EAA18: Estuary Art and Ecology Award 2024

The only contemporary art prize in Aotearoa New Zealand with ecology at its core.

Artists are invited to research and respond to the Tāmaki Estuary, to underscore the ecological value of this vital waterway and encourage action against its pollution.

With a total prize pool of almost $10,000, the winning artworks are intelligent and innovative responses to ecology in the field of contemporary art.

For more information about the Tāmaki Estuary and the work of the Tāmaki Estuary visit the Tāmaki Estuary Environmental Forum (TEEF) visit TEEF Facebook.

Exhibition of Finalists
6 July to 31 August 2024

People’s Choice
Friday 6 September 2024

Congratulations to this years’ finalists:
Hannah Arnold, Alexander Bailey, Ngahina Belton-Bodsworth, Cathy Carter, Julia Christey, Matthew Dowman, Jocelyn Friis, Marion Gordon-Flower, Helen Harvey, Geena Zelma Hill, Niki Simpkin-Hill, Rowan Holt, Atina Hu, Judith Lawson, Alysn Midgelow-Marsden, Chris Mules, Daisy Nicholas, Ainsley O’Connell, Kate Parker, Karen Sewell, Bridget Sutherland, and Sheyne Tuffery.

Congratulations to this years’ winners:
First Place – Matthew Dowman, Tūna

Second Place – Cathy Carter, Eyes Wide Open

Third Place – Alysn Midgelow-Marsden, Mitigation at the Margins

Merit Awards – Rowan Holt, I see you in the estuary

Merit Awards – Ainsley O’Connell, Life Cycle

People’s Choice Award – Kate Parker, Te Whakahoki – The Return

To read more about our winners, click here.

Main image credit: Daisy Nicholas, Reflective Tides, 2023