Te Kupenga congratulates the following artists who have been selected for the 2018 Symposium.
Competition for places was intense withm45 international applicants for the 5 places available.  Selection was independently made by a panel of experts. 

In alphabetical order:
International Artists
LEE                       Jina                 South Korean, Australia
LIN                       Li-Jen              Taiwan
PATTE                  Sylvain            Belgium​
QIAN                    Sihua              China
WANG                 Biao                 Taiwan
 
 
National Artists
AUSTIN              Janine                   Inglewood
AXTEN                Alan                      Inglewood
BRIDGEMAN     Liz                         New Plymouth
BUGLASS           Donald                 Christchurch
CONNOR           Andrea                 New Plymouth
CROSSMAN       Moira                   Dunedin
HOLLEY              Brent                    Ashburton
JACQUAT           Simone                 Whanganui
JAKLE                  Regina                 New Plymouth
KORVER             Anna                    Oakura
MOLLOY            Steve                    Tataraimaka
NEWLAND         Denise                 New Plymouth
O'BRIEN             Rex                       Mt Maunganui
PRATT                Jocelyn                 Thames
RAPLEY              Oriah                    New Plymouth
SADLER              Claire                   Hastings
SMITH                Davo                    Waitara
TE WHATU        Barry                    Inglewood
TUFFERY            Howard               Urenui
VERBRUGGE     Renate                 New Plymouth
VINCENT            Bodhi                   Raumati
WILSON             Graham               New Plymouth