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Art and Culture

Jil Sergent was one of 10 winners from across the country who took out the top prize in Keep New Zealand Beautiful's (KNZB) Resene Nature Murals Competition 2019.

The Central Hawke's Bay Settlers Museum is in the spotlight in Wellington this week, as a finalist in the ServiceIQ NZ Museum Awards 2019.

John Brown's new exhibition The Great Race explores theories from the controversial book To the End of the Earth.

This is the sixth year in a row that the region’s museum has made the finals of the national ServiceIQ NZ Museum Awards.

Titled “Generation to Generation”, the mural comprises five panels depicting a timeline as one generation passes the message of care, protection and enjoyment to the next generation.

The Boyd-Dunlop Gallery on Hastings Street will showcase the works of the late Allen Maddox next month.

The event sees 10 local artists working with a variety of materials including timber, clay, recycled materials, stone carving, bronze and wood.

Hastings City Art Gallery educator Peter Madden is looking forward to introducing the region’s students to the value of contemporary art.

This year is the 10th year of lighting the gardens, an occasion that’s become a highlight of the annual events calendar in the Hastings district.