Michèle Whitecliffe Photo: supplied
It's been a matter of concern that there are now so few outlets for in-depth writing about the visual arts in New Zealand.
It's bad for writers, for the artists and for galleries.
Now a new annual art-writing award aims to bring creative gusto to the way New Zealand's visual arts are written about, and to get more people talking about artists and their work.
Michèle Whitecliffe, who with her late husband Greg co-founded Auckland's Whitecliffe College of Arts and Design, is behind the award that's being offered in conjunction with the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki.
The winner of the Prize will receive $2500, and their winning entry will be published in Auckland Art Gallery's magazine, Art Toi.
Lynn Freeman speaks with Michèle, and to Clare McIntosh who's Auckland Art Gallery's editor.
The theme for the first award will be revealed on the 12th of March.
