An $8,000 cash prize is waiting for the winner of the Fieldays® No.8 Wire National Art Award and there are only days to go

before entries close on Wednesday 22 April, 2015.

Fieldays and Waikato Museum are looking to the arts community for some No.8 wire innovation. Fieldays Head of Events

Lee Picken says the award draws on an iconic farm product and translates this through talent and ingenuity into an art form.

“Entries must be 75% No.8 wire which leaves scope for other materials to be combined with wire to create a winning

artwork. This award promotes ingenuity and takes everyday practical agricultural products into the art gallery.”

Last year Fieldays doubled the first prize money to $8,000 and the award was won by Te Awamutu mother and son Nick and

Dagmar Elliot with Rustic Hinaki. The award is a long-standing part of the Fieldays event, resulting in a month-long exhibition at

ArtsPost in central Hamilton. Finalists for this year’s award will be notified on Friday 22 May.

Finalists’ works will be exhibited from Friday 5 June to Monday 29 June, 2015 at ArtsPost Galleries & Shop at 120 Victoria Street,

Hamilton.
The full prize list is:
First prize: $8,000
Second prize: $1,000
Third prize: $500
President’s Choice: $100
To enter visit fieldays.co.nz

Key information
Entries close: Wednesday 22 April,
2015 Finalists notified: Friday 22 May, 2015
Opening and Awards event: Thursday 4 June, 2015
Exhibition: Friday 5 June to Monday 29 June, 2015
Venue: ArtsPost Galleries & Shop, 120 Victoria Street, Hamilton