Molly Morpeth Canaday Award, Painting and Drawing, is presented by Arts Whakatāne and exhibition partner, Te Kōputu a te whanga a Toi - Whakatāne Library and Exhibition Centre.

This annual non-acquisitive award is dedicated to excellence across contemporary and traditional painting and drawing genres. The award has developed over 30 years and sits credibly within the New Zealand arts community. A high standard of work is selected to form the exhibition from nationwide entries by three pre-selection judges working independently.

For participants, the award offers professional development opportunities to artists by showcasing their practice to peers, collectors, critics, museum curators, the media and the community at large.

Awards:

• Molly Morpeth Canaday Trust Major Award $10,000
• Akel Award Runner up Award $4,000
• Arts Whakatāne Third Prize Award $3,000
• Craigs Investment Partners Youth Art Award $2,500
• Robinson Law Highly Commended Award $1,000
• Merit Awards x 5 x $500

Guest Judge: Karl Chitham
Pre-selection judges: Hanahiva Rose, Natasha Matila-Smith and Francis McWhannell

For more information on our judges please visit our Judges page

Organisers

Arts Whakatāne and exhibition partner Whakatāne District Council
Major Award Sponsor: Molly Morpeth Canaday Trust
For more details visit mollymorpethcanaday.co.nz

Isaac Tait - Self portrait.