Brianna Mcilraith13:49, Jul 13 2021
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Artist Harry Moores is among three New Plymouth artists who are finalists for the 2021 Parkin Drawing Prize. (file photo)
A trio of New Plymouth artists have been selected as finalists in a record-breaking year of entries for a national drawing award. Harry Moores, Briar Tucker and Pantea Rastegari are among 80 hopefuls in the running for the 2021 Parkin Drawing Prize, which has a major prize of $25,000. An advisory panel, consisting of leading painter John Walsh, contemporary ceramics artist Virginia Leonard, and Director of Art at ART+OBJECT auctioneers Ben Plumbly, spent hours assessing hundreds of entries before coming up with the shortlist.
Tuesday, 15 June 2021, 11:29 am
It was a record-breaking show for the team at the NZ
Art Show, with unprecedented demand for NZ art. The buzz
surrounding this year’s show was certainly felt in the
lead up, and the event itself surpassed all expectations.
The 3-day NZ Art Show event which showcases around 3,000
pieces of original, affordable New Zealand art was cancelled
last year due to Covid, but came back with a vengeance in
2021, and the numbers speak for themselves; more than 2,000
artworks found new homes, more than 10,000 attendees walked
through the doors, and more than $2 million in art sales
(previous show was 1.3m). Many artists sold out completely,
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Moores said some people relate to King and others to the art work. ‘’I think we’re part of the human race. Whatever country they’re born in they can hold a message that can be relevant in any part of the world, so I think it’s just a relevant image.’’ Painting the mural, which is based on a photograph, took Moores about 10 days, working when the rain stopped, and passersby were constantly pausing to have a chat.
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Former history teacher Charles Gill stops to admire the new mural of Martin Luther King Jr in Brougham St.