Now showing:
4 July - 3 August 2025
Emergence 2024 winner
On Friday 9th August, we visited NPGHS to present our Supreme Winner of Emergence 2024, with her trophy and certificate.
The trophy awarded to Rujula Chitnis (Year 13) is an original artwork created by one of our judges, Dr Elliot Collins, who is a nationally acclaimed conceptual artist. His work interprets the meaning of the word ‘Emerging’ – It reads: ‘Emerging is simply joy and fear all mixed together’. Rujula – thank you for taking this step and putting your work out there and for being our overall winner. Rujula also won a $2000 cash prize and the opportunity to exhibit with us at Percy Thomson Gallery in the near future.
Once again to all of our finalists who exhibited with us from all Taranaki secondary schools and at tertiary level – a big congratulations to you all. We are privileged to see young people succeeding and we hope to see you exhibiting with us again in 2026, thanks to the support of Taranaki Foundation, through the Hauora Fund.
Our Supreme Winner for Emergence 2024, Rujula Chitnis.
L to R) Principal NPGHS Jacqui Brown; Emergence 2024 Judge Jennifer Halli; Emergence 2024 Judge Dwayne Duthie; Supreme Winner Rujula Chitnis; Gallery Director Laura Campbell; NPGHS Art Teacher Kirsty Grieve.
Rujula receiving her award on stage in front of her peers from 2 of our 3 judges, Dwayne Duthie and Jennifer Halli. Elliot Collins (absent on the day).
(Above) The Supreme Winner's Work by Rujula Chitnis, Dancers (2024). Printmaking.
ABOUT US
Kia ora! Welcome to Percy Thomson Gallery.
Percy Thomson Gallery is located in the Central Taranaki town of Stratford, opening in June 2002. The Gallery is proud to be Taranaki's best Public Regional Art Gallery and is often described by visitors as a 'hidden gem' for our region. Located opposite the Clocktower, down the walkway in Prospero Place, we are fortunate to have a world-class art gallery facility hosting exhibitions by artists from Taranaki and all over Aotearoa.
The gallery has developed and grown over the years, now receiving national recognition as a thriving and diverse exhibition space catering for all age groups and interests and involving the community at large.
New exhibitions start every three to six weeks, and vary between national, local and regional artists – established and emerging.
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Address
Percy Thomson Gallery
Prospero Place
56 Miranda Street
Stratford
Telephone & Email
06 765 0917
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Gallery Director
Catherine Rhodes
Gallery Director
Opening hours
Open 7 days, Free Entry. Koha (donations) are appreciated to keep our wonderful small regional Art Gallery operating.
10am – 4.00pm weekdays
10am – 3.00pm weekends
Closed most Public Holidays and during exhibition changeovers.
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Percy's Place is our boutique art shop featuring high-quality work by local artists.
OPEN 7 DAYS
Weekdays 10.30am — 3.30pm, Weekends 10.30am – 2.30pm
