Events Calendar

Tai Tapu Sculpture Garden is an evolving sculpture garden and native regeneration project.

Our mission is to support contemporary sculpture practice in New Zealand and to enhance native biodiversity in Canterbury.

The Garden opens to the public for exhibitions, with the major event being the Annual Autumn Exhibition held over the first three weekends in March. You can also visit the Garden by appointment outside of the major exhibition.

Exhibiting artists 2019
Graham Bennett, Mark Catley, Bing Dawe, Neil Dawson, Andrew Drummond, Alison Erickson, Ben Foster, Mandy Cherry Joass, Anna Korver, Dave Laurie, Tim Main, Rory McDougall, Annabel Menzies-Joyce, Doug Neil, Phil Newbury,Tony O’Grady, Max Patté, Donna Marie Patterson, Oriah Rapley, Rebecca Rose, Julie Ross, Llew Summers, Marté Szirmay, Roger Thompson, Johnny Turner, Olivia Webb, Robyn Webster and Matt Williams.

Artists are working across media: from local stone to iron, in bronze and steel, and from flax to timber to ceramic, from the tangible to the ephemeral with works in light and sound. There are over 60 artworks for sale and visitors will also enjoy the growing permanent collection featuring works by some of the stalwarts of NZ sculpture.