Massey finalist in the 2012 Museum Awards

An exhibition to celebrate 125 years of the Wellington School of Design, at Massey University, is in the finals of the 2012 New Zealand Museum Awards.

OldSchool NewSchool showcased the work of some of New Zealand’s most respected designers, artists and educationalists – all alumni of the School of Design. (The school has been part of Massey University since 1999.)

The core team involved in curating the exhibition were:

• Executive Producer: Associate Professor Claire Robinson (now Pro   Vice-Chancellor, College of Creative Arts)
• Exhibition Coordinator: Luit Bieringer
• Exhibition Designers: Nick Kapica, Matthijs Siljee

The exhibition featured:

Robert Stout, Arthur Riley, Lynley Richardson, Len Lye, Avis Higgs, Gordon Walters, Don Ramage, Bill Toomath, Kate Coolahan, James Coe, Mark Cleverley, Peter Tasker, Mark Pennington, Grant Alexander, Jane Ussher, Murray Pilcher, Julia Morison, Don Peebles, John Drawbridge, Ray Labone, Michael Smythe, Sir Richard Taylor, Kate Sylvester, Fane Flaws, Grant Davidson, Murray Pilcher, Joe Bleakley, Manos Nathan, Collette Dinnigan, Jurgen Waibel, Matt Holmes, Danny Coster, Rebecca Taylor, Catherine Griffiths, Peter Trevelyan, Tony Parker, Alexandra Owen, Kathryn Wilson, Mark Elmore, Gavin Bradley, Adrian Hailwood, John Brown.

The winners of the New Zealand Museum Awards will be announced on Thursday, April 19 at a special function in Wellington. For more information, visit http://www.museumsaotearoa.org.nz/