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Welcome to our media page. You can find here articles and media releases filled with information about the Sculpture in the Gardens exhibition and the artists and their works. Please check back here regularly for more info about Sculpture in the Gardens.
Life’s Bounty 31 January 2025
Sculpture in the Gardens 2024/25
It has been 3 years since the last Sculpture in the Gardens was held at the Auckland Regional Botanic Gardens so I was definitely looking forward to visiting it again.…
Kiwi Gardner January 2025
Alive with art
A popular Auckland sculpture event showcases the synergy between art and gardens.
The Post 2 February 2025
Sculpting a legacy: The Wright family business
The only times Cheryl Wright gets to use the welder and plasma cutter she needs to make her sculptures are when her husband James and son Jorge aren’t already in there.…
NZ Life & Leisure Dec/Jan issue
A Kaleidoscope of Colour
These curly-haired sisters bring a smile to your face with their bold, intricate metal forms made entirely from repurposed 44-gallon drums.…
Otago Daily Times 24 November 2024
Luggate sculpture at home in Auckland
A hefty chunk of Upper Clutha piedmontite has gone on show in Auckland. Not just any old metamorphic rock, this piece of award-winning piedmontite has been transformed into a giant hand by Luggate sculptors Josh and Amelia Olley.…
The Big Idea 20 November 2024
Lowdown: Public Art Back In Force
It's a good time to be a sculptor – or sculpture enthusiast – in Aotearoa. The always well-attended Sculpture in the Gardens – touted as New Zealand’s most popular outdoor art event…
The Post 19 November 2024
From linear acorns can mathematical oaks grow
The geometry of nature, the lines and angles not apparent on first sight but revealed on closer inspection, appeal to Greg Tuthill…
The Post 16 November 2024
The glass artist whose work is on a stamp – and owned by Bill Clinton
Glass artist Emma Camden says she is stepping into the unknown exhibiting her work at Sculpture in the Gardens, a biennial event in the heart of the Auckland Botanic Gardens…
New Zealand Herald 15 November 2024
Sculpture in the Gardens opens in Auckland with new steel artworks
Giant flowers made from steel, patchwork globes fashioned from recycled steel drums, bright pink bubblegum shapes and a huge steel acorn are just some of the new sculptures sitting in the Auckland Botanic Gardens…
Manukau Courier 9 May 2024
Sculpture in the Gardens Artists’ Big Day Out
A large group of bespoke dressed guests on a guided tour through the Auckland Botanic Gardens armed with tape measures, clip boards and sketch books earlier this month made an eye-catching sight that had visitors wondering what was up…