Gore District Council has won the Premier Creative Places Award 2004 for its new John Money Wing and refurbishment of the Eastern Southland Gallery, which opened last December.
The wing houses major art collections gifted to the gallery by expatriate New Zealander John Money and artist Ralph Hotere.
The prize is a$6000 contribution towards the commissioning of a new public artwork.
The awards, presented annually by Creative New Zealand, recognise district and city councils that have enhanced the social, economic and cultural wellbeing of their communities through the arts.
Arts advisor Naomi McCleary, of Waitakere City Council, won an individual award for outstanding contribution to the arts within the local government environment.
Wellington City Council won a strategic arts initiative award for its Lord of the Rings world premiere project, Creative New Zealand said in a statement today.
