Giving back, the Sculpture Map New Zealand tour
To start off 2020, ObjektCare founders Nate Savill and Paul Spain travelled most of the length of New Zealand to gain traction for a new project supporting sculpture lovers and promoting those in the art world involved with sculpture.
The project centred on a website titled Sculpture Map NZ, featuring:
- An online map showing where many of New Zealand’s public sculptures and sculpture gardens are located
- A directory of sculptors and artists
- Podcasts and interviews with people working in and around sculpture
The establishment of the Sculpture Map website followed pro bono work in late 2019 to clean a public sculpture by Terry Stringer on the shore of Lake Taupo. No fee was charged to the local community or the local sculpture trust for that work.
Where the tour went
Areas visited included Hamilton, Taupo, New Plymouth, Whanganui, Palmerston North, Wellington, Blenheim, Kaikoura, Christchurch, Timaru, Wanaka, Queenstown and Arrowtown. During the trip Nate and Paul were also available to discuss sculpture cleaning, maintenance and restoration.