See & Do

You’ll never get bored of the activities and sights on offer in Christchurch. Here are Cityscape’s favourites.

Ballerina – Owen Dippie

Big Walls

Bay of Plenty artist Owen Dippie’s depiction of a graceful ballerina was the final piece in Christchurch’s first street art festival, RISE. It’s locat...

Mixed Feelings, 2012 - Tony Cragg

SCAPE Public Art

British sculptor Tony Cragg is widely recognised as one of the most acclaimed artists of his generation.

bon voyage, 2016 – Rachael Dewhirst

SCAPE Public Art

bon voyage, thought to be the longest mural in New Zealand, is visible both to locals and train-line passengers as they enter and depart Christchurch....

STAY, 2015/16 – Antony Gormley

SCAPE Public Art

STAY, by British artist Antony Gormley was installed in two parts. The second installation, completing the artwork, was installed in the Northern Quad...

Kotuku, 2002/2018 - Caroline Rothwell Re:PRESENTED

SCAPE Public Art

Kotuku by Caroline Rothwell was designed specifically for installation in a large pond in the Christchurch Botanic Gardens for the SCAPE Biennial 2002

Untitled – Cracked Ink

Street Prints Otautahi

Originally from the UK, the now Kiwi street artist Cracked Ink has been a fixture on the street art scene for more than 10 years, and his untitled mur...

Encircling, 2006/2018 - Michel de Broin Re:PRESENTED

SCAPE Public Art

Encircling first appeared in North Hagley Park for the SCAPE 2006 Biennial.

Nucleus, 2006 – Phil Price

SCAPE Public Art

Unveiled on 29 September 2006, and gifted formally to the city at the duration of SCAPE 2006, the 9m high Nucleus brings an impressive presence to the...

Giant Spray Cans – Various Artists

Street Art

Of the eight giant spray cans in the East Frame three are professionally painted by street artists Jacob Yikes, Ikarus and Wongi Wilson, while the rem...

Fitu (Seven), 2018 - Christopher Ulutupu

SCAPE Public Art

The artist’s video/performance art practice explores ongoing themes around landscape, photography, and the construction of colonial narratives.

Lelia, 2018 - Christopher Ulutupu

SCAPE Public Art

Chris Ulutupu is a video artist of Samoan/Niuean/German descent currently residing in Wellington.

Plot, 2008 - Brett Graham

SCAPE Public Art

Brett Graham (Ngāti Korokī Kahukura) is a sculptor who creates large-scale artworks and installations that explore indigenous histories, politics and ...

Unnamed – Jacob Yikes

Street Art

Christchurch street artist Jacob Yikes’ work is a regular feature around the city, and includes this fitting tribute to Lewis Carroll’s most famous ch...

Monument to the Present, 2018 - Tom Dale

SCAPE Public Art

This sculpture emerged after the UK-based artist spent time in Ōtautahi in October 2017.

Rise From Rubble – Brandon Warrell

Street Art

Street artist Brandon Warrell’s Rise From Rubble mural on the side of the Ibis Hotels depicts a native silvereye bird on a flowering kōwhai tree.

Fanfare, 2004/15 – Neil Dawson

SCAPE Public Art

New Zealand’s largest public sculpture, Fanfare by Neil Dawson, is a permanent landmark which can be seen standing tall over the Canterbury Plains at ...

I Always Knew You Would Come Back – Numbskull

Big Walls

Sydney-based Australian artist Numskull’s word mural I always knew you would come back is the winning phrase in a competition that set out to capture ...

Unnamed - Chimp

Street Art

Chimp aka Ash Sisson spent two weeks of his school holdiays from Massey University, where he's in the third year of an Industrial Design degree, paint...

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