovery, a testing of ideas, and decision making.
ADAM PORTRAITURE AWARD
New Zealand’s premier portrait prize is back with a record number of entries. The final selection has been whittled down to just fifty-nine. From intimate portraits of family members, to bold depictions of New Zealand’s pop icons, this years award is diverse!
This biennial award is for painted portraits, of New Zealanders, by New Zealanders and presents a breadth of responses to identity, and representation.
WAIKATO AWARD - PRINTMAKING, YOUTH and SCULPTURE
The Waikato Society of Arts runs three national awards. The NZ Painting and Printmaking Award and the National Youth Art Awards are held annually, while the Small Sculpture Award is held bi-annually.
Through strong support from sponsors attractive prize money is offered in each of these awards in a variety of mediums.
All awards are blind-judged by art experts in their fields. Entry to any of these awards is for NZ citizens living in NZ or overseas.
For further information visit HERE
PORTAGE CERAMIC AWARDS
The Portage Ceramic Awards are New Zealand premier ceramics prize. Established in 2001, the awards are funded by The Trusts Charitable Foundation and administered by Te Uru Waitakere Contemporary Gallery (formerly Lopdell House Gallery). A national award, the Portage Ceramics Awards also acknowledge Waitakere City’s long history of ceramic practice, dating back to 1852.
Entry is available to artists of New Zealand citizenship.The annual awards are judged each year by a different international judge, usually from the field of ceramics. An open call is made for entries, and since the third award onwards the judge has selected a group of finalists for exhibition. An exhibition is held at Te Uru and a publication produced.