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Molly Morpeth Canaday Award 2026
Arts Whakatane with Whakatane Art Gallery (Te Koputu a te whanga a Toi) · Whakatane, New Zealand
Annual non-acquisitive award for 2D and 3D contemporary art, open to anyone living permanently in New Zealand or holding NZ citizenship; exhibited in Whakatane from November 2026.
Your eligibility
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Who can enter
- Location
- New Zealand (by residence or nationality)
- Age
- No age limit
- Career stage
- Any
- Mediums
- Any medium
- Size limits
- Longest side max 2000 mm incl. frame; 3D floor works max 30 kg; wall works max 15 kg
- Submission
- Online submission
- Also
- Permanent NZ residents or NZ citizens; up to three entries.
About
The Molly Morpeth Canaday Award is an annual non-acquisitive award dedicated to excellence across all art forms within Aotearoa New Zealand contemporary art practice, presented by Arts Whakatane with the Whakatane Art Gallery. Work may be in any 2D or 3D discipline, completed after 30 March 2025, with the longest side no more than 2 metres.
Each artist may submit up to three entries via separate online forms. Entries opened 13 April and closed 31 July 2026; the exhibition runs 15 November 2026 to 27 February 2027.