Prize | Michèle Whitecliffe Art Writing Prize – The Role of Art History | Entries open 6 April
Every year Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki runs the Michèle Whitecliffe Art Writing Prize. It seeks to foster debate and encourage participation in an evolving conversation about the visual arts. In 2026 the theme is The Role of Art History. Last year the New Zealand Government announced that from 2028 art history would no longer be taught as a dedicated subject at secondary schools. Art history’s removal from the New Zealand Curriculum follows the axing of the subject from the University of Otago in 2020 and reduced course offerings at other tertiary institutions. This year’s Michèle Whitecliffe Art Writing Prize […]