Welcome to Sculpture in the Gardens

at Auckland Botanic Gardens

Artists for the 2024–25 exhibition have been announced

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.

Explore a digital archive of all our past exhibitions

Peter Lange, Camp site – The Friends of the Auckland Botanic Gardens Acquisition winner in the very first exhibition in 2007–08.

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.

About

Lipika Sen and Prabhjyot Majithia – Jugalbandi in the Gardens

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. There is also a permanent collection on display.

2021–22 Exhibition

Our last 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.

Margaret Feeney – Safe Haven

Permanent Collection

Jim Wheeler – Object of Devotion

Every day, whether the exhibition is on or if we are between exhibitions, there is art to enjoy at the Auckland Botanic Gardens with permanent collection sculptures displayed throughout the Gardens.

Watch our videos

Our YouTube channel has some great videos on our artists.

 

Auckland Botanic Gardens

Find out about the beautiful Auckland Botanic Gardens, the onsite Cafe Miko, the plant collections, other events and more…