Estuary Art Prize – Paul Brobbel

Estuary Art and Ecology Prize

a18070547 — **Malcolm Smith Gallery, Howick** photo courtesy of artsdiary.co.nz

On Saturday I judged the 12th edition of the Estuary Art and Ecology Prize at Uxbridge Art and Culture’s Malcolm Smith Gallery. More info on the prize can be found here and some local press coverage here. Here are the four winning works from the finalists in the exhibition. More images are available here from artsdiary.

a21c — **Marion Wassenaar, ‘Unplugged’ (First)** photo courtesy of artsdiary.co.nz

IMG_20180707_153903 — **Wei Lun Ha, ‘Colours That I Wouldn’t Want to See’ (Second)**

IMG_20180707_153810 — **Mish O’Neill, ‘Manawa’ (Merit)**

a18d — **Michelle Farrell, ‘Restore Me Said the Water’ (Merit)** photo courtesy of artsdiary.co.nz

Estuary Art and Ecology Prize 2018

A quick note to report that I have been invited to present this year’s Estuary Art and Ecology Award. A tradition at Uxbridge Arts and Culture in Auckland, the Estuary Prize is Aotearoa New Zealand’s only art prize dedicated to contemporary art with ecology interests at its heart. More info on this year’s competition is here including details of the prizes and submission guidelines.

Last’s year’s first place work was by Kohl Tyler-Dunshea, selected by judge Ane Tonga.