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And the award goes to…
The long-awaited, contemporary art prize with ecology at its core, the 16th annual Estuary Art and Ecology Award was held at the Uxbridge Malcolm Smith Gallery with 20 finalists chosen by well known writer and curator Francis McWhannell, the judge for second year in running.
The overall winner of the environmentally themed award was Wesley John Fourie for the work Slow Ride. He received a handsome $4000 for his work of art, which was a tribute to the day he spent kayaking with friend Amber who helped Fourie get over the fear of water.
The second award of $2500 went to Perry Projects for her artwork Out of the Red.
Rozana Lee was the winner of the third award of $1500 for her work Linger.
Two merit awards went to Roman Robertson for Opaque and Alby Yap for reSurface.
The Estuary Art and Ecology Award, sponsored by the Howick Local Board, Gordon Harris, the Tamaki Estuary Environmental Forum and the Rice Family Partnership— appeals to artists to consider the plights, pollution and the beauty of the Tamaki Estuary in their works of art.
Check out the artworks of 20 finalists as well as a selection of other entries in the Uxbridge concourse area displayed at the Malcolm Smith Gallery until August 27.
If you vote for your favourite artwork, the entry will be considered for the popular People’s Choice Awards sponsored by the Rice Family Partnership. 1
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7 1: Evan Woodruffe, Celeste Sterling; 2: Ramon Robertson, Alby Yap, Rozana Lee, Francis McWhannell; 3: Wally Rice & Marilyn Bakker; 4: Daisy Nicholas,
WSeb Judd & Lulu Marshall; 5: Julie Chambers, Annette Smart; 6: Ekaterina Dimieva; 7: Rose Crooks, Roman Sigley, Selene Sigley; 8: Gillian Green, Rochelle Bargh, Grace Green. Photos Wayne Martin WI NONG W SHOWING
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THE BIG HOWICK CLICK
The atmosphere was buzzing with 110 local business owners networking whilst enjoying cocktail tastings, vegan cheese tastings, delicious nibbles and some even enjoyed a complimentary massage and makeover. The bi-monthly Howick Click event founded by Bo Burns four years ago, with the intention of sharing knowledge, connecting businesses and help grow the economy was a big success.
The room was alive with people networking whilst enjoying the ambience of a talented musician and checking out sponsored local businesses. The evening also had two accomplished speakers talk about sales growth and how to tackle HR employment issues. Everyone went home happy with fabulous goodie bags in tow.
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9 1: Bo Burns, Damien Light; 2: Carmen Bird, Reay Neben; 3: Laine Erueti, Leilani Pepper, Karen Taylor, Doug Loader; 4: Bill James; 5: Nastasia Andreeva, Christopher French, Teresa Ma’aelopa; 6: Kerryn Strong, Hayley Newton; 7: Suzanne Leng, Darren Leng, Mike Atwell; 8: Jared Gallagher, Sarsha Baker; 9: Ian Charlton, Stephanie Mansfield; 10: Ranjita Sahota, Munish Seth, Racha Vijan. Photos Wayne Martin
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1: Leigh and Melanie Butzbach; 2: Jason and Lauren Yeoman; 3: Lauren Bailey and Melanie Butzbach; 4: Peyton and Kylee Kennerley; 5: Caleb Chilcott; 6: Megan Gordon, Kira Chilcott, Liz Tarpey, Melanie Butzbach, Angie Thomson; 7: Keryn Chilcott, Lynda Chilcott, Melanie Butzbach, Kira Chilcott. Photos Joseph Jun
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