Dates announced for NZ Sculpture OnShore 2014
6-16 November 2014
NZ Sculpture OnShore will hold it's 10th biennial sculpture exhibition to raise funds for the victims of domestic violence at Fort Takapuna, Devonport, Auckland from 6-16 November 2014.
Since the first exhibition, held in 1994, these exhibitions have enabled donations of over $1.3m to be made to Women's Refuge in New Zealand.
Planning for the event is well underway, with regular updates to be posted on the website. These will include artist profiles, ticketing and travel information and everything you need to know about the exhibition.
NZ Sculpture OnShore: using the beauty and creativity of art to help the victims of domestic violence.
Eleven days in 2012 ... $110,000 raised for Women’s Refuge.
NZ Sculpture OnShore ran from November 8 – 18. We had 110 outdoor sculptures over the grounds of Fort Takapuna Historic Reserve in Devonport, the work of more than 70 sculptors; smaller scale art on sale at the popular Gallery in the Officer’s Mess building; Children’s Sculpture at the Fort, collaborative displays from 15 schools, an educational school tour program, and art activities from children on weekends. Noted restaurant owner Jeremy Schmid opened a cafe under canvas to cater for people coming to the exhibition... and NZ Sculpture OnShore hosted over 17,500 visitors.
Two hundred plus volunteers turned up over the days of the exhibition and the open late evening to make the event possible.
Friends of Women’s Refuges, the charitable trust who stage NZ Sculpture OnShore, are proud to announce that as a result, $110,000.00 has been donated to Women’s Refuge. We have supported Refuge since our inception 18 years ago, and this brings the total donated over that time to $1,349,000.00.
We appreciate the incredible support of the public who come to see great contemporary sculpture in a gulf-view park. We are indebted to the volunteers who give their time and effort to the exhibition: without you it could not happen.
As Don Abbott says in his feature on NZ Sculpture OnShore in Art New Zealand magazine – “A worthy cause is supported and local artists earn income, shelter goes viral, and benefits all in its path”.
NZ Sculpture OnShore looks forward to welcoming visitors to our next biennial exhibition in November 2014.
