AFP 25 Youth Award Sponsors
As part of the Auckland Festival of Photography 2025 photographers/artists (under 25 years) were invited to enter their best work for the Alex Mao Youth Photo Award. Print Art were delighted to yet again be one of the sponsors for this 7th annual Youth Photo Awards. Winner of 1st place went to Isabella Noubata with ‘Na Bati Lailai – The Young Warrior’. 2nd prize winner was Thomas Hope with ‘Sad Little Seal’ and 3rd prize winner Andrei Cruz with ‘SOS’. John was delighted to be able to attend the prizegiving.
Call For Entries!
This nationally recognised award based in the heart of Southland – the ILT Murihiku Art Awards 2025 is now open for entries to celebrate outstanding contemporary visual art in all its forms.These awards offer artists the opportunity to exhibit, connect, and be recognised for their work – with $20,000 in prize money on offer.
Artists may submit up to two original works, across any visual art medium – including painting, printmaking, sculpture, jewellery, photography/digital, graphic, or video-based work.
All entries must be:
- One-off original artworks
- Completed within the last 12 months
- Not previously exhibited in Murihiku
The following awards are available :
Supreme Award – $8,000 | Second Prize – $4,000 | Third Prize – $2,000
IPAG or SAS Membership Award – $2,000
Beattie McDowell Southland Award – $2,000
Innovation Award – $1,000
People’s Choice Award – $500
Rangatahi Award – $500
Entries close: 5pm, Friday 5th September 2025
Residency Opportunity
The Christchurch Arts Centre’s self-funded residencies provide opportunities for those with their own income or funding to take up residence at The Arts Centre for a period of between 2 and 10 weeks. Self-funded residencies can take place between February and November. Artists, cultural practitioners, writers, and arts researchers at any stage in their career are welcome to apply. Accommodation is provided on a self-catering basis, with a private bedroom and bathroom, plus shared kitchen and living areas. There are four king bedrooms which can be split into twins. Rooms are spacious and the site offers private, shaded space for work and play.
The residencies can offer time to focus on research and development to inspire a new body of work or develop an existing project. They can nurture the growth of seedling ideas by giving the space to unselfconsciously experiment and play without expectation or obligation.
In addition to using this time to explore new ideas and develop work, residents are encouraged to take every opportunity to develop relationships with other creatives based at The Arts Centre and with the local community in order to exchange ideas and experiences.
Watercolour On Calf Vellum
Join botanical artist, Lesley Alexander to explore the age old tradition of painting on calf vellum. Used as a writing and painting surface since before the Middle Ages, Lesley loves the luminosity and glow that can be achieved working this traditional way. |
Exhibition In Gisborne
This year’s combined exhibition of the Gisborne Artists, Potters and Photographers will showcase a diverse range of artworks, ceramics and photography to celebrate the skill and talent of the Gisborne artistic community. We are proud to have some of the extended Print Art Community exhibiting at this exhibition and would love you to pop in and support them!
The exhibition runs from the 2nd August – 19 September
Tairāwhiti Museum | Kelvin Rise | 10 Stout Street | Gisborne
Opening: 1st August | 5:30 pm
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