Villa Maria Cult-Couture Fashion Awards

Organisation/person name: 
Manukau City Council
Work type: 
Casual
Work classification: 
Fashion
Job description: 

Villa Maria Estate and Manukau City Council welcome entries for the ninth Villa Maria Cult-Couture fashion design awards.

The awards and show, presented as part of the Manukau Festival of Arts, celebrate creative excellence and the idea of fashion as art.

Judges will be looking for a clearly articulated concept and a strong interpretation of the category theme, along with originality, innovation and a high standard of design and construction.

Designers may enter any of six categories, with cash prizes from a pool of $15,000 awarded for each of these categories as well as the Manukau Designer Award and the Villa Maria Estate Premier Award.

Entry forms for Villa Maria Cult-Couture 2010 are available from all Manukau arts centres or may be downloaded from www.manukau.govt.nz/cultcouture

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Villa Maria Cult-Couture 2010
Registrations open from now until 30 July
Garments due between 26 – 28 August
Show and Awards 29 October – tickets on sale in August.

Opportunity location: 
Manukau
Key skills sought: 

Clearly articulated concept, strong interpretation of the category theme, originality, innovation, high standard of design and construction.

This opportunity is: 
Paid
Salary low $: 
0
Salary high $: 
0
Closing date: 
Saturday, 28 August 2010
Contact details: 

For more information on Villa Maria Cult-Couture 2010, please phone 09 262 8900 x 8295 or email manukau.arts@manukau.govt.nz

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