Massey receives new award for emerging artists

Massey University is honoured to be gifted a new award for emerging artists.

The New Zealand Affordable Arts Trust has created four new awards for emerging artists, one of which will go to a student at Massey’s School of Fine Arts.

The awards, each worth $3000, are a generous gift from avid art collector Richard Nelson, patron of the New Zealand Art Show and trustee of the Trust.

Head of School Associate Professor Heather Galbraith says she is thrilled by the generosity of the trust and particularly of Mr Nelson.

“Our faculty will nominate senior students who are not only making excellent work, but who have demonstrated a commitment to showing their work within the public realm through compelling and innovative sites and fora,” Ms Galbraith says. A committee will meet in June to select the award recipient.

More information:
www.artshow.co.nz