Arts Gold Awards - Entry Deadline Getting Very Close!
The Arts Gold Awards is drawing to a close with only four days to go to submit your entry!
These awards celebrate the arts and promote the creative excellence of visual artists residing in New Zealand. This year there is fantastic prize money to be won – a total of $10,500 is to be awarded as follows - - The Art Excellence Award of $5,000
- The Central Otago Artist Award of $3,000
- 2 Merit Prizes valued at $1,000 each
- Viewers’ Choice Award of $500.
This year's judging panel is made up of Fiona Campbell Director of the Real Art Roadshow, Brian Wood, an independent art curator and writer based in Wellington and Cam McCracken, Director of the Dunedin Public Art Gallery. These recognised and well-respected art experts should be an inspiration and encouragement for artists to submit their work and so gain valuable exposure nationwide.
Finalists will be announced on Friday 25th September 2015 and they will be notified by email. The judges will announce the Arts Gold Awards winners at the Art Awards opening evening, to be held at 6pm at The Russell Henderson Art Gallery, Central Stories Museum, Alexandra. Tickets are $30 and will be for sale online at www.artawards.nz from 21st September or from Central Stories office and local i-SITEs. All finalists will receive one free ticket to the opening and may purchase one discounted ticket at $20.
We look forward to receiving your entry soon, the deadline is 4pm Friday 18th September. Finalists will be announced 25th September. Visit our website for more info on how to enter.
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