News from Kiingi Tuheitia Portraiture Award
Portraits featuring whakairo (carving), raranga (weaving), photography, ceramics and oil paintings are some of the works shortlisted in the first portraiture award in honour of Kiingi Tuheitia.
The award, a partnership between the Office of the Kiingitanga and the New Zealand Portrait Gallery Te Pūkenga Whakaata, was launched to inspire a new generation of emerging Māori artists to create portraits of their tūpuna (ancestors).
The competition attracted 128 entries, of which 50 have been selected for the short-list and will form the Finalists Exhibition.
Artists were given an opportunity to showcase their talent on a national stage while competing for a First Prize of $20,000. The Runner-Up and People’s Choice Award provide $2,500 respectively.
Thursday, 29 April 2021, 9:24 am
Portraits featuring whakairo (carving), raranga
(weaving), photography, ceramics and oil paintings are just
some of the works shortlisted in the country’s first
portraiture award in honour of Kiingi Tuheitia.
The
award, a partnership between the Office of the Kiingitanga
and the New Zealand Portrait Gallery Te Pūkenga Whakaata,
was launched to inspire a new generation of emerging Māori
artists to create portraits of their tūpuna
(ancestors).
The competition attracted an impressive
128 entries, of which 50 have been selected for the short-list
and will form the Finalists Exhibition.
Artists were
given an opportunity to showcase their talent on a national