Awards
- HALLIFAX ART AWARD
Artist Mark Duggan from Christchurch has won first prize in the inaugural National Hallifax Art Award, announced at a gala event at the Hotel Grand Chancellor in Christchurch.
Hon Jim Anderton (Minister of Parliament) was one of the guest speakers at Hallifax’s 50th Anniversary celebration and was on hand to give out the prizes to the winning artists. Jim Anderton stated that Every creative business successfully selling to the world promises a more secure future for the region. For Hallifax, it was important to celebrate their fifty successful years in business by launching the art award to give something back to the artists and craftspeople whose designs have been a vital part of their products over the years.
Mark Duggan received the grand prize for his painting Chevrons to 70, a constructed image of the road to Cass Bay, which captured something of the unique spirit of New Zealand. As Mark said, “My concept for the work is simply a journey through our best asset; our landscape. The composition leads the eye on a journey through the painting to an unknown destination. Common New Zealand features such as Chevron Boards and the speed sign all pull the viewer into wondering ‘what is around the corner’?”
Warren Feeney, director of the COCA gallery, was one of the judges of the award and stated that Chevrons to 70 was another great work in the New Zealand tradition of paintings of the road, a trail blazed by Bill Sutton and Rata Lovell Smith.
The trophy for the Hallifax Emerging Art Award was an unfurling koru carved out of beautiful heart rimu by Leeston master wood craftsman Tony Foster. A piece of South Island greenstone is placed in the heart of the piece as a symbol of the spirit and originality found in the art of New Zealand.
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- TELECOM ART AWARD
Sixth time finalist and winner of the Telecom Art Award, Mark Duggan, will now have his work featured on over 310,000 covers for the Christchurch Telecom Directory.
The winning work The Red Boat, was inspired by the regions urban, rural, recreational, and industrial components. The painting depicts Lyttelton harbour and captures the spirit of the original settlers as well as Canterbury’s progressive and positive outlook. Its broad, loose brush strokes and vivid colours have created a compelling image for the region.
Telecom Directories Limited General Manager, Roger Ship said the artworks for the competition gave a unique insight into the Canterbury region.
- 2001 – Double Finalist and Winner
- 2000 – Double Finalist
- 1999 – Finalist
- 1996 – Finalist
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