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Bernina NZ Award recipient:
​"3000 metres of thought"
by Christine Wingels
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The Debbie Cooper Real Estate Award
+ The MMP People's Choice Award
Recipient: "Connie's Quilt" by Meg Latham.

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The Dame Suzie Moncreiff Award Recipient: " To the Plastic Gods"
by Maggy Johnston. (Detail image)
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The Creative Journeys Award Recipient:
"M107" by Lane Hawkins.
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Changing Threads  Contemporary New Zealand Fibre Art Awards 2018.
The Finalists Showcase has now closed.
Catalogues of the 2018 Exhibition are available at $10 + $2 p&p. Contact us to order.


              ACN thank all entrants to the 2018 event.                 
W
e congratulate those artists selected for this years showcase, their contribution has enabled a stunning exhibition and a quality snapshot of contemporary NZ fibre arts practice. 

Recipients of the
2018 Awards:


The  Bernina Award for the ‘most creative entry using a sewing machine'. Cash Prize of $2,000. Award Recipient: "3000 metres of thought" by Christine Wingels
Highly Commended entrants:   Rowena Lukomska & Chris Tait.

The Debbie Cooper Real Estate Award            - for a work of creative excellence.                                      Cash prize of $1,000.00. 
Award Recipient: "Connie's Quilt" by Meg Latham.

Highly Commended entrants: Amy Baker & Jui-Ping Chan

The Dame Suzie Moncreiff Award
- For a work which captures the spirit of the show. Cash Prize $200
Award recipient: "To the plastic gods" by Maggy Johnston.
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Highly Commended entrants: Larisse Hall, Donna Allfrey and Chrissie Cleary

The Creative Journeys Award
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For the ‘most creative entry with a contemporary twist on a traditional technique’.    Cash Prize $300.
Award recipient: "M107" by Lane Hawkins

Highly Commended entrant: Philippa Doyle.
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​The MMP People’s Choice Award
Decided by Public Vote during the exhibition.
Winner- "Connie's Quilt" by Meg Latham.

The Lucky Voters lucky dip prize of a splendid
​French Champagne went to Jan Adams. 

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2018 Major Award Sponsor
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Other 2018 Award Sponsors include:
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ACN also thanks our much valued support sponsors:
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    • Visual Arts
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    • Performing Arts
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  • Past Projects
    • MURAL COMMISSION
    • Matariki 2021
    • Nelson Jewellery Week
    • Art Flags Project
    • RAW FRAMED
    • Toi Rangatahi - Youth Exhibition
    • RAW 2
    • Woven CD Project
    • The Before I Die Project
    • And this is my picture - Children's Art Project >
      • VIRTUAL MEDICAL MASK PARADE
      • In The Frame
    • Transformers 2D - 3D
    • Blind Ukulele Workshops
    • Armistice Day Installation Project
    • Titans of Tunes
    • RAW - art outside the edge
    • Let's Face it
    • The Big LITTLE Idea
    • ILLUMINATE 2017
    • PHONE ART
    • Changing Threads >
      • Previous Changing Threads Events
    • Tahuna Beach Sculpture Walk Competition
    • Welcome to Nelson Sign Competition
  • RAW 23
  • Changing Threads 23