{"id":58750,"date":"2023-02-28T13:31:30","date_gmt":"2023-02-28T00:31:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.farmersweekly.co.nz\/?p=58750"},"modified":"2023-05-04T08:55:30","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T20:55:30","slug":"artists-invited-to-get-creative-with-whats-on-farm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.farmersweekly.co.nz\/news\/fieldays\/artists-invited-to-get-creative-with-whats-on-farm\/","title":{"rendered":"Artists invited to get creative with what\u2019s on-farm"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading Time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>\n

The annual award, hosted by Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato and supported by the New Zealand National Fieldays Society, challenges artists to turn an iconic Kiwi farming product into art and stake their claim to a share of $8500 in prize money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Innovative New Zealand sculptor Hannah Kidd will judge the 2023 Fieldays No.8 Wire National Art Award. Renowned for her large-scale constructions made of welded steel, Methven-based Kidd will select the finalists and prize winners through a blind judging process that keeps the artist names secret.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to have Hannah on board as her sculpture practice has a strong connection to agriculture and its function in our natural environment. She has first-hand knowledge of the ingenuity required to create art from unusual and unruly materials,\u201d Liz Cotton, director of museum and arts at the Waikato Museum, said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFieldays is an iconic event and Waikato Museum is proud to be associated with it through the No.8 Wire National Art Award.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

James Allen, president of the New Zealand National Fieldays Society, said each year the awards bring new creative and dynamic interpretations of the humble agricultural material of No.8 wire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFor the society, the awards are a unique nod to our agricultural roots whilst providing opportunities for the wider arts community which we are delighted to continue to support.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Entries for 2023 close at 1pm on Friday, April 14, and the award will culminate in a free exhibition at Hamilton\u2019s ArtsPost Galleries and Shop, opening on Friday, May 26.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year\u2019s winner will receive $7000, with prizes of $1000 and $500 for the second  and third place-getters respectively, and further prizes awarded for People\u2019s Choice and President\u2019s Choice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To read the competition criteria and access the entry form, visit www.waikatomuseum.co.nz\/no8wire<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Entries now open for No.8 Wire Art award.\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":58760,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_FSMCFIC_featured_image_caption":"","_FSMCFIC_featured_image_nocaption":"","_FSMCFIC_featured_image_hide":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[154],"tags":[48],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t