Arts for Health celebrated their 10th annual exhibition and competition 'Collusion' this month with the opening night event being held at the prestigious Arts Post in Hamilton. Collusion attracted over 100 paintings and sculpture entries from New Zealand.  Opening night was a bustling colourful night with 150 attending and 1000 people expected to visit the exhibition over the month of August.

Arts for Health is a community-based organization that brings creative expression to people when they are at their most vulnerable. We seek to build healthier lives, strengthen communities, and inspire hope through the arts. Our mission is to create, showcase, and share art with the community as part of their transitions to wellness.

A special thanks to the enthusiastic volunteers and supporters who shared their time, talents, and resources with us to make this event so successful. They are the unsung heroes who work hard behind the scenes. A special mention for our sponsors who continue to encourage the arts for well-being and of course our judge for the event Tony Nicholls.

Supreme prize winner

Oliver Stewart and his painting 'Just Another Superhero' took out the Supreme prize, congratulations too, to our other winners Anna Wildey with ‘Temperature Barcode’ the Age Concern sponsored prize, Age is a Work of Art, Grace Newman winner of the Arts for Health Award for 'Is this my blue period?' and Jeshua Jackson who took out the student’s section with ‘Jurassic Park'.

Conclusion

The arts are a vital part of our community, and Arts for Health have been supporting artists for over 36 years. We’re proud to be able to do this work, and we hope you enjoyed the exhibition.

"Collusion’ is open at Arts Post in Victoria Street from August 3- September 5 ,  10am – 5pm daily, free admission, and with all work for sale.