Two New Zealand artists - Judy Millar from Auckland and Francis Upritchard from Christchurch - will represent New Zealand in a six month exhibition at the 2009 Venice Biennale - widely recognised as the most significant event on the international visual arts calendar.

Sixteen artist/curator teams have applied to represent New Zealand at the 2009 Venice Biennale. Expressions of Interest closed on Thursday 14 February.

Creative New Zealand is reminding artists and curators that they have just over one week to prepare and send in their expressions of interest for the Venice Biennale, 2009.

Creative New Zealand is reminding artists and curators they have only one more month to send in their expressions of interest for the Venice Biennale, 2009.

Creative New Zealand is currently seeking expressions of interest from artist/curator teams of considerable experience and reputation to develop the 2009 Venice Biennale exhibition.

New Zealand will have an official presence in 2009 at the Venice Biennale, the world's oldest and most prestigious international forum for contemporary visual art.