The R.T Nelson Awards for Sculpture selection panel has selected 54 artworks as finalists, representing a diverse range of styles and materials, including pounamu, stone, wood, glass, bronze, stainless steel, urethane, silver, gold, clay, copper, .
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Reuben Friend Reuben Friend (Ngāti Maniapoto, Pākehā), director of Porirua's Pātaka Art + Museum, is to judge the inaugural Richard T Nelson Awards for sculpture. Carla Russell, the Executive Director of the awards, is excited to have Friend as .