SCAPE Public Art is a producer of public art in Christchurch, New Zealand.[1] The Art & Industry Biennial Trust was set up in 1998.[2]
History
Deborah McCormick, in her first year after graduating in 1988 from the University of Canterbury School of Fine Arts was involved in setting up the Art & Industry Biennial Trust, chaired by Sir Kerry Bourke. Founding board members included Dame Adrienne Stewart.[3] SCAPE Public Art season was a biennial event until 2016 when it went annual, the first one was in 2000.[3]
By 2017 SCAPE Public Art was responsible for over 214 temporary and 12 permanent artworks since their inception in Christchurch.[3]
In 2023 Richard Aindow was appointed executive director of SCAPE taking over from Deborah McCormick who was in the role for 25 years since it began.[4]
Activities

Artworks in Christchurch include the kinetic sculpture Nucleus by Phil Price installed on High St in 2006 with council providing $40,000 of the $110,000 cost.[5]STAY by British sculptor Sir Antony Gormley is in the river near the corner of Gloucester St and Cambridge Tce installed as of the Scape Public Art festival 2015.[6]VAKA ‘A HINA by Sēmisi Fetokai Potauaine was installed in 2019.[7]
The 6th SCAPE Christchurch Biennial of Art in Public Space was delayed due to the 2010 Canterbury earthquake and again because of the 2011 Christchurch earthquake.[8][9]
The SCAPE Public Art Season in 2016 selected Mark Catley and Janna van Hasselt to have their art produced for the Re:ACTIVATE exhibition from over 60 artists who attended an earlier SCAPE Public Art Development Workshop. Re:ACTIVATE was curated by Paula Orrell of CoCA.[1] There was also Re:ACTIVATE Kids by artist George Lewis.[1] In 2016 also included in the season were a SCAPE Public Art Walkway, exhibition Presence curated byHeather Galbraith's and a series of artists talks.[1]
El arte público suscita una respuesta y hemos recibido todo tipo de respuestas, pero al final, es una plataforma para el diálogo. (Deborah McCormick, directora de SCAPE Public Art 2017) [ 3 ]
Referencias
- 1 2 3 4 "Artistas emergentes revitalizarán la ciudad en el centro comercial Re:START durante la temporada de arte público SCAPE" . creativenz.govt.nz . Consultado el 2 de agosto de 2023 .
- ↑ SCAPE Public Art 1998–2018 . SCAPE Public Art Trust. 2019. ISBN 978-0-473-45708-2.
- 1 2 3 4 Feeney, Warren (12 de noviembre de 2017). "Deborah McCormick de Scape Public Art repasa los últimos 19 años" . Stuff . Recuperado el 2 de agosto de 2023 .
- ↑ "Campbell consigue un trabajo con SCAPE" . 20 de abril de 2023.
- ↑ Gates, Charlie (18 de abril de 2018). "La escultura cinética Nucleus de Christchurch regresa pronto después de casi un año de ausencia" . Stuff . Consultado el 2 de agosto de 2023 .
- ↑ Gates, Charlie (21 de septiembre de 2015). "Se revela la escultura de Antony Gormley para el centro de la ciudad de Christchurch" . Stuff . Consultado el 2 de agosto de 2023 .
- ↑ "Imponente escultura pasifika para el centro de Christchurch" . Newsline . 1 de octubre de 2019. Consultado el 2 de agosto de 2023 .
- ↑ "Partes del pasado y presente de SCAPE aún en pie" . creativenz.govt.nz . Consultado el 2 de agosto de 2023 .
- ↑ "SCAPE Christchurch Biennial anuncia nuevas fechas" . creativenz.govt.nz . Consultado el 2 de agosto de 2023 .
- Esculturas al aire libre en Christchurch
- Organizaciones artísticas con sede en Nueva Zelanda
- Organizaciones con sede en Christchurch