Congratulations to the 2023 NYAA winners & finalists.
The Opening and Awards evening was held on Friday 28 July 2023 5.30-7.00pm to a packed gallery. Don’t miss viewing this stunning exhibition before it finishes on Saturday 12th August.
Blue Gallery is open: Wed-Sat 11.30am – 3pm
The National Youth Art Awards 2023 is hosted by the Waikato Society of Arts. The exhibition will be held at blue Gallery, 3 Anzac Parade, Hamilton with the Awards and Opening night on Friday, 28 July 2023 at 5.30pm.
All mediums are encouraged to enter from ages 13 years to 25 years in 3 age categories. 13-14, 15-19 and 20-25 years.
Check out this document for lots of useful tips towards exhibiting: Preparing your work for Exhibition
Ko Taupiri tōku maunga. Ko Waikato tōku awa. Ko Tainui tōku waka. Ko Ngāti Tiipa tōku hapū. Ko Te Kotahitanga, Maurea nga marae. Ko Tapaue rāua ko Teresa ōku matua. Ko Hollie Tuhi Mareikura Tawhiao ahau.
Nō kirikiriroa au. I am a Kirikiriroa based multidisciplinary artist, writer, and toi advocate. I have a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Hons) from Elam, Post Graduate Diploma (Dist) in Museum Studies from Massey University and am currently completing my Masters in Contemporary Art with Wintec | Te Pūkenga under the supervision of Leafa Wilson and Tony Nicholls.
I am currently Kaitiaki Mātangireia at the University of Waikato. My art practice stems from my lifetime of living with and learning toi whakairo in my father’s shed and from the unwavering support of my whānau.
Currently, my research looks at the development of our toi from the perspective of cumulative cultural evolution and the reality that our current practices as they stand are the foundation of future movements that could influence artistic and sociological cultural shifts.
I enjoy exploring intangible boundaries, assumptions and conveniences and pulling them to the fore to reflect on the way they shape our experience and what they say about who we are.
is the director of the Wallace Gallery in Morrinsville with many years of prior experience teaching Visual Art at the secondary school level.
She holds a BFA from Canterbury University and was recently a finalist in the Molly Morpeth Canaday 3D Award 2022, the 2021 Fieldays No.8 Wire Competition and the 2020 NZ Painting and Printmaking Award.
Tonia’s art practice includes both printmaking and painting and she has recently created ceramic pieces, as one half of Memento Mori Ceramics, for New Zealand film projects.
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We rely on our sponsor’s continued support to be able to bring an art platform to the Waikato, like no other, with a 90-year-old history. Our background is rich in innovation and a celebration of artists who have been through and continue to come through our doors at the WSA. Thank you very much.
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