May 22,
2018 1927 1927 
Whitecliffe now offers one scholarship each year to applicants from Ngāti Whātua, thanks to a growing relationship between Ngāti Whātua o Ōrākei, Whitecliffe staff and family networks.
April 20,
2018 854 854
Four Whitecliffe fashion design students will head to Copenhagen next month to take part in the 2018 Youth Fashion Summit (YFS) which runs from May 13 – 15.
March 30,
2018 1007 1007
Asia Pacific Education (APEDU) will acquire a majority stake in Whitecliffe College of Arts and Design, the award-winning college, considered to be the country’s leading private arts and design institution. Co-founder Michele Whitecliffe will stay on as President, board director and a shareholder of the company.
February 23,
2018 1530 1530
Over 100 Whitecliffe College Bachelor of Fine Arts Year One students and faculty were given an insight into the historical stories, present developments and future aspirations for Ngāti Whātua, during a kōrero at the campus on February 22.
November 28,
2017 1042 1042
Whitecliffe final year student Sheena Taivairanga looks set to do great things in the fashion industry after she graduates. The Year 4 student has enjoyed stellar success this year, showcasing her creations at the 2017 Whitecliffe Fashion Show which took place earlier this month, as well as at the Pacific Fusion Fashion Show, which was held during New Zealand Fashion Week. Her designs garnered considerable press from Radio New Zealand and Paperboy Magazine.
October 27,
2017 943 943
Whitecliffe 2016 BFA Graphic Design graduate Harrison Sarsfield was awarded a Gold Pin in the Student Graphics section of the 2017 Best Design Awards.
September 25,
2017 1317 1317
Whitecliffe Fine Arts Senior Lecturer Christina Read received the First Runner-up award and $2500 in cash at the 2017 Wallace Art Awards, which were announced on September 4. The awards were established more than 25 years ago by Sir James Wallace, with the aim of supporting and expanding the visual arts in New Zealand and rewarding artists who create exceptional work.
August 28,
2017 1004 1004
Whitecliffe MFA student Christina Pataialii has been awarded the prestigious, national 2017 Iris Fisher Scholarship.
July 30,
2017 972 972
Fashionistas from India winged their way Down Under recently to take part in an International Winter Fashion School programme organised by the Whitecliffe Continuing Education and Fashion Design departments. Fashion design students and faculty from New Delhi’s Pearl Academy participated in the three-week course which included practical workshops in fabric dyeing, embroidery, flax weaving, paper making, and an up-cycling project making bags from sampling squares.
June 27,
2017 1396 1396
Recent Whitecliffe Fine Arts graduate Kohl Tyler-Dunshea has won the Estuary Art and Ecology Prize 2017 – the only art prize in New Zealand “with ecology at its core”.