Art

A lush green jungle scene with two metallic sculptures of a kneeling woman and a headless torso among dense leaves and ferns.

New Zealand has an amazing array of artists providing works of in many different mediums. The Sculpture Park showcases over 100 modern and traditional sculptures and installations featuring many well-known artists. These have been made in New Zealand either by NZ artists or artists visiting from other parts of the world.

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Art for Sale

Are you looking for your next piece of sculpture?

We have a number of exhibition pieces available for purchase.

NZ Sculptures for Sale

Meet our Artists

A woman holding a large, unpainted terracotta chess piece, surrounded by similar pieces on a table in an art studio filled with decorative art objects.

The first sculpture event was held in November 2003 with 47 sculptures exhibited. The event was called Window on Waikato and was a fundraiser on behalf of Hospice Waikato.

Now over 27 exhibitions later the park has a rich history of supporting the Arts society and work in partnership to support Creative Waikato and other art foundations.

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The Gallery

Blue oval sign for the Waitakaru Arboretum & Sculpture Park, featuring the word 'Gallery' and a drawing of a kiwi bird.

The Gallery at the Sculpture Park offers artists the opportunity to exhibit their work. Exhibitions will run for a limited time and you can keep up to date with exhibitions via the website.

There will be chances for you to meet the artists as they run workshops and give talks about their work.

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Our Sculpture Collection

Sculptural garden art installation with shiny metal pipes among green plants and yellow flowers.

There are currently more than 100 sculptures situated along the 2km trail.  These represent a wide variety of genre and have all been made in New Zealand, sometimes by artists visiting from other countries. 

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Past Exhibitions

Close-up of a round stone art piece with a circular opening, mounted on a pole, outdoors with trees and sky in the background.

During the past 20 years we have had the honor and pleasure to work with a number of well-known New Zealand artists and also curators like Andrew Clifford, Karl Chithman and also Tim Walker.

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