Public Art
The stories of our city, its people, their culture and identity told in glorious colour and size. Explore the buildings, walls and laneways as our artists' oversize canvas.
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Arts Inc Hawke's Bay’s mission is to foster creativity, arts, and culture in Hawke’s Bay by delivering iconic arts events and projects. Across the region you'll see a number of public art projects that we have supported as well as murals and sculptures commissioned by Hastings District Council - check out the map below and keep your eyes peeled while you're out and about!
The stories of our city, its people, their culture and identity told in glorious colour and size. Explore the buildings, walls and laneways as our artists' oversize canvas.
View Public Art MapThe Culture Canvas mural series began in 2019 and 2022 saw an addition to that series that was unveiled on the wall of the Sports Centre on Railway Road in Hastings. This work was painted by Dali Susanto and celebrates the diverse community that uses the Sports Centre.
H Central, 117-131 Heretaunga Street, Hastings
The Vacant Frames project transforms vacant shopfronts into a vibrant, city-wide gallery, celebrating the talent of local artists. If you are a property owner with a vacant retail tenancy with window frontage and would like to know more about how you can support, please get in touch.
Thanks to River Star Holdings Limited and Hastings District Council via the City Centre Vibrancy Fund for supporting this installation by Hawke's Bay artist Michelle Fraser.
Michelle's abstract landscapes have a geometric influence. She loves colour, light, form and composition and her work, derives from the dwellings and surroundings that we humans choose to inhabit, juxtaposing nature with human interference. Check out more of her work here.
