Photo: NZ Sculpture OnShore
For the next two weeks a clifftop park in Auckland will be transformed into a giant art gallery. NZ Sculpture Onshore is the country's biggest sculpture exhibition, with art works ranging in size from the piwakawaka or fantail to a 3-metre long whale. Now in its 29th year, the biennial exhibition at Auckland's Fort Takapuna is the biggest fundraiser for Women's Refuge, with over $2.m generated from the event over that time.
Joining Kathryn is Rachel Brebner, who's chair of the Friend's of Women's Refuges Trust and Hawera-based artist Daniel McKerrow. His super-sized tui dominated the skyline at the 2023 exhibition and this year's piece Waharuruhau has netted him the inaugural Sculpture of Strength - or SOS - award. It's a three-metre high wahine cloaked in a flowing copper kākahu.
Photo: Sally Lush
