Te Rita Papesch, studying towards a PhD in Theatre and Film Studies   ‘I am contributing to this field in its infancy, and this is very exciting...’

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Select Student Awards 2012.

The Select Student Award supports emerging artists by showcasing work by final year and postgraduate students and by acquiring their work for the University of Canterbury’s permanent art collection. This year's guest judge was Linda Tyler, Director, Centre for Art Research, The University of Auckland. The winners were Alana Burtenshaw Sculpture, Rachael Dewhirst Printmaking and Makoto Takaoka Film. Thanks to all the students who submitted their work.

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School of Fine Arts – Open Day November 14

The work of students studying Film, Graphic Design,  Painting, Photography, Printmaking and Sculpture were presented in  their respective studios celebrating the work achieved by students in 2012. The campus and studios were open from midday on Wednesday 14  November through to 8pm that evening, with student films screening 
continuously in the Film Studio in Block One. We had large numbers of the public through all day and a very positive response was recorded on the work shown.

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