Artbeat 02 Exhibition
Presenting the selected artworks by the jury, public and special mentions
Honor Awards
Age group 4-9
Janani Kovanur Kesava, 8 Years (Dunedin)
Artistic Statement:
The future of Aotearoa/New Zealand is its women power. New Zealand is renowned for gender equity and this artwork represents that the future is safe with power of bonding and unity of its Wahine.
Chloe Chen, 5 Years (Auckland)
Artistic Statement:
This artwork shows eating different types of ice creams to make people happy.
Nikki Chen, 8 Years (Auckland)
Artistic Statement:
The idea of this artwork is showing how different people work together to make a rocket ship. People have a big dream of going to the space. It became true when everyone work hard to achieve it. It makes things happen when we try!
Teagan Leef, 4 Years (Auckland)
Artistic Statement:
Drawing of her having fun outside
Aiden Mong, 7 Years (Christchurch)
Xinbei Yang, 9 Years (Tauranga)
Artistic Statement:
Many ants move the leves together. Although they are tiny, they have more power when they are together.
Brayden Liu 8 years, (Christchurch)
Emily xing, 5 Years (Auckland)
Artistic Statement:
This is my little dream world, there is Elsa’s ice castle, my rainbow castle, rapunzel’ castle, shops. I ride on the unicorn walking to my tent. books,map,and my friend monster family are on the grass, we will roast the marshmallow, I draw my dad’s face on the grass by pen.my room is on the cloud, there are bed,cups, rainbow tree and my dolphin.
Kiara Witten, 6 Years (Hastings)
Artistic Statement:
Unity for me is my family and the joy of eating cake together
Honor Awards
Age group 10-14
Katy Davis, 10 Years (Northland)
Artistic Statement:
My picture is showing kids from all different cultures standing together in the beautiful nature. They are all different from each other and they are all friends, they have balloons spelling Unity to show kindness and working together is better than alone.
James Davis, 13 Years (Northland)
Artistic Statement:
The Power of Unity to me means everyone is connected, helping each other and standing strong together. I have created a character who represents youth and the Earth behind him represents all people together as one, united. I have used coloured pencils as my medium and then paint for the black background to create the effect of space.
Tome Papali’i, 12 Years (Auckland)
Artistic Statement:
The hands with the different flags meaning different cultures around the world came together to help build the Marae here in New Zealand because it represents home, it represents a community. Everyone here from around the world honouring the people of the land and respecting culture
Isabella Anderson, 10 Years (Gisborne)
Artistic Statement:
“‘Growing Together As One’
The two flowers on the side represent the darker and lighter races of people in the world, the hydrangea at the top represents the rainbow community, and the snake which is the symbol of health represents our disabled community. They are all growing together in the same pot, being unified and diverse as one people all sharing this planet (one flower has earth in centre).
Sophie Samate, 10 Years (Wellington)
Artistic Statement:
“Flowers of the Pacific, Each flower represents the national flower of the main Pacific Island I Identify with. Surrounded by vines representing unity of all the Pacific Nations. All Black Canvas was chosen to incorporate My home of Aotearoa It brings out the colours of the flowers which to me represents inclusion.”
Honor Awards
Age group 15-18
