Annual Merit Awards

The Annual Merit Awards, open to all Auckland Watercolour Society members, serve as a platform to showcase watercolour works from artists within our group. The event is hosted at the Estuary Arts Centre in Orewa, featuring four main awards along with three merit awards.

The opening night offers an opportunity for networking over drinks and nibbles while celebrating the talent and creativity of our members.

Shanoprasad Kunjappan "Rush Hour"

1st Prize ‘Rush Hour’

Shanoprasad Kunjappan

Chris Ashton "Three sisters. Taranaki"

2nd Prize ‘Three sisters. Taranaki’

Chris Ashton

3rd Prize 'Etched in the Earth'

Richard Hall

Merit 'Goodbye Madam Alfred’

Miriam Cutforth

Details

2026 information coming soon

Hanging Instructions:

Please read this if you aren’t familiar with the hanging system used by Estuary Arts. This is the latest information. Read

Thank you also to Gordon Harris and Factory Frames for supporting this awards