Post by Kiwi Frontline on Mar 5, 2019 16:22:50 GMT 12
NEW $300,000 ARTWORK TO BE INSTALLED IN CHRISTCHURCH'S VICTORIA SQUARE
A new sculpture featuring two upright waka standing 4.75 metres tall with carved figures inside will be installed in Christchurch's Victoria Square this month.
The $300,000 work, which pays tribute to the significant Treaty of Waitangi signatories, is being paid for by Crown rebuild company Ōtākaro and gifted to the Christchurch City Council.
Robinson said the work was to remind the people of New Zealand "there's actually a partnership between the Crown and the local tangata whenua"......
www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/christchurch-life/art-and-stage/visual-art/111013362/new-300000-artwork-to-be-installed-in-christchurchs-victoria-square
A new sculpture featuring two upright waka standing 4.75 metres tall with carved figures inside will be installed in Christchurch's Victoria Square this month.
The $300,000 work, which pays tribute to the significant Treaty of Waitangi signatories, is being paid for by Crown rebuild company Ōtākaro and gifted to the Christchurch City Council.
Robinson said the work was to remind the people of New Zealand "there's actually a partnership between the Crown and the local tangata whenua"......
www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/christchurch-life/art-and-stage/visual-art/111013362/new-300000-artwork-to-be-installed-in-christchurchs-victoria-square