Four Wanganui artists are flying their hometown flag at a prestigious drawing award.
Drawings by Margaret Silverwood, Andrea du Chatenier, Glen Hutchins and Cathy Tuato'o Ross have made the short-list of 81 for the $20,000 Parkin Prize, out of 454 entries received.
Parkin Prize spokeswoman, Rebecca Reed, said what made these four unusual is that theirs are the only short-listed entries from outside the three main centres.
"[Wanganui] is the only region outside of the main centres - Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch - that has artists shortlisted, so this is great for the region," Ms Reed said.
She said the four entries, along with the other 77, would be exhibited at the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts in Wellington.