Patron of the year

On Tuesday Auckland arts patron Jenny Gibbs was announced as 2007 recipient of the Arts Foundation of New Zealand Award for Patronage, presented by Webbs - Fine Art Auctioneers.

The Arts Foundation gave Gibbs $20,000 to distribute, which she personally matched. The four recipients were:

• Gretchen Albrecht
• ARTSPACE
• Auckland Writers and Readers Festival
• The New Zealand Opera School.