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Supporting the Next Generation of Artists
Supporting the Next Generation of Artists
The Central Otago Emerging Artist Scholarship is our annual initiative to encourage and support fresh talent in the visual arts. Valued at $5,000, the scholarship is open to emerging artists with a strong connection to Central Otago who are in the early stages of their artistic journey irrespective of age.
The Central Otago Emerging Artist Scholarship is our annual initiative to encourage and support fresh talent in the visual arts. Valued at $5,000, the scholarship is open to emerging artists with a strong connection to Central Otago who are in the early stages of their artistic journey irrespective of age.
Recipients can use the funding for professional development, whether through specialised mentoring, workshops, materials, studio rental, or exhibition costs, and will have the opportunity to exhibit at our annual Blossom Festival exhibition.
Recipients can use the funding for professional development, whether through specialised mentoring, workshops, materials, studio rental, or exhibition costs, and will have the opportunity to exhibit at our annual Blossom Festival exhibition.
2026 Emerging Artist Scholarship Winner:
Pamela Wilson
2026 Emerging Artist Scholarship Winner:
Pamela Wilson
Pamela Wilson stood out among our 16 applicants for the quality of her work to date and the clarity of her vision: she plans to develop a portraiture practice that draws directly on her work as a mental health practitioner and her deep interest in the human condition. She told us she feels ready to emerge as an artist, and we were pleased to back that readiness with the 2026 Emerging Artist Scholarship.
Pamela Wilson stood out among our 16 applicants for the quality of her work to date and the clarity of her vision: she plans to develop a portraiture practice that draws directly on her work as a mental health practitioner and her deep interest in the human condition. She told us she feels ready to emerge as an artist, and we were pleased to back that readiness with the 2026 Emerging Artist Scholarship.
2025 Emerging Artist Scholarship Winner:
Caitlin Shea
2025 Emerging Artist Scholarship Winner:
Caitlin Shea
Caitlin is now a full-time visual arts student, studying for a Bachelor of Visual Arts at Otago Polytechnic, where she experiments with a variety of media and disciplines. In 2026 she has exhibited at the Ida Valley Winter Show, and the COAS Blossom Festival Exhibition.
Caitlin is now a full-time visual arts student, studying for a Bachelor of Visual Arts at Otago Polytechnic, where she experiments with a variety of media and disciplines. In 2026 she has exhibited at the Ida Valley Winter Show, and the COAS Blossom Festival Exhibition.
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