Sculptor Llew Summers oversaw the installation of his bronze works As a Falling Leaf and Sprung Man by a crane in front of the Edgewater Resort.
More than 20 large outdoor sculptures by some of New Zealand's leading artists will be exhibited at the Rippon Vineyard from February 6-8.
Artists include Graham Bennett, Bing Dawe, Leon van den Eijkel, Mark Hill, Hannah Kidd, Phil Newbury, Peter Nicholls, Phil Price, Dan Rutherford, Rebecca Rose and Llew Summers.
Painter Don Binney will be guest speaker at an opening function at 4pm on Friday, February 6.
Tickets for the opening are available for $30 from Gallery 33 and the Rippon Vineyard tasting room.
The event is open to the public from 10am on Saturday, February 7, and Sunday, February 8, for $15 at the gate.
The sculptures will remain on display at Rippon until May 3.
Fleeting moments
Painter Mary Mulholland unveils an evocative exhibition of flowers in Dunedin this month.
"Slowly Fading Forms" explores a macroscopic world filled with roses, tulips, magnolias, lilies and agapanthus.
The works are reminiscent of 17th-century Dutch still-life paintings.
"In Dutch art, these illusions of space, solidity, texture and light often assume the role of memento mori [remember you are mortal] - a reminder that life is fleeting and that God is good, but his judgement is stern," Mulholland says.
"These celebratory paintings form a dialogue between still life and spirituality, between purity and sensuality."
Mulholland was born in England in 1949 and has been a practising artist for more than 30 years.
Her work is held in the public collection of the Hocken Library, University of Otago, and private collections nationally and internationally.
"Slowly Fading Forms" by Mary Mulholland opens at the Milford Gallery, Dunedin, on Saturday, January 31, and runs till February 21.
