The Eden Arts Trust is proud to announce the judges for the inaugural Eden Arts Art Schools Award will be NBR arts writer John Daly-Peoples, gallerist Kate Mullins and new Artspace Director, Caterina Riva.

The Eden Arts Trust is proud to announce the judges for the inaugural Eden Arts Art Schools Award will be NBR arts writer John Daly-Peoples, gallerist Kate Mullins and new Artspace Director, Caterina Riva.

Says Caterina Riva: “As an international judge and new to New Zealand I’m keen to experience current research practices amongst young artists. This award seems to me like an exciting opportunity to see what is good out there.”

The announcement of winners will be made at an award evening Thursday 28 July.

Offering a total of $8,000 in prize money, the Eden Arts Art Schools Award brings together for the first time Auckland's four major art institutions: Elam School of Fine Arts, Unitec, AUT and Whitecliffe. The Overall Winner will receive $5,000. Three Highly Commended students will receive $1,000 each.

The award exhibition is to be hosted by Elam and will present six finalists from each school. The exhibition is open for public viewing at projectspace B431 (20 Whitaker Place) and the George Fraser Gallery (22a Princes Street).

Friday 29 July to Saturday 6 August, 11am - 4pm.

The Eden Arts Community Arts Trust was formed 23 years ago for the purpose of promoting the arts in the greater Mt Eden area. Eden Arts’ flagship (and sole fundraising) event is the annual Artists in Eden Day in March. Proceeds fund an annual calendar of events including prize money for the long-established Young Artists Awards every September, which is open to 16-25 year olds either living or studying in the Trust’s designated Mt Eden area.

For more information visit www.edenarts.co.nz

Or contact Cathy Manning, Eden Arts Board at edenarts1@gmail.com