Fine Arts Whanganui's birthday celebration includes youth scholarship

A Whanganui arts collective is celebrating its second birthday this month and giving a boost to young artists at the same time.

Fine Arts Whanganui will celebrate the occasion with an exhibition of submissions for the Young Artist Scholarship at their Taupo Quay gallery leading up to the prizegiving and birthday party on November 17.

"Fine Arts has implemented the Youth Artist Scholarship with entries closing on Monday November 6," says collective member Gail Imhoff.

"The winning prize is $1000 plus an exhibition at our gallery next year."

A second young artist will win the People's Choice Award with a prize of $200 from Fine Arts Whanganui and, with support from Artists Open Studios, have their art work featured on the cover of the 2018 Artist Open Studios catalogue.