Dunedin-based artist wins $25,000 National Contemporary Art Award
Dunedin-based artist Ayesha Green has won the prestigious $25,000 National Contemporary Art Award for 2019 for her painting 'Nana’s Birthday (A Big Breath)'.
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2 August 2019
20th National Contemporary Art Award winner to be announced next week
The winner of the 2019 National Contemporary Art Award, worth $25,000 and one of the richest in the New Zealand art world, will be determined next week by this year’s judge, Dr Fiona Pardington MNZM.
26 July 2019
Weaving stars come out at Waikato Museum for Matariki
Matariki will be a real celebration at Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato this Saturday (6 July).
4 July 2019
Finalists for 2019 National Contemporary Art Award announced
Fifty-one artists are vying for the $27,000 of prize money in the 2019 National Contemporary Art Award.
24 May 2019
Waikato Museum exhibition in line for national award
Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato is a finalist in the ServiceIQ New Zealand Museum Awards for an exhibition celebrating its region’s flair for science and innovation.
6 May 2019
Past winners among finalists of 2019 Fieldays No8 Wire Award
The 2019 Fieldays No.8 Wire Art Award will be hotly contested with two past winners, four recent place-getters and a previous People’s Choice Award recipient among this year’s finalists.
12 April 2019
Esteemed artist to judge National Contemporary Art Award in milestone year
One of Aotearoa’s most notable and decorated artists will judge the 2019 National Contemporary Art Award.
25 February 2019
Extra incentive for winner of 20th National Contemporary Art Award
The National Contemporary Art Award turns 20 in 2019 and major sponsors Tompkins Wake and Chow:Hill Architects have stepped up their support to celebrate the special milestone.
21 February 2019
Waikato Museum first New Zealand venue for Scarface Claw exhibition
Scarface Claw, the roughest and toughest, boldest and bravest of cats, takes centre stage at Waikato Museum in an exhibition dedicated to the villain of the Hairy Maclary and FriendsTM book series.
23 January 2019
Entries open and judge announced for Fieldays No.8 Wire National Art Award
Artists, inventors and D.I.Y enthusiasts have the chance to get creative and stake their claim to a share of the $8,500 of prize money in the 2019 Fieldays No.8 Wire National Art Award, with entries now open.
16 January 2019
Morrinsville in 1993 remembered at Waikato Museum
The heart of rural communities as well as the atmosphere, lifestyles, and culture of early 1990s New Zealand are celebrated in a nostalgic exhibition at Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato.
15 January 2019
International photo exhibition open at Waikato Museum
A selection of the most significant images to appear in National Geographic magazine are now on display at Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato.
14 December 2018