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Council strongly supports "Fanfare"

Thu, 2013-03-28

The Christchurch City Council strongly supported and agreed to the installation and ongoing maintenance of Christchurch artist Neil Dawson’s sculpture Fanfare in Christchurch at their meeting on 28 March.

Fanfare artwork to be installed in Christchurch

Wed, 2013-03-06

Fanfare, a 20 metre diameter, $2 million sculpture by Christchurch artist Neil Dawson plans to be installed by SCAPE Public Art in 2014.

The Christchurch City Council’s Community, Recreation and Culture Committee yesterday strongly supported and agreed to the installation and ongoing maintenance of Fanfare. Further work is to involve a workshop to confirm a suitable location before a proposal is presented to Council.

Sweet Artwork for Botanic Gardens

Wed, 2012-12-12

Installation of a large-scale artwork by internationally renowned Mexican artist Héctor Zamora in the Christchurch Botanic Gardens will be complete this weekend.

Muegano is intended to generate reflection on the role of the traditional house structure in Western culture and also comment on inner-city living and urban density. Its multi-faceted, crystalline shape has been inspired by the form of snowflakes and by that of a special Mexican sweet made out of cornflakes and sugar, after which the artwork is named.

"The High Country" finally floats into Christchurch

Mon, 2012-11-05

In testament to artist Joanna Langford’s tenacity and commitment, her artwork The High Country will be installed in Christchurch this week.

Mischa Kuball: SCAPE 7 Artist

Thu, 2012-08-16

German Artist Mischa Kuball will be commissioned to create an artwork for the SCAPE 7 Christchurch Biennial of Art in Public Space which will run from September 20 to November 2 2013.

MURAL CHOSEN FOR LANDMARK CHRISTCHURCH SITE

Thu, 2012-07-05

The winning design for the inaugural Resene Art in the Streets SCAPE Christchurch Murals project has been selected. The winning design, created by Rachael Dewhirst - a fourth year student of Fine Arts at Canterbury University - is a vibrant scheme which has been created for installation as a vast 33m x 5m mural on the wall of Christchurch’s Design & Arts College new site on the corner of Tuam and Colombo streets.

French announced as 7th SCAPE Curator

Sun, 2012-04-22

Blair French has been announced as the curator of the 7th SCAPE Christchurch Biennial of Art in Public Space to be held in September 2013.

French is Executive Director of Artspace Visual Arts Centre in Sydney. Born in the Cook Islands, he grew up in New Zealand and is a graduate of the University of Canterbury. Blair has been based in Sydney since the mid-1990s working as a curator, writer and teacher across a range of practices in art from the late-1960s through to the present.

PUBLIC ART DEVELOPMENT FOR CHRISTCHURCH

Wed, 2012-04-04

The SCAPE Christchurch Biennial of Art in Public Space has developed four events to encourage and develop the practice of Public Art in Christchurch city.

ARTIST HUMBLED AT BEING AWARDED SYDNEY ARTIST RESIDENCY

Sat, 2012-03-24

Canterbury artist Wayne Youle has been awarded the SCAPE Christchurch/Artspace Sydney artist residency. As recipient of the residency, Youle will receive twelve weeks’ accommodation at Artspace - Australia’s leading international residency-based contemporary art centre.

PUBLIC ART WORKSHOP FOR CHRISTCHURCH

Thu, 2012-03-15

A free workshop focused on enabling artists to become active agents for recovery in post-earthquake Christchurch was launched today by the SCAPE Christchurch Biennial of Art in Public Space.

The SCAPE Public Art Development Workshop has been developed specifically for Christchurch-based visual arts students, emerging, and mid-career artists. Held over two days, on 23rd and 24th April at CPIT’s Te Puna Wanaka, this practical workshop aims to cultivate the necessary skills to develop art projects for Christchurch.

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