Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Kiingi Tuheitia Portraiture Award?
The Kiingi Tuheitia Portraiture Award is a competition that encourages emerging Maaori artists to create portraits of their tupuna (ancestors) in any medium. The Award is hosted and administered by Te Pūkenga Whakaata the New Zealand Portrait Gallery in honour of Kiingi Tuheitia.
Who are the Judges?
The Gallery invites a panel of three judges to choose both the finalists and the winners of the Kiingi Tuhetia Portraiture Award. For 2023 we are fortunate to have an outstanding Judges Panel comprising Lisa Reihana CNZM, Steve Gibbs, and Graham Hoete aka "Mr G".
What are the prizes?
First prize - $20,000
Runner up - $2,500
People’s Choice - $2,500 (awarded at the end of the exhibition)
What are the main conditions of the Award?
Entrants must be emerging Maaori artists.
Portraits must depict a tupuna of the artist.
Portraits can be in any medium.
Portraits must have been completed in the last 2 years.
How do I enter?
Enter online using the form on our website: nzportraitgallery.org.nz
You must include:
A high quality image, audio file or video link of your work. Please note that you will be judged for selection phase solely on the digital upload submitted with your entry form.
File Submission instructionsAn artist biography of no more than 80 words, confirming you are of Maaori decent and your iwi affiliations if known and outlining your career and experience as an emerging artist.
A statement of no more than 80 words, about your chosen tupuna and your relationship to them.
We only accept electronic entries.
What if I made my artwork with other people?
One person will need to act as the applicant for the Award on behalf of the group and with permission of the other creators. The applicant must be an emerging Maaori artist with whakapapa connections to the depicted tupuna. You may acknowledge other collaborators or co-creators in your submitted biography.
How much does it cost to enter?
There is a $50 non-refundable fee to enter. This fee goes towards the cost of administering the award.
I entered the inaugural Award in 2021. Can I submit again in 2023?
Yes, artists who entered the Award in 2021 (both finalists and non-finalists) are welcome to enter again, providing they still meet all the requirements outlined in the Terms and Conditions.
Can I get help with funding the costs of producing my artwork?
Creative New Zealand’s Toi Tipu Toi Rea Fund offers up to $10,000 to support emerging Maaori artists or practitioners, at an early stage of their career, to undertake an arts project. This fund can be applied for online.
What permissions do I need?
Permission of the current owner and/or holder of copyright, if this is not you. This includes permission from other co-creators.
Permissions either from the person(s) depicted, or consent from whanau or descendants.
Permissions from any copyright holders or customary owner(s) of intellectual property used as source material in the creation of the work.
How do I seek permission?
It's recommended that you always obtain permission in writing from both copyright and/or customary owner(s) of intellectual property. Further guidance is available from the New Zealand Intellectual Property Office.
Is there a size restriction?
There is no size restriction for the portraits entered in the competition. While not all artworks will be toured, larger works, or complex shapes especially are less likely to be toured.
What are the important dates I need to be aware of?
September 2022: Entries open
4pm, 23 March 2023: Entries close
14 April 2023: Finalist selection completed & finalists notified
9 May 2023: Finalist Portraits arrival deadline
22 May 2023: Final Judging commences
24 May 2023: Exhibition opens and winners announced
25 May – 4 August 2023: Exhibition runs
July 2023: Selection of artworks to tour announced.
When do I send in my portrait?
The initial selection process is done using the digital file submitted online with your entry. Award finalists will be notified when to send in their physical portraits for final judging and the Award exhibition.
What happens during the judging?
The initial selection is completed by the judging panel. The digital image submitted by each artist is sent to the judges. They uses these digital images along with the bio and statement, to decide the finalists (approximately 30 works).
The shortlisted works are physically sent to the New Zealand Portrait Gallery to be hung for the final judging and exhibition. The judges take several days before the opening to decide on the winners, which are announced at the opening night celebrations.
The People’s Choice award is chosen by visitor votes and is announced at the close of the exhibition at The New Zealand Portrait Gallery.
Are the portraits for sale?
Many of the portraits are for sale. It is up to the individual artist to decide whether they would like to sell their work. The Gallery takes a 30% commission for handling the sales of the work.
Will the exhibition tour?
Yes. A selection of works from the exhibition may tour multiple venues in the North and South Island. Artists will be notified if their work has been selected to tour around July 2023.
Questions?
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Ngā Pātai me Ngā Whakautu
He aha tēnei mea Te Tohu Kiriaro o Kiingi Tuheitia?
Ko Te Tohu Kiriaro o Kiingi Tuheitia he tohu o ia rua tau mō ngā kaitoi Maaori whanake. E whakahaerehia ana te tohu nei e Te Pūkenga Whakaata hei whakahōnore i a Kiingi Tuheitia.
Ko wai mā ngā kaiwhakawā?
E toru rawa ngā kaiwhakawā ka noho hei pae whakahirahira ki te whiriwhiri i ngaa tauwhāiti me ngā toa o Te Tohu Kiriaro o Kiingi Tuheitia. Kua waimarie katoa ki te momo maatanga o te pae whakahirahira mō te tau 2023, ko Lisa Reihana MNZM; ko Steve Gibbs; ko Graham Hoete ("Mr G").
He aha ngā whiwhinga toa?
Ko te Taumata Tuatahi: $20,000
Ko te Taumata Tuarua: $2,500
Ko te whiringa toa a te iwi: $2,500 (ka tukua i te pito whakamutunga o te whakaaturanga)
He aha ngā paiherenga matua o te Tohu nei?
Me matua noho mai hei kaitoi Maaori whanake
Me matua whakaatu te kiriaro i tētehi tūpuna
E taea ngaa toi ki ngā momo toi huhua
Kua matua oti te toi i roto i te rua tau kua mahue ake nei
Me pēwhea taku tono kia uru?
Me tono mā te pepa whakauru e kitea i tō mātou pae tukutuku: nzportraitgallery.org.nz
Me matua whakauru tahi:
He ahua kounga teitei, he konae ororongo, he hononga ataata ranei o to mahi. Kia mōhio koe, ka whakawāngia āu mahi kia uru i runga anō i te whakaahua e kīnaki ana i tāu pepa whakauru.
Te tukuhanga o ngaa koonae hangarau hei whakawaaHe kōrero tātai mōu e 80 ngā kupu te roa, tātaingia tō whakapapa Māori me ō iwi mehemea e mōhiotia ana, ka tātai anō i ō pukenga me āu mahi hei kaitoi Māori whanake.
He pitopito kōrero e 80 ngā kupu te roa e pā ana ki tō tūpuna me tōu whanaungatanga ki a ia.
E whakaaetia ana ngā tono ipurangi anake.
He pēwhea mehemea kua mahi aku toi me tētehi atu?
Kia kotahi anake te kaitono mō te Tohu nei hei kanohi mō te rōpū, me whakaae rawa ērā atu. Me matua noho mai te kaitono hei kaitoi Māori whanake e whakapapa ana ki taua tūpuna. E taea e koe te whakamihi i ētehi atu hoa mahi i tāu tātai e tuhi nei.
He aha te utu kia uru?
He $50 hokinga kore kia uru. Ko te utu nei hei āwhina i ngā whakahaere o te tohu.
I uru au ki roto i te whakataetae i tau 2021 e aahei anoo au te tono hei te tau 2023?
Aae, koutou raa ngaa Ringatoi i uru ki te whakataetae i te tau 2021 e aahei tonu ana te tono anoo ahakoa i uru ki ngaa whiringa toa kaaore raanei heoi me tutuki katoa i ngaa taipitopito koorero e ai ki ngaa ture o te whakataetae.
He āwhina-a-pūtea e puta ai taku mahi toi?
Kei reira te tahua $10,000 a Toi Tipu Toi Rea i raro i a Toi Aotearoa ki te tautoko i ngā kaitoi Māori whanake kātahi anō ka tīmata te mahi toi, kia puta he kaupapa toi rānei. Me tono ipurangi mō te tahua nei.
He aha ngā momo whakaaetanga hei whai māku?
Me whakaae te tangata nōna te mana, nōna te mana tārua rānei, mehemea he tangata i kō atu i a koe. Me whakaae hoki te hunga nā rātou i mahi tahi ki a koe.
Me whakaae mai te tangata nōna te āhua e whakaatu ana, te whakaae rānei o tōna whānau, o āna uri whakaheke
Me whakaae te hunga mana tārua, mana whakairo hinengaro rānei o te pūtakenga o te āhua e whakaatungia ana
Me pēwhea taki kimi whakaae?
E ākina ana koe kia whiwhi i te whakaaetanga o te hunga mana tārua, mana whakairo hinengaro rānei. He kōrero āwhina kei te pae tukutuku New Zealand Intellectual Property Office.
He herenga tō te nui o te mahi?
Kāore he here o te nui o ngā kiriaro ki tēnei whakataetae. Kāore te katoa o ngā mahi toi e hurihuri haere, he uaua ake te hurihuri haere mehema he nunui rawa, he rerekē rawa te hanganga.
He aha ngā rā hei aronga nui māku?
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9 o Mei 2023: Me tae mai ngā kiriaro a te hunga whāiti
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24 o Mei 2023: Ka rewa te whakaaturanga, ka pānuitia ngā toa
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Hūrae 2023: Ka pānuitia ngā toi e hurihuri haere.
Hei āwhea ka tukuna taku kiriaro?
Ko te whiringa tuatahi nā te whakaahua ipurangi ka tukua me tō tono. Ka whakamōhiotia te hunga whāiti mō āwhea ka tukua mai ngā kiriaro e tau ai te whakawākanga mutunga me te tū o te whakaaturanga o tēnei tohu.
Ka ahatia i te wa o te whakawakanga?
Kei te pae whakahirahira te whiringa whakawā tuatahi. Ka tukuna ngā whakaahua o ngā kiriaro o ia tono ki ngā kaiwhakawā. Ka whakawāngia te whakaahua me ngā tuhinga kōrero e ū ai ngā whiringa whāiti (ko tōna 30 ngā mahi).
Ko ngā mahi toi a te hunga whāiti ka tukua mai ki Te Pūkenga Whakaata, ka noi kia oti ngā whakawākanga me te whakaaturanga. Ka whia rā te roa e whakawāngia e ngā kaiwhakawā i mua tonu i te tūwheratanga kia ū ai ngā toa, ka pānuitia ngā toa i te pō tonu o te tūwheratanga.
Mā ngā pōti o ngā manuwhiri mātai te whiringa toa-a-iwi e ū, ka pānuitia tēnei i te pito whakamutunga o te whakaaturanga ki Te Pūkenga Whakaata.
E taea te hoko i ngā kiriaro?
He nui tonu ngā kiriaro e taea te hoko. Kei te kaitoi anō mehemea e hiahia ana ki te hoko i tana mahi toi. Ka tangohia e Te Pūkenga Whakaata te 30 ō-rau mō te kōkiri i ngā hokonga.
Ka huihuri te whakaaturanga?
Koia hoki. Ko tōna 30 ngā mahi toi e huri whakaatu ki ngā wāhi huhua i Te Ika a Maui me Te Waipounamu. Ka whakamōhiotia ngā kaitoi mehemea kua whiringia tāna hei hurihuri, Hei te marama o Hūrae 2023 ka whakamōhiotia.