2024 Prize Winners
Waihi Paper Plus & Toyworld First Prize in Painting ($750)
#72 - Heather Stuart - Untitled (Oil paint)
Second Prize in Painting ($400)
#98 - Nigel Gladwin - Los Palafitos - Stilt Houses of Castro, Chiloe Island, Chile (Acrylic on board)
Painting Highly Commended
#42 - Gavin Smith - Village Centre Arrowtown (Watercolour)
#105 - Richard Macdonald - The Universal Soldier (Oil on Panel)
#35 - David Richardson - Fantail Landing (Pen on Paper)
#70 - Junko Hooper - April in Paris (Oil on canvas)
#16 - Bernadette Ballantyne - Gossip Girls (Soft pastel)
#103 - Richard Lewis Hall - Boontillage near Te Aroha (Watercolour on Paper)
#215 - Colleen Tetley - Theft by Flight (Acrylic)
100% Waihi First Prize in Mixed Media ($400)
#1 - Adriene Lockwood - Coffeys Creek Hi Swing (Acrylic and pen)
Second Prize in Mixed Media ($200)
#136 - Diane McGarvey - Fantasy Flowers (Acrylic and collage on paper)
CoroVets First Prize in Sculpture ($400)
#202 - Les Hughes - Hawk (Steel)
Waihi Coffee Roasters Second Prize in Sculpture ($200)
#199 - Brett Lawrence - Permanent Bloom (Recycled Copper)
First Prize in Craft ($400)
#207 - Richard Macdonald - Yellow Zzubmarine (Plywood, Styrene & Enamel paint on Recycled Buzzy Bee)
Second Prize in Craft ($200)
#181 - Bella Paulsen - Miniature Kitchen (Recycled materials, paint, clay)
Craft Highly Commended
#185 - Cherry Estcourt - Quite a Handful - Need a Hand? (Fibre Sculpture)
In Frame First Prize in Photography
#160 - Catherine Franzoi - Monaco in threes (Print)
Visique O’Hagan Vision Care Second Prize in Photography
#176 - Terry King - The Art of Conversation (Photography)
Young Star Award (Shared)
#191 - Dwayne Anania - Star Rose Blanket (Crochet Blanket)
#224 - Hamish McKinnon - Kino 2 (Photo)
Hauraki Repair & Reuse Centre Radical Reuse Award
#209 - Wendy Henderson - Tea In A Pinstriped Suit (Up-cycled Ceramics)
Radical Reuse Award Highly Commended
#139 - Jen Hawkeswood - Through Her Eyes (Eggshell and gouache on canvas board)
People's Choice
#44 - Gavin Smith - Storm brewing-Lake Wakatipu (Watercolour)
Photo Gallery
Waihi Paper Plus & Toyworld First Prize in Painting ($750) #72 - Heather Stuart - Untitled (Oil paint)
Second Prize in Painting ($400) #98 - Nigel Gladwin - Los Palafitos - Stilt Houses of Castro, Chiloe
First Prize in Craft ($400) #207 - Richard Macdonald - Yellow Zzubmarine (Plywood, Styrene & Enamel paint on Recycled Buzzy Bee)
Second Prize in Craft ($200) #181 - Bella Paulsen - Miniature Kitchen (Recycled materials, paint, clay)
CoroVets First Prize in Sculpture ($400) #202 - Les Hughes - Hawk (Steel)
In Frame First Prize in Photography #160 - Catherine Franzoi - Monaco in threes (Print)