Each year Kumeū Arts honors the exceptional talents of New Zealand artists through the Kumeū Arts Awards, connecting art with our supportive local businesses who generously provide the prizes.
2026 Timeline
Awards ceremony - October 31st 2026
Receiving entries online - Early September - Dates TBC
Delivery of work - Mid October - Dates TBC
Prepare by making your best work before September and being ready to submit an image and artwork details online when entries open.
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2025 AWARDS - WINNERS ANNOUNCED!
Supreme Winner
Brent Hayward $1,000 Cash from Kumeū Arts + 2 nights stay at Bethells Beach Cottages (valued at $690) + $500 Frames by Daniel voucher + $100 Gordon Harris voucher Total package: $2,290 Second PlaceVanessa Narbey $400 Cash from Bridgestone + $300 Print Art Voucher Total Package: $700 Third Place Blake Beckford $300 Cash from Picture Framing + $100 Picture Framing Voucher + $100 Gordon Harris Voucher Total Package: $500 Photography Prize Rachel Spillane $300 Print Art Voucher Highly Commended Akanksha Kargwal $300 Gordon Harris voucher Runner's Up x 3 $100 New World Voucher (Each) Holly Clarke Darlene Te Young Marina de Wit Young artist 16–18 yrs Lily Lei $100 Gordon Harris Voucher $50 Cash from Kumeū Arts Total Package: $150 Young Artist 12-15 yrs William Gu Cash $100 from Creative Matters People’s Choice # voted by visitors Bella Smith $100 Hallertau Voucher | ||
KAA 2024 WINNERS
DOWNLOAD A 'WINNERS CATALOGUE' Click below
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Prizes:
Supreme Winner - Prize value $1300 - Duncan Moore - Waiting
Second Place - Prize value $800 -Fiona Newton - Web of Illusion
Third Place - Prize value $500 - Natalie Gelder - Synesthesia: Jujitsu / Leif
Highly Commended - Prize value $300 - Rachel Cullen - Lost Memories
Photography Prize- Prize value $400 - Rachel Cullen - Lost Memories
Runner's Up x3 - Prize value $100
Young Artist (12-15) -Prize value $100 - Nico Harrison - AdsHeads
Young Artist Runner up - $50 cash - Kyra Barker - Cute to Boot
People’s Choice - Prize value $100 - TBD
A heartfelt thank you to all our sponsors, artists, judge Richard Penn, and committee members! Your ongoing support helps us make a positive impact in our community. We are very grateful for your generous contributions.
Supreme Winner - Prize value $1300 - Duncan Moore - Waiting
Second Place - Prize value $800 -Fiona Newton - Web of Illusion
Third Place - Prize value $500 - Natalie Gelder - Synesthesia: Jujitsu / Leif
Highly Commended - Prize value $300 - Rachel Cullen - Lost Memories
Photography Prize- Prize value $400 - Rachel Cullen - Lost Memories
Runner's Up x3 - Prize value $100
- Darlene Te Young - Edna at Hayek - 1950
- Misty Lynn - Hubba Bubba
- Lily Pye - Harvest
Young Artist (12-15) -Prize value $100 - Nico Harrison - AdsHeads
Young Artist Runner up - $50 cash - Kyra Barker - Cute to Boot
People’s Choice - Prize value $100 - TBD
A heartfelt thank you to all our sponsors, artists, judge Richard Penn, and committee members! Your ongoing support helps us make a positive impact in our community. We are very grateful for your generous contributions.
The 2023 KAA Winners
Prizes 2023
Supreme Winner - Prize value $1300 - Girl on Boat by Yeonjae choi
Second Place - Prize value $800 - Moving On by Val Enger
Third Place - Prize value $400 - That Yellow Fruit by Oliver Cain
Highly Commended - Prize value $300 - Mussels beard by Misty Lynn
Highly Commended Photography - Prize value $300 - Deep Within by Judy Stokes
4x Runner's Up - Prize value $100 -
Funnel Houses by Leah Hartley
The Perilous Pot by Victoria Johnston
Dyes Slaughterhouse by Sean Thompson
Laminae: A Study In Graphite by Miki Nozomi
Young artist (16-18) - Prize value $100 - Just How You Left It by Kyra Alkamil
Young Artist (12-15) -Prize value $100 - Solitude by Saphira Walder
People’s Choice - Prize value $100 - TBD
To view the winning artworks Download A PDF below
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KAA 2022
Awards Exhibition - November 1st – 26th 2022
Prizes 2022
Supreme Winner - Prize value $1300 - Stephanie Nierstenhoefer - for 'Wellesley Street West'
Second Place - Prize value $800 - Stefanie Robinson for 'Woven landscape'
Third Place - Prize value $400 - Riki Waugh for 'Point of View'
Highly Commended - Prize value $300 - Davina Wang for 'My Eyes'
Highly Commended Photography - Prize value $300 - Rachel Cullen for 'Exit'
3x Runner's Up - Prize value $100
Victoria Johnston for 'Fancy Lashes'
Kirsten Ried for 'Bygone'
Babrara von Sedia for "... the Light of Purity"
Young artist (16-18) - Prize value $100 - Jessica Gurnsey for 'Lights! Camera! ...
Young Artist (12-15) -Prize value $100 - Ronald Wang for 'Portrait'
People’s Choice - Prize value $100 - TBD - Vote at Kumeu Arts
Thank you to everyone who entered this year’s Awards, our sponsors, and to Janet Mazenier, this year's judge.
To read Judge's comments download a 'Winners Catalogue' PDF below
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About this year's judge – Janet Mazenier
Janet is a practicing artist and arts educator based in Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland. In her own art practice she engages with landscape. Her work acts as a kind of portal, accessing and interpreting place, space and land. Janet was a finalist in this year's National Contemporary Art Awards with the work “Milieu”. Her work has recently been included in group shows - the Mothermother iteration 14 lockdown special, The Places we Tread at Space Gallery, Whanganui, Spaces of Synchronicity, Uxbridge, Is It Real, Is It True, Flagstaff Gallery, Love Your Maunga, Maungauika/North Head, The River Runs Deep, George Fraser Gallery, Auckland.
Janet completed her Master of Fine Arts (First Class Hons.) at Elam University of Auckland in 2021.
Visit Janetmazenier.com
KAA 2022 Sponsors
We are hugely grateful to this year’s sponsors without whom this event would not be possible.
Janet is a practicing artist and arts educator based in Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland. In her own art practice she engages with landscape. Her work acts as a kind of portal, accessing and interpreting place, space and land. Janet was a finalist in this year's National Contemporary Art Awards with the work “Milieu”. Her work has recently been included in group shows - the Mothermother iteration 14 lockdown special, The Places we Tread at Space Gallery, Whanganui, Spaces of Synchronicity, Uxbridge, Is It Real, Is It True, Flagstaff Gallery, Love Your Maunga, Maungauika/North Head, The River Runs Deep, George Fraser Gallery, Auckland.
Janet completed her Master of Fine Arts (First Class Hons.) at Elam University of Auckland in 2021.
Visit Janetmazenier.com
KAA 2022 Sponsors
We are hugely grateful to this year’s sponsors without whom this event would not be possible.
2021 KAA
The 2021 Awards were held online due to Covid lockdowns.
We received 92 entries during Lockdown for our fifth annual awards exhibition. As the lockdown continued we decided to hold the Awards online and we selected 80 to hang across both two virtual galleries in ‘Youth’ and ‘Adult’ sections. We used a platform called Exhibit.com. Prizes increased with an additional Photography prize and a new sponsor Print Art supporting us.
Supreme Winner
Arwen Flowers - 'Connected across time and distance' (Below)
We received 92 entries during Lockdown for our fifth annual awards exhibition. As the lockdown continued we decided to hold the Awards online and we selected 80 to hang across both two virtual galleries in ‘Youth’ and ‘Adult’ sections. We used a platform called Exhibit.com. Prizes increased with an additional Photography prize and a new sponsor Print Art supporting us.
Supreme Winner
Arwen Flowers - 'Connected across time and distance' (Below)
Judge Virginia Were awarded prizes as follows:
Supreme Award Winner: Arwen Flowers, “Connected across time and distance”, mixed media
Second place: Tracey Coakley, “Sing”, oil on board
Third Place: Natalia Scott, “The Planet 2”, acrylic and pastel on 360gsm paper
Highly Commended: Oliver Cain, “Banana Vase”, ceramic
Runner Up 1: Natalie Gelder, “It’s raining”, oil on board
Runner Up 2: Katie Russell, “Wolves in the Garden”, woodcut print
Runner up 3: Cindy Scott, “The Village”
Highly Commended Photo: Rahui Tailor, “Mother Nature 1”, photograph
Youth – 16 – 18 years: Theeratatt Tongbai, “Untitled”, watercolour
Youth - 12 – 15 years: Greer Stanton-Kerr, “Tyler, The Creator portrait”, oil on canvas
Thank you to all our sponsors of this event; Gordon Harris, The Picture Framers NZ, Art News, New World, Hallertau, Rollercoaster, Print Art, and Creative Matters, as well as our funders; The Rodney Local Board, Foundation North, and The Lotteries Grants Board.
Feedback for the awards:
“I just wanted to say thank you. I am so impressed with the level of professionalism, and communication of your organisation. It blows all the others I have dealt with out of the water. I am also very impressed with the online exhibition, and it is proof that in this current climate, there are ways and means to do things, without resorting to cancellation. Absolutely brilliant job.” Tanya – artist
About the Judge
Virginia Were is an award-winning poet, journalist and artist. Her two books of poetry, “Jump Start” and “Juliet Bravo Juliet” were published by Victoria University Press and her writing has been included in numerous literary magazines and anthologies of New Zealand writing. In her visual art practice, Virginia specialises in photography and video and her photograph, “Bondi Icebergs”, won the Second Runner-Up Award in the 2015 Wallace Art Awards. Her video work, “Orakei Korako”, was a finalist in the 2019 Wallace Art Awards. Before completing her MFA at Elam in 2017 and recently a Doctor of Fine Arts at Elam, Virginia was editor of the magazine "Art News New Zealand" for 17 years. She lives in Muriwai and loves riding horses.
Supreme Award Winner: Arwen Flowers, “Connected across time and distance”, mixed media
Second place: Tracey Coakley, “Sing”, oil on board
Third Place: Natalia Scott, “The Planet 2”, acrylic and pastel on 360gsm paper
Highly Commended: Oliver Cain, “Banana Vase”, ceramic
Runner Up 1: Natalie Gelder, “It’s raining”, oil on board
Runner Up 2: Katie Russell, “Wolves in the Garden”, woodcut print
Runner up 3: Cindy Scott, “The Village”
Highly Commended Photo: Rahui Tailor, “Mother Nature 1”, photograph
Youth – 16 – 18 years: Theeratatt Tongbai, “Untitled”, watercolour
Youth - 12 – 15 years: Greer Stanton-Kerr, “Tyler, The Creator portrait”, oil on canvas
Thank you to all our sponsors of this event; Gordon Harris, The Picture Framers NZ, Art News, New World, Hallertau, Rollercoaster, Print Art, and Creative Matters, as well as our funders; The Rodney Local Board, Foundation North, and The Lotteries Grants Board.
Feedback for the awards:
“I just wanted to say thank you. I am so impressed with the level of professionalism, and communication of your organisation. It blows all the others I have dealt with out of the water. I am also very impressed with the online exhibition, and it is proof that in this current climate, there are ways and means to do things, without resorting to cancellation. Absolutely brilliant job.” Tanya – artist
About the Judge
Virginia Were is an award-winning poet, journalist and artist. Her two books of poetry, “Jump Start” and “Juliet Bravo Juliet” were published by Victoria University Press and her writing has been included in numerous literary magazines and anthologies of New Zealand writing. In her visual art practice, Virginia specialises in photography and video and her photograph, “Bondi Icebergs”, won the Second Runner-Up Award in the 2015 Wallace Art Awards. Her video work, “Orakei Korako”, was a finalist in the 2019 Wallace Art Awards. Before completing her MFA at Elam in 2017 and recently a Doctor of Fine Arts at Elam, Virginia was editor of the magazine "Art News New Zealand" for 17 years. She lives in Muriwai and loves riding horses.
- 2020 -
Supreme Winner
Tracey Coakley ‘Brothers Frenemies - The Truce’
$1,000 Supreme winner prize
Tracey Coakley ‘Brothers Frenemies - The Truce’
$1,000 Supreme winner prize
Judge Andrew Rankin awarded prizes on the night as follows:
1st – Tracey Coakley- 'Brothers Frienemies - The Truce' - $1,000 and a 2 yr Art News Subscription
2nd – Hannah Rose Arnold 'Keepsake' $600 cash and 2 yr Art News Subscription
3rd - Magdalena Urbankova - 'Te Ngahere' $300 Cash and a $100 New World voucher
Highly Commended –Mishka Patterson 'New York' $300 Gordon Harris voucher
Runner-up - Beverly Towns 'The Gift' $100 New World voucher
Runner up- Rachel Moore - 'Fractured' $100 New World voucher
Young Artist 16-18 yrs - Davina Wang -'Time' $50 cash + $50 Gordon Harris Voucher
Young Artist 12 - 15yrs - Ani Abraham - ‘2020'- $50 Gordon Harris Voucher
Judge – Andrew Rankin
Andrew Rankin has been a finalist of the Wallace Art Awards the past four years; in 2019 he was awarded the Jury award. Also in 2019 Rankin was a finalist in the National Contemporary Art Awards, his most recent achievement is a finalist in the Molly Morpeth Canaday Award 2020. In addition, Rankin has been awarded a residency with Connells Bay Sculpture Trust Graduate Studio Residency at TeTuhi Studios Parnell.
Andrew Rankin’s practice situates around contemporary sculpture and installation, with the conceptual view of repurposing environmental and atmospheric surroundings, preserving and posing these ideas in his given discipline.
Such credentials fortify Rankin’s comprehension of the Art Sector. He has been an art educator for 15year and with a Masters in Fine Arts, Andrew is well adept as this year’s Kumeu Art Awards Judge.
http://www.andrewrankin.org
Thanks to our sponsors...
1st – Tracey Coakley- 'Brothers Frienemies - The Truce' - $1,000 and a 2 yr Art News Subscription
2nd – Hannah Rose Arnold 'Keepsake' $600 cash and 2 yr Art News Subscription
3rd - Magdalena Urbankova - 'Te Ngahere' $300 Cash and a $100 New World voucher
Highly Commended –Mishka Patterson 'New York' $300 Gordon Harris voucher
Runner-up - Beverly Towns 'The Gift' $100 New World voucher
Runner up- Rachel Moore - 'Fractured' $100 New World voucher
Young Artist 16-18 yrs - Davina Wang -'Time' $50 cash + $50 Gordon Harris Voucher
Young Artist 12 - 15yrs - Ani Abraham - ‘2020'- $50 Gordon Harris Voucher
Judge – Andrew Rankin
Andrew Rankin has been a finalist of the Wallace Art Awards the past four years; in 2019 he was awarded the Jury award. Also in 2019 Rankin was a finalist in the National Contemporary Art Awards, his most recent achievement is a finalist in the Molly Morpeth Canaday Award 2020. In addition, Rankin has been awarded a residency with Connells Bay Sculpture Trust Graduate Studio Residency at TeTuhi Studios Parnell.
Andrew Rankin’s practice situates around contemporary sculpture and installation, with the conceptual view of repurposing environmental and atmospheric surroundings, preserving and posing these ideas in his given discipline.
Such credentials fortify Rankin’s comprehension of the Art Sector. He has been an art educator for 15year and with a Masters in Fine Arts, Andrew is well adept as this year’s Kumeu Art Awards Judge.
http://www.andrewrankin.org
Thanks to our sponsors...
- 2019 -
We want to thank all artists who have entered into our annual Kumeu Art Awards. The standard for 2019 was exceptional. We had a high intake in the young artist’s category which proves conducive towards the future of art in Aotearoa.
Judge Claire Ulenberg awarded prizes as on the night as follows:
1st – Sonja Drake 'Ferric Coruscation'
2nd – Julie Freeman 'Flamboyance' $500 prize
Highly Commended- Carly Jade Anderson 'Hinengaro (jade)' $250 voucher
Highly Commended –Gavin Chai 'Interior #6 (Hotel Room in Greymouth) $250 voucher
Runner-up - Marina de Wit 'Madeleine' $100 voucher
Runner up- Keith Victor Ancog 'The Cottage' $100 voucher
Young Artist – Joint 1st- Meiya Julian Takahashi 'Mother Nature' $100 cash
Young Artist – Joint 1st- Rebecca Kneale ‘Dad’ $100 cash
Young Artist – Highly Commended - Jonathan Khoo ‘Expressionists’ $40 cash
2019 Judge – Claire Ulenberg
Claire Ulenberg is a curator, consultant and arts writer.
Claire has worked in private and public galleries in Aotearoa, Australia and Italy at the Venezia Biennale 2011 with the Australian Pavilion and in 2018 at the Venezia Architecture Biennale. She is Curator of MESH Public Sculpture Hamilton, developing public art projects with the artists, architectural team, engineers, council and the Mesh Foundation and full time working as the Art Manager at Brick Bay Sculpture Trail, Snells Beach.
Thanks to our sponsors...
Judge Claire Ulenberg awarded prizes as on the night as follows:
1st – Sonja Drake 'Ferric Coruscation'
2nd – Julie Freeman 'Flamboyance' $500 prize
Highly Commended- Carly Jade Anderson 'Hinengaro (jade)' $250 voucher
Highly Commended –Gavin Chai 'Interior #6 (Hotel Room in Greymouth) $250 voucher
Runner-up - Marina de Wit 'Madeleine' $100 voucher
Runner up- Keith Victor Ancog 'The Cottage' $100 voucher
Young Artist – Joint 1st- Meiya Julian Takahashi 'Mother Nature' $100 cash
Young Artist – Joint 1st- Rebecca Kneale ‘Dad’ $100 cash
Young Artist – Highly Commended - Jonathan Khoo ‘Expressionists’ $40 cash
2019 Judge – Claire Ulenberg
Claire Ulenberg is a curator, consultant and arts writer.
Claire has worked in private and public galleries in Aotearoa, Australia and Italy at the Venezia Biennale 2011 with the Australian Pavilion and in 2018 at the Venezia Architecture Biennale. She is Curator of MESH Public Sculpture Hamilton, developing public art projects with the artists, architectural team, engineers, council and the Mesh Foundation and full time working as the Art Manager at Brick Bay Sculpture Trail, Snells Beach.
Thanks to our sponsors...
- 2018 -
The Second Kumeu Art Awards
Thank you to everyone who has contributed to the second Kumeu Art Awards and congratulations to our prize winners. The ceremony on Saturday was a big success and was attended by over 100 people, including artists, sponsors our committee and families and friends.
Judge Linda Tyler awarded prizes as on the night as follows:
1st – Julie Freeman for 'Hidden Depths'.
2nd – Craig Humberstone for 'Shifting Worlds'.
Highly Commended- Barbara Von Seida for 'Morning Light'.
Highly Commended – Gavin Chai for 'A Hammer Game'
Runner-up Valerie Cuthbert for 'Grounded'.
Runner up- Di Morritt for 'Ceramics ‘Evocation of Spring'.
Young Artist - Andrew Marmont for 'The Jetty'.
It was a fantastic occasion and great way to celebrate our incredibly talented local community. Wine from local winery, the Hunting Lodge and Beer from local brewers Hallertau was served at our bar (donated for the night by local props company Rollercoaster) and food was given to our guests. KACI Chair Christine Rose spoke to a full Kumeu Arts Centre and thanked all our sponsors, such as, Gordon Harris, The Picture Framers NZ, Art News, New World, Hallertau, Rollercaoster, Hunting Lodge, Creative Matters as well as our funders The Rodney Local Board, Foundation North, and The Lotteries Grants Board.
AWARDS:
1st PRIZE - $1,000 + $100 New World Voucher
+ Subscription to Art News
2nd PRIZE - $500
Highly Commended X2
1- $250 Gordon Harris Voucher
2- $250 Picture Framers N.Z Voucher
Runners Up X2
1- $100 New World Voucher
2- $100 New World Voucher
People’s Choice Award
$100 Hallertau Voucher
+ Subscription to Art News
Young Artist (13-18yrs)
$80 Cash donated by Creative Matters
EXHIBITION DATES: Monday 5th – Saturday 23rd November 2018
Awards Night: Saturday 3rd November 2018
Venue: KUMEU ARTS CENTRE (300 MAIN ROAD. KUMEU)
A HUGE THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
Thank you to everyone who has contributed to the second Kumeu Art Awards and congratulations to our prize winners. The ceremony on Saturday was a big success and was attended by over 100 people, including artists, sponsors our committee and families and friends.
Judge Linda Tyler awarded prizes as on the night as follows:
1st – Julie Freeman for 'Hidden Depths'.
2nd – Craig Humberstone for 'Shifting Worlds'.
Highly Commended- Barbara Von Seida for 'Morning Light'.
Highly Commended – Gavin Chai for 'A Hammer Game'
Runner-up Valerie Cuthbert for 'Grounded'.
Runner up- Di Morritt for 'Ceramics ‘Evocation of Spring'.
Young Artist - Andrew Marmont for 'The Jetty'.
It was a fantastic occasion and great way to celebrate our incredibly talented local community. Wine from local winery, the Hunting Lodge and Beer from local brewers Hallertau was served at our bar (donated for the night by local props company Rollercoaster) and food was given to our guests. KACI Chair Christine Rose spoke to a full Kumeu Arts Centre and thanked all our sponsors, such as, Gordon Harris, The Picture Framers NZ, Art News, New World, Hallertau, Rollercaoster, Hunting Lodge, Creative Matters as well as our funders The Rodney Local Board, Foundation North, and The Lotteries Grants Board.
AWARDS:
1st PRIZE - $1,000 + $100 New World Voucher
+ Subscription to Art News
2nd PRIZE - $500
Highly Commended X2
1- $250 Gordon Harris Voucher
2- $250 Picture Framers N.Z Voucher
Runners Up X2
1- $100 New World Voucher
2- $100 New World Voucher
People’s Choice Award
$100 Hallertau Voucher
+ Subscription to Art News
Young Artist (13-18yrs)
$80 Cash donated by Creative Matters
EXHIBITION DATES: Monday 5th – Saturday 23rd November 2018
Awards Night: Saturday 3rd November 2018
Venue: KUMEU ARTS CENTRE (300 MAIN ROAD. KUMEU)
A HUGE THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
- 2017 -
The first inaugural Kumeu Art Awards was a big success. In total 70 artists entered 113 artworks. The awards ceremony on Saturday the 11thof November was attended by over 100 people, including artists, local board members, sponsors and families and friends. Wine from local winery, the Hunting Lodge and Beer from local brewers Hallertau was served at our bar (donated for the night by local props company Rollercoaster) and food was given to our guests.
It was a lovely occasion and opportunity to celebrate our creative community. KACI Chair Christine Rose spoke to a packed out Kumeu Arts Centre. She talked of about Kumeu Arts Centre’s journey and our desire to expand. She also, thanked all our sponsors, such as, Gordon Harris, The Picture Framers NZ, Art News, as well as the Local Board and Creative Communities who supported this event. Judge Andrew Rankin awarded prizes.
Prizes were awarded on the night as follows:
1st - Terry Prince for 'The Fisherman, Kare Kare'.
2nd - Gavin Chai for 'Gazed Away'.
Highly Commended- Barbara Von Seida for 'Coastal Sunset'.
Highly Commended - Kiri Abraham for 'Tent'
Runner-up Leomie Willougghby-Ellis for 'When the Tide Retreats'.
Runner up- Madelaine Abey-Koch for 'Ceramics on an antique Obi'.
Young Artist - Andrew Marmont for 'Star Lit Driftwood'.
The people’s choice awarded to Anna Filimonova for her painting ‘Opportunities IV- Kea over Mt. John’.
The exhibition was attended by approx. 800 people who left comments in our visitor’s book such as; ‘Fabulous Show’, ‘Such an impressive array of work and great to see Kumeu Arts Centre moving forward’, ‘Wonderful display of diverse, competent works.’ We sold six artworks totaling $2800.
It was a lovely occasion and opportunity to celebrate our creative community. KACI Chair Christine Rose spoke to a packed out Kumeu Arts Centre. She talked of about Kumeu Arts Centre’s journey and our desire to expand. She also, thanked all our sponsors, such as, Gordon Harris, The Picture Framers NZ, Art News, as well as the Local Board and Creative Communities who supported this event. Judge Andrew Rankin awarded prizes.
Prizes were awarded on the night as follows:
1st - Terry Prince for 'The Fisherman, Kare Kare'.
2nd - Gavin Chai for 'Gazed Away'.
Highly Commended- Barbara Von Seida for 'Coastal Sunset'.
Highly Commended - Kiri Abraham for 'Tent'
Runner-up Leomie Willougghby-Ellis for 'When the Tide Retreats'.
Runner up- Madelaine Abey-Koch for 'Ceramics on an antique Obi'.
Young Artist - Andrew Marmont for 'Star Lit Driftwood'.
The people’s choice awarded to Anna Filimonova for her painting ‘Opportunities IV- Kea over Mt. John’.
The exhibition was attended by approx. 800 people who left comments in our visitor’s book such as; ‘Fabulous Show’, ‘Such an impressive array of work and great to see Kumeu Arts Centre moving forward’, ‘Wonderful display of diverse, competent works.’ We sold six artworks totaling $2800.
WINNING ENTRIES - 2017
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AWARDS CEREMONY - 2017
