2012 Darfield Artweek – dates 5th October – 14th October at the Darfield Recreation Centre
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The 2011 Darfield Artweek was another great success and we thank the 154 artists for sharing their creative talents with us. Over 1400 people visited the Recreation Centre over the 10 days and purchased over 70 pieces of art at a total of over $30,000 making this a hugely successful 30th anniversary celebration.
Congratulations to the winners announced on Opening Night:
| MCAC Premier Award | Jane Bowman |
| MCAC Second Prize | Ki Hyun Kim |
| MCAC Third Prize | Ruth Stanton-McLeod |
| Buddle Findlay Award | Bianca van Leeuwen |
| MCAC Friends Award | Hamish Wright |
| Survus Consultants Award | Tessa Warburton |
| Darfield Dental Award | Mike Glover |
Merit awards went to Jeremy Herbert, John Smith, Cara Spekreijse, Tokiko Tatemoto, Ray Lyons, Donal Mackay, Russell Campbell.
Maureen McCann won the People’s Choice Award with her very popular ‘Haast Reflections’ landscape – congratulations Maureen.
Ruth Warren and Sylvia Townshend, Artweek convenors, wish to thank the many volunteers involved in bringing Artweek and the other two successful exhibitions to you.
“As convenors we sincerely thank the many volunteers, more than fifty, who set up and dismantled the Artweek Exhibition at the Recreation Centre. I’m sure that we must create a record by hanging 360 works in just two hours. It is your volunteer help that makes this possible.
Thank you also to the many who minded the exhibitions each day. Every day 10 volunteers were required to mind the exhibitions, that is 100 people over the ten days; consequently many were called on to help out more than once. Your welcome to visitors helped create the friendly relaxed atmosphere.
To the Arts Council Committee members it has been a very busy time with many of you spending very little time at home. The extra tasks such as putting up and taking down signage and hanging the other exhibitions mean that you have all been very busy. We hope you can all put your feet up and relax a little now. We thank you very much.”