NEWS

Whitecliffe College of Arts and Design would like to congratulate 2010 MFA graduate Marie Potter on becoming a finalist in the inaugural Central Otago Art Awards exhibition. The exhibition is to be held at Central Stories Museum and Art Gallery in Alexandra from September 8 until October 26. There were submissions from over 200 artists and with just 50 works being selected, the resulting exhibition promises to be different, exciting and stimulating. An online gallery is being created... > Read more

After graduating from Whitecliffe College of Arts and Design in 2007, BFA Fashion Design major, Maxine Wooldridge created her fashion label Dmonic Intent, which focuses on high-end, one-off, women’s street wear with an edge. Dmonic Intent is a collaboration of artists from different... > Read more

2009 BFA graduate (Fashion Design major) Brooke Fairgray and Year 1 BFA student Blair Wheeler are finalists in the 2011 Fashion Quarterly, Young Designer of the Year Competition. Entrants were asked to design a three-piece capsule collection and construct one of their designs. The winner will... > Read more

Whitecliffe 2003 MFA Graduate Chris Talbot Wilkie, was the overall winner for his oil painting A Pathway of Light (for Murray) at the Southland Art Society-ILT Art Awards in August. An emotional Southland District Mayor Frana Cardno accepted the prize until his impending arrival. Collecting... > Read more

Whitecliffe Year 3 BFA Fashion Design major, Trish Peng, has become one of three finalists to succeed in making it to the finals of the Westpac Young Fashion Designer Competition. Trish will preview her mini collection at New Zealand Fashion Week. > Read more

Whitecliffe Year 4 BFA Graphic Design major students, Fraser Bingham, Yuna Lee, Grace Kim and Caitlin Thompson are finalists in the student category in the Best Awards for 2011. The Best Awards are run by the Design Institute of New Zealand and are the most prestigious design award in New... > Read more

“Life is between B and D and is C, B being birth and D being death and C being choice ... “ - Jean Paul Sartre The most perceptible common denominator among a group of individuals who share identical ethnicity is the ethnicity itself. To form a broader common core,... > Read more

James Wallace established the Annual Wallace Art Awards 19 years ago. These awards are now the longest surviving and largest annual art awards of their kind in New Zealand, with a prize value amounting to over $160,000. The four winners receive valuable residencies at prestigious institutions.... > Read more

The pinhole camera workshop in Term Three certainly bemused, enlightened and inspired many first year BFA students. Students were asked to engage with the conception and creation of the lens-less camera, and with the darkroom as the site for creative process. The reality: a week of trialing,... > Read more

Year Twelve and Thirteen students considering a career in Fine Arts, Fashion Design, Graphic Design or Photography took part in the Whitecliffe Student for a Day Programme in August. As well as being able to view Year One art classes, tour the campus and meet current students and faculty, it... > Read more

Whitecliffe Alumni Judy Chan, 2006 BFA (Graphic Design major) has recently launched a website for the illustration studio she created with her partner Keith-Yin Sun. Folk art, native crafts,... > Read more

The opening night of Whitecliffe lecturer and artist, Matt Dowman’s Screen exhibition was held on friday August 12. > Read more

Sin-Mae Chung, Selene Simcox, and Rachael Garvey Disconnect/Reconnect August 24 - September 10, 2011 Opening 5.30p.m. Wednesday August 24 Artist Talk: Tuesday August 31, 7p.m. –... > Read more

Whitecliffe College of Arts and Design and the Eden Arts Trust are delighted to announce the winners of the inaugural Eden Arts Art Schools Award held on Thursday July 28, 2011. Whitecliffe Year 4... > Read more

Year 2 BFA Fashion Design major, Nazneen Daruwalla , showcased her wearable and edible design as promotion for the Edible Arts Awards to be held in 2012 by the Restaurant Association of New... > Read more

The Westpac Young Fashion Designer Competition is back for 2011. At stake, a career-enhancing prize package that includes $5000 cash, mentoring from a leading designer and business banking advice.... > Read more

It is with great sadness that Whitecliffe farewells one of its longest serving staff members this month. Fionna Scott-Milligan, Dean of College, has been involved with Whitecliffe College of... > Read more

In a bittersweet gathering, Whitecliffe bid fare well to Fionna Scott-Milligan, a longtime veteran of Whitecliffe as she departed to pursue new opportunities. We have no doubt she will go from... > Read more

The Certificate of Arts and Design (Foundation), which only runs in semester two, helps you develop a portfolio to use for applying for tertiary study at Whitecliffe or elsewhere in New Zealand.... > Read more

International students had the opportunity to be welcomed by staff and other Whitecliffe students at the International student lunch. The lunch was hosted by the Marketing Manager, Lianne Saunders... > Read more