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Arts Laureate awards, 2005

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Arts Laureate awards, 2005

The Arts Laureate awards were established by the privately funded Arts Foundation in 2000. This photograph shows the 2005 laureates – from left, dancer Neil Ieremia, poet Bill Manhire, visual artist Julia Morison, opera singer Simon O'Neill and visual artist Ronnie van Hout. Each of them received $50,000 and one of the bronze statuettes in the foreground. Designed by sculptor Terry Stringer, the statuette represents applause for an artist's achievements.

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Mark Derby, Awards and prizes – General and international awards, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/44700/arts-laureate-awards-2005 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Mark Derby, published 26 March 2014, updated 1 April 2020.