Monday, July 05, 2010

By the numbers

2    The number of contemporary art curator jobs available in Wellington

4    The number of years since Shane Cotton last had a solo exhibition in Auckland

5    The number of times the word ‘great’ is used in the one page press release for the John Pule exhibition at the City Gallery

23   The percentage of funds allocated compared to that requested in the last Creative New Zealand round

27   The percentage of applicants to get funding in the last Creative New Zealand round

34   The average age in years of The Walters Prize finalists this time 

41   The average age in years of The Walters Prize finalists last time

73   The percentage of male teachers at the Ilam School of Fine Arts in Christchurch

79,000   The price in dollars per square meter paid for Bill Hammond’s Lullaby of birdland at Webb’s contemporary art auction