And a big congratulations to WIFT member Miriam Smith and her partner Chris Pryor. They have won the prestigious
Harriet Friedlander New York Residency
The residency enables an artist(s) to live in New York for as long as $80,000 lasts them...
As a reflection of the Arts Foundation's commitment to arts in New Zealand, a total sum of $480,000 will be awarded to the recipients at the New Zealand Arts Awards event night on Wednesday 23 November. With the majority of the funds awarded on the evening being generated by private donations, the Awards are also a celebration of philanthropic support for the arts.
The awards are the highest value, multi-discipline arts awards in New Zealand, and since the inaugural Laureates received their awards in 2000, the Arts Foundation has awarded life-changing monetary and honorary awards to over 190 of New Zealand's finest artists. By the end of this year, the Arts Foundation will have awarded New Zealand artists $5.2million.
Check out all the other winners here....
http://www.thearts.co.nz/news/2016-new-zealand-arts-awards-recipients-announced