On Sunday 15th November, join guest judge Judy Darragh for a kōrero about her experience of judging the 2026 Molly Morpeth Canaday Award, and an insight into some of the winning artworks. You may be lucky enough to also hear from some of the exhibiting artists about their artistic practice and process of creating their work for this years MMCA.

Free to attend and all welcome.

Judy Darragh lives and works in Auckland, Aotearoa, and played a significant role in the development of Artspace, Auckland (now
Artspace Aotearoa), the independent artist-run spaces Teststrip, Auckland, and Cuckoo.
Her work is known for brightly coloured sculptural assemblages of found objects, recycled items, industrial materials, collages, photography, video and poster art. Her practice came to prominence during the 1980s in an era of conspicuous consumption; her work displays a fondness for everyday objects that is witty and provocative.

Judy has taught art at secondary and tertiary levels for over 40 years and has mentored young artists throughout Aotearoa. She, with Imogen Taylor, co-editor of Femisphere, a publication supporting women’s art practices in Aotearoa. Judy continues to exhibit extensively throughout Aotearoa, New Zealand and her
works are held in numerous public collections in Aotearoa. Judy is a member of Arts Makers Aotearoa, an advocacy group for the visual arts.