Art Student Recognised
Posted on August 09, 2017
Jessica Kwong 13HAWT was awarded a Pat Hanly Creativity award in a ceremony at the Auckland Art Gallery on August 2nd.
The Pat Hanly Creativity awards are received by students who demonstrate outstanding creativity, imagination and commitment.
The awards are open to Year 13 students of a Visual Arts subject, from the greater Auckland area.
Pat Hanly was a painter born in Palmerston North in 1932. The awards honour his contribution to New Zealand art, his relationship with the Friends of Auckland Art Gallery, and acknowledge the voice of young people.
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki have hosted the awards ceremony since 2002.