Top Art tours the country
2 May, 2008
Visual art from New Zealand 's top secondary school art students features in a touring exhibition, taking in around 30 venues from Kerikeri to Invercargill over the next four months.
Travelling in two collections, Top Art begins at Te Tuhi Centre for the Arts in Manukau City, and Kamo High School in Whangarei, on Monday, 5 May. Both move on to other venues around the country on Friday.
The annual exhibition represents a selection of the top Visual Arts portfolios from students throughout New Zealand. All of the students involved gained Excellence for their work at NCEA level 3 in 2007.
The exhibition provides an opportunity for this year's secondary school students, and their teachers, to view the high-calibre art produced by their peers, and to understand the standard necessary to achieve Excellence in Visual Art at level 3. It is also an opportunity for members of the public to see the quality of art being created in schools.
Dates and venues for Auckland and Northland are:
Set 1
| Dates | Venue | |
| 5-9 May | Te Tuhi The Mark | Manukau City |
| 12-16 May | Dilworth School | Remuera, Auckland |
| 19-23 May | Unitec School of Design | Mt Albert, Auckland |
| 26-30 May | Rosehill College | Papakura, Auckland |
| 3- 6 June | Onehunga High School | Onehunga, Auckland |
* Please note, due to the Queen's Birthday, the folios will only be on display at Onehunga High School from Tuesday to Friday.
Set 2
| 5-9 May | Kamo High School | Whangarei |
| 12-16 May | Westlake Girls High School | North Shore City |
| 19-23 May | Mahurangi College | Warkworth, Auckland |
| 26-30 May | Kerikeri High School | Kerikeri |
A full list of students whose work is being exhibited is attached. As the exhibition has been split into two sections, not all local students' work will be on display in their hometowns.
Set 1 Exhibitors
| Nick | Blazey | Painting | Northcote College |
| Yun | Fu | Painting | Christ's College |
| Gabe | Stirling-Beattie | Painting | Wainuiomata High School |
| Paganne | Moore | Painting | New Plymouth Girls' High School |
| Robert | Handcock | Photography | Katikati College |
| Lara | Allan | Photography | Massey High School |
| Renee Maree | Butler | Photography | New Plymouth Girls' High School |
| Victor | McKenny | Photography | Western Springs College |
| Elsa | White | Photography | Ngaruawahia High School |
| Jae Rin | Moon | Design | Westlake Girls' High School |
| Danielle Sarah | O'Leary | Design | Epsom Girls' Grammar School |
| Carly | Hitchcock | Design | Havelock North High School |
| Tessa Tajalliyat | Lew | Design | Hagley Community College |
| Millie | Grenfell | Printmaking | Darfield High School |
| Sophie | Oxenbridge-Hastie | Printmaking | Rangi Ruru Girls' School |
| Anna | McLachlan | Printmaking | St Margaret's College |
| Emily | Watson | Printmaking | Cashmere High School |
| Donna | Allfrey | Sculpture | Hagley Community College |
| Daniel | Kempka | Sculpture | Westlake Boys' High School |
| Blaine Anthony | Western | Sculpture | Wellington High School |
| Alex | Haryowiseno | Sculpture | Westlake Boys' High School |
| Nicole Amanda | Wong | Design | Carmel College |
Set 2 Exhibitors
| Theresa Ashley | Brough | Painting | Matamata College |
| William | White | Painting | Christchurch Boys' High School |
| Lucie | Greenwood | Painting | St Matthew's Collegiate College |
| Sophie | Littin | Painting | Tikipunga High School |
| Ietje | Beets | Painting | Oxford Area School |
| Joshua | Loft | Photography | Mount Aspiring College |
| Erin Maree | Seager | Photography | Melville High School |
| Anita Joy | Owen | Photography | Southland Girls' High School |
| Nicola | Crawford | Photography | Saint Hilda's Collegiate School |
| Leda Hereni | Farrow | Design | Palmerston North Girls' High School |
| Jonti William | Griffin | Design | Nelson College |
| Julawit | Pitrchart | Design | Freyberg High School |
| Juliet Wentworth | Greer | Design | St Cuthbert's College |
| Marama | Markman | Printmaking | Golden Bay High School |
| Matthew | Harman | Printmaking | Lincoln High School |
| Harry | Scott | Printmaking | Darfield High School |
| Josh | Harrison | Printmaking | Christchurch Boys' High School |
| Ashleigh | Low | Printmaking | St Cuthbert's College |
| Kent | Van Velden | Sculpture | Westlake Boys' High School |
| Ronnie | Nofoaiga | Sculpture | Sir Edmund Hillary Collegiate Senior School |
| Loseli | Manu | Sculpture | Sir Edmund Hillary Collegiate Senior School |
| Olivia Jeannette | Barnes | Sculpture | Epsom Girls' Grammar School |
A selection of the works are also available for viewing online
For more information contact:
Steve Rendle
Senior Media Adviser
04 463 4240
0274 57 57 83
Page updated: 25 February 2008