This year’s Molly Morpeth Canaday Award is specifically three-dimensional arts, providing a notable platform for artists working in the areas of sculpture, installation and contemporary craft.
 
Presented by Arts Whakatāne and Whakatāne Museum and Arts, this national award aims to support artists by presenting contemporary 3D work across a range of disciplines and engage a national discussion about contemporary 3D arts practice and its presentation in New Zealand.

Selected artworks will be exhibited across all three galleries at Te Kōputu a te whanga a Toi – the Whakatane Library and Exhibition Centre.

These awards have been made possible through the generous support of the Molly Morpeth Canaday Fund, established by Frank Canaday in memory of his wife, Molly Morpeth Canaday. The trust has been a major supporter of the arts in Whakatāne for over 25 years.

The winner of the major $10,000 award provided by the Molly Morpeth Canaday Trust and the other awards will be announced by the guest judge, Deborah Crowe, at the opening night Saturday, 17 February 2018. 

Exhibition preview

Saturday, 17 February

10 am – 2 pm

The public is invited to preview the Award exhibition from 10am – 2pm.

Cost: free

Exhibition opening and awards

Saturday, 17 February

5:30 pm

Doors open for the official exhibition opening and prize-giving at 5:30 pm.

Limited tickets available from ‘The Good Life’ on The Strand.

Cost: $30

Find more information on Molly Morpeth Canaday's website »

Sponsors

Presented by

Arts Whakatāne and Whakatāne Museum and Arts

Major sponsor

Molly Morpeth Canaday Trust

Award sponsors

Hon. Anne Tolley MP

Whakatāne Society of Arts and Crafts

Akel Family, Marion and Jack Schulte

Support sponsors