Welcome to Sculpture in the Gardens
at Auckland Botanic Gardens
Sculpture in the Gardens 2024–25
The 2024–25 exhibition artists
We are excited to announce the 15 successful entries for the 2024–25 Sculpture in the Gardens exhibition.
Chris Moore’s Bubblegum. A concept drawing of his planned work for the 2024–25 Sculpture in the Gardens exhibition.
Artists Working Day
In April our successful artists met up at the Artists’ Working Day at Botanic Gardens – a day of scoping out the logistics of this outdoor sculpture exhibition.
The 2024–25 exhibition curators
Introducing our curators of the 2024–25 Sculpture in the Gardens exhibition – Linda Tyler, Terry Urbahn and Catherine Hamilton.
About
Samantha Lissette, Rose Cathedral (detail), 2008.
Sculpture in the Gardens is run by the Friends of the Auckland Botanic Gardens and hosted by Auckland Botanic Gardens. It is held every second summer.
Permanent Collection
Jamie Pickernell, Bird Lady, 2012.
Every day, whether the exhibition is on or if we are between exhibitions, there is art to enjoy with permanent collection sculptures displayed throughout the Auckland Botanic Gardens.
Auckland Botanic Gardens
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Past exhibitions
Holding Ground Exhibition, 2023–24
Lucy Bucknall, Sky Gazers, 2023.
Holding Ground is a free indoor sculpture exhibition held in 2023, featuring 47 works by some of New Zealand’s best and most loved artists.
2021–22 Exhibition
The winning sculpture for the 2021-2022 exhibition was Taiki e! United in Purpose! by The Indigenous Clay Artists Collective
Our last outdoor exhibition was held in 2021–22. You can see more about all the artists who exhibited in this show, and who took out the awards.
Archive of all past exhibitions
Richard Mathieson, Reservoirs, 2021 – Part of the permanent collection.
Our digital archive captures the history of Sculpture in the Gardens and forms a useful resource for the wider art world. We have held exhibitions featuring local artists since the establishment of the event in 2007. This archive presents a complete list of artists exhibited from then.
Watch our videos
Our YouTube channel has some great videos on our artists.
Brit Bunkley and Andrea Gardner’s entry in 2021–22
All about the exhibition in 2019–20
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