Pear pressure

An eye-catching installation by artist Catherine Vowles, entitled ‘No Pear Pressure’.

An exhibition about to open at Tauwhare’s Sculpture Park will offer Waikato residents a chance to enjoy a rare lockdown event.

‘Stories in the Landscape 2021’ opens this weekend and runs to February 27. It is the 24th sculpture exhibition at the park and is thought to be one of the few events still going ahead in the Waikato.

Organiser Dorothy Wakeling said unlike previous exhibitions, this one will evolve over its duration as participating artists find ways to deliver their works in uncertain times. Some artists, particularly those in Auckland, have experienced delays in completing and sending their work and opportunities to showcase their work have diminished, she said.

“So, there will be no catalogue printed as in the past. Although it’s not how we imagined this exhibition would proceed, we have to embrace the new times we live in. The sculptures and installations will be integrated with the permanent collection of sculptures within the park as they arrive.”

Dorothy said the park was a safe venue for the exhibition in Level 3/2 or equivalent as visitors can spread out along the 2km art-in-nature trail.

The Sculpture Park at Waitakaruru Arboretum is a former quarry transformed into a 17.5 ha arboretum with close to 30,000 trees from around the world. The rehabilitation of the site began in 1991. Now run by the Art-in-Nature Arboretum Trust, it is considered one of New Zealand’s largest outdoor galleries, with more than 100 sculptures and installations.

Visitors to the exhibition can come between 10am and 5pm on any day. For more details go to www.sculpturepark.co.nz.

More Recent News

We’re on a roll…

Rock ‘n’ roll is here to stay if the response to Saturday’s inaugural dance competition at Lake Karāpiro is any indication. Mary Anne Gill was there and took these photos. Organisers say the inaugural Stars…

Waipā: June election

It’s a yes from one, and “I’m thinking about it” from the other. The two Waipā Māori ward candidates who finished behind the now resigned councillor Takena Stirling last year could both be contenders again…

Focus on council attendance

Takena Stirling’s resignation from Waipā District Council has sparked media stories about his attendance at meetings. Read: Councillor resigns Stirling missed seven of 11 meetings since December  – two of which were to represent the…

Challenge for i-Site

Cambridge’s i-Site faces an uncertain future with the resignation of its chief executive, the loss of a major income stream and indecision about future council funding. Michelle ‘Miff’ Macdiarmid has resigned from Destination Cambridge, the…