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The 2017 Molly Morpeth Canaday Award for Painting and Drawing is officially open for entries, offering $20,000 worth of prizes, including a $10,000 major award sponsored by the Molly Morpeth Canaday Fund.
Entry information
- Entries close 16 December 2016
Exhibition runs 28 January – 12 March 2017
Exhibition information
Presented by Arts Whakatāne in association with Whakatāne Museum and Arts, this nationally-recognised art award will recognise 13 category winners. The 2017 judge, Felicity Milburn, will announce the winners on Friday, 27 January, including the artists to receive the $2500 Craigs Investment Partners Youth prize and the $10,000 Molly Morpeth Canaday Fund Award.
The Art Award will be exhibited across all three galleries at Te Kōputu a te whanga a Toi — The Whakatane Library and Exhibition Centre — and is a major component of the Whakatāne Summer Arts Festival.
