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Olivia Spencer Bower Foundation Art Awards
16th March, 2010
The objects of the Foundation are to encourage and promote promising painters and sculptors in New Zealand with particular emphasis on future artistic potential.
It was the intent of Olivia ...
COCA Guthrey Travel Award 2010
29th January, 2010
This award is jointly sponsored by the Centre of Contemporary Art and Guthrey Travel to give a promising or established Canterbury artist the opportunity to travel to further their arts ...
COCA Anthony Harper Award 2010
18th December, 2009
Curator, writer and editor, Lara Strongman is the judge for the 2010 COCA Anthony Harper Award for Contemporary Art. The former Deputy Director/Senior Curator at City Gallery Wellington has ...
CSA Newsletters Archived online.
18th November, 2009
A complete history of the Canterbury Society of Arts public newsletters have now been archived by the Christchurch Art Gallery and are now available to view online. These digitised publications ...
Emerging Artist Exhibition Proposals for 2010
10th November, 2009
COCA is seeking submissions for an exhibition programme of emerging artists to be held at the gallery, March – December 2010.
This programme is open to post-graduate students, graduates, or students ...
The Cross. (Group Exhibition) A collaborative exhibition and fundraiser from COCA and ChristChurch Cathedral.
24th September, 2009
ChristChurch Cathedral 29th Sept-8th October.
COCA Gallery14-30th October
Works to be auctioned, 5.30pm 30th October (view works here)
As a symbol that can be traced through history and cultures ...
100 Works of Art from the CSA’s Collection. 1886-2003
14th July, 2009
Since 2007 COCA has developed a strategic plan to reposition the gallery in the 21st century. Following a review of our collection policy, 100 selected works are to be de-accessioned ...
Walker & Hall Art Award. National award for two-dimensional works in any medium
6th July, 2009
Submissions are invited for the Walker & Hall Waiheke Art Award 2009 (Prize $5000, Guest selector and Judge Dr Ed Hanfling)
Closing date for entries: Monday 7th September
For more details ...
The James Wallace Arts Trust 18th Annual Wallace Art Awards 2009
11th June, 2009
The Annual Wallace Art Awards aim to support, promote and expose New Zealand contemporary art and artists.
18 years ago James Wallace established the Annual Wallace Art Awards. These awards ...
Winner of the COCA Anthony Harper Contemporary Art Award 2009
14th May, 2009
Judge Hamish Keith selected Hannah Joynt’s, ‘Place Getters in a Long Distance Race’ as the winner of the 2009 COCA Anthony Harper Award for Contemporary Art. Keith observed that ...