2025 Pattillo Whanganui Arts Review
The 2025 Pattillo Whanganui Arts Review, is the first to be presented in our newly redeveloped facilities, specifically in the generous new space that has been created within our new wing, Te Pātaka o Tā Te Atawhai Archie John Taiaroa. After a hiatus during the last years of the redevelopment, it’s a pleasure to be back in Pukenamu Queen’s Park for this 35th edition of our popular open-call exhibition, the longest running of its kind in Aotearoa New Zealand, which is open to any artist living in the Whanganui region.
The Pattillo Whanganui Arts Review and the Pattillo Project enjoy generous support from our principal project sponsor and partner, Anne Pattillo and her company, Pattillo. Thanks to Pattillo’s sponsorship, the awards include a special additional opportunity for the winner of the Open Award in the form of the Pattillo Project, where the winner also receives a solo exhibition at Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery with mentoring from the gallery team. Pattillo have contributed markedly to the Whanganui Arts Review since 2019 allowing the gallery to upscale the exhibition, the opening, the awards, and generally increase the value of the Arts Review to artists.
We are grateful for the important group of businesses and supporters who have also contributed to this year’s awards. The 2025 Awards are:
- Pattillo Open Award – $7000 + The Pattillo Project
- Dalgleish Architects Excellence Award – $1500
- PKF Doyle and Associates Excellence Award – $1500
- Elva Abbot Memorial Youth Award – $250
- Article Café Merit Award – $250
- Friends of the Sarjeant Gallery Merit Award – $250
- Renata’s Art & Framing Merit Award – $250
- Whanganui Garden Services Merit Award – $250
- The Edith Collier Trust Merit Award – $250
- Barnicoat & Healy Merit Award – $250
We are also delighted to introduce to this year’s Whanganui Arts Review, the Whanganui River Markets Trust People’s Choice Award.
Voting closes for the Whanganui River Markets Trust People’s Choice Award on Thursday 31 July at 5pm.
