Sculpture Festival 2026
Exhibiting Artists
10-26 October 2026
Time
10.00AM – 5.00PM
Venue: Great Hall & North Quad
Free
Sculpture Festival 2026 is a stunning showcase of object art, contemporary jewellery, and outdoor sculpture.
Here's the list of talented New Zealand artists who are exhibiting this year.
When you purchase an artwork, you're supporting both local artists and Te Matatiki Toi Ora The Arts Centre.
| Medium | Artist(s) |
| Sculpture/Mixed Media | Andi Regan |
| Barry Clarke | |
| Bruce Stilwell | |
| David Laird | |
| Elisha Jordan | |
| Erin Jaeger-Freeborn | |
| Gavin Buxton and Peter Stephen | |
| Gawie Bosman | |
| Gerard Roelof Verkaaik | |
| Hamish Southcott | |
| Ivan Clayden | |
| Jane Bowman | |
| Jane Downes | |
| John Hill | |
| Lion Storm | |
| Lisa Bate | |
| Mark Cowden | |
| Marie Celeste Lawrence | |
| Moria Joy Crossman | |
| Oriah Rapley | |
| Pearce Malcolm | |
| Simon Max Bannister | |
| Raymond Otene McKay | |
| Rory McDougall | |
| Sam Mahon | |
| Stan Bowski | |
| Steve Trevella | |
| Tim McGurk | |
| Tim Stephenson | |
| Glass | Annabel Menzies-Joyce |
| Graeme Hitchcock | |
| Isla Osborne | |
| Jarred Wright | |
| Luke Jacomb | |
| Nejat Kavvas | |
| Philip Stokes | |
| Stephen Bradbourne | |
| Jewellery | Ailish Roughan |
| Christine Hafermalz-Wheeler | |
| Cora Baillie | |
| Elfi Spiewack | |
| Koji Miyazaki | |
| Tania Patterson | |
| Winnie Chin | |
| Ceramic | Aimée McLeod |
| Carolina Vargas-Gonzalez | |
| Fiona Tunnicliffe | |
| Ina Johann | |
| Jane McCulla | |
| Jane Whales | |
| Janna van Hasselt | |
| Jenny Wilson | |
| Linda Pringle | |
| Maak Bow | |
| Margaret MacDonald | |
| Nachiko Takahashi Schollum | |
| Sha Ganjali | |
| Thomas Strange | |
| Tim Main | |
| Yumi McLean | |
| Bronze | Alison Erickson |
| Bee van Pallandt | |
| Fiona Garlick | |
| Julie Ross | |
| Siene de Vries | |
| Tony O’Grady |
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