Talent, quality and humour in environmental art

Thursday 20 September 2007

Talent, quality and humour in environmental artwork

Creativity, quality and humour all featured in this year’s entries to the Environmental Art Awards according to this year’s judge.

Kawerau artist Rerehau Gordine says she was impressed with the different types of media used and how the students incorporated the competition’s theme – Climate Change, What can you do? – into their work.

“Some entries really impressed me with their use of colour and their composition. And the students all had some clever ways of incorporating the theme in their art. Some of these students have incredible imaginations.”

This is the tenth year Environment Bay of Plenty has run the awards for primary, intermediate and secondary school students. Prizes are awarded for both the winning entrants and their schools.

Main award winners are:
Junior primary: Ra Neilsford-Jones (Omanu School) 1; Alex Groot (Omanu School) 2; Danica Hamlin (Whakamarama School) 3
Senior Primary: Frances Botica (Opotiki Primary School) 1, Danielle Cairns (Ohope Beach School) 2, Brendan Vaughan Jelley (Ohope Beach School) 3
Intermediate: Jordan Davey-Emms (Thornton School) 1, Sam Woodhouse (Otumoetai Intermediate School) 2, Harriet Meyer-Knight (Te Akau ki Papamoa School) 3

The winning entries will be displayed at different venues around the region over the next few weeks. They are:
Whakatane Library: 24 September – 1 October
Rotorua Library: 3 – 11 October
Tauranga Environment Centre: 15 – 24 October

ENDS

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