Resene is on the hunt for creative and colourful projects finished in Resene paints and colours in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands.

Designers who have completed a project with creative and excellent use of Resene colours and paint are encouraged to enter their projects into the Resene Total Colour Awards 2017.

Categories include:

• Residential — Interior
• Residential — Exterior
• Commercial — Exterior
• Commercial — Interior
• Public/Retail
• Commercial — Interior Office
• Landscape
• Education
• Conceptual
• Installation — Display — Product
• Neutrals
• Heritage
• Rising star — Student
• Lifetime achievement

Commercial includes commercial, corporate rebranding, industrial and government sector projects.

It's free to enter. And to make it easy, designers can enter their images and information electronically or send them in on a USB flashdrive if preferred — whichever suits best.

There are over $15,000 in prizes to be won. Resene showcases a wide range of entries each year on the Resene website in the Resene Total Colour Awards gallery and includes many projects in Resene media throughout the year. For the colourful winners, each category winner will win NZ$1,000 and a coveted Resene Total Colour Award sculpture and the overall Nightingale winner will win NZ$2,500 and an exclusive Resene Total Colour — Nightingale Award sculpture.

Entries are now open. Make sure to apply by 30 June 2017. Designers can enter multiple times, but each entry must be on a separate entry form.