Every year, SCAPE Public Art gives Ōtautahi’s young people the chance to see their artwork concepts come to life and put on public display. With help from our generous sponsors, we transform submitted designs from primary and high school students into real-life pieces of large-scale public art. 

We used to call this programme Re:ACTIVATE, and below you can see some previous winners.

Our new, improved version is Inside Out Aspiring Artists: GET THE DETAILS HERE.

Re:ACTIVATE Aspiring Artists 2022 Winners

Re:ACTIVATE 2022 winners from left: Secret Ainsworth-Mason, Focus 2022; and Adele Sherborne, Ccino & Ash 2022; Oli Aikawa, Wheelbarrow Of A Bag Of Rocks 2022; and Liana Martin, The Tree Of Work 2022.

Re:ACTIVATE Aspiring Artists 2021 Winners

Re:ACTIVATE 2021 winners from left: Agatha Weston, aged 16, Rangi Ruru Girls’ School, Te Ao Rangimarie Davis, aged 8, Te Pā o Rākaihautū School and Sienna Oshannessey, aged 16 from Rangi Ruru Girls’ School, pictured with Anna Galloway, Councillor for Halswell Ward.

Our 2020 Re:ACTIVATE Aspiring Artists

Re:ACTIVATE 2020 winners from left: Yzza Batac, aged 11, Merrin School, Annabelle Britt, aged 11, Selwyn House School and Mollie Shaw, aged 18, Rangi Ruru Girls’ School, pictured with Lewis Bradford Consulting Engineers Director, Helen Trappitt.

Check out all the entries for Re:ACTIVATE 2020 here!

Our 2019 Re:ACTIVATE Aspiring Artists

We heard from a record number of aspiring artists during Re:ACTIVATE 2019!

The winning five entries were exhibited in central Christchurch at Hack Circle, on the corner of Cashel and High streets, as part of SCAPE Public Art’s annual Season 2019, thanks to the support of Lewis Bradford Consulting Engineers, Christchurch City Council and Christchurch City Libraries.

Re:ACTIVATE 2019 winners, supporters and organisers, from left: Rosetta Brown, Hazel White, Emily Higham, Helena McCondach, Cr Anne Galloway, Tessa Marshall, Alex Sands, Helen Trappitt and Josie Whelan. (Absent: Georgina Jolly).

Re:ACTIVATE 2019 winners

Left to right: Junior category (Years 1 to 8) Alex Sands, of Little River School, We Are One!; Tessa Marshall, of Ao Tawhiti Unlimited Discovery School, Sticks of Rock. Senior category (Years 9 to 13) Emily Higham, of Lincoln High School, Physiological Manipulation of Space; Helena McCondach, Lincoln High School, Negotiation; Rosetta Brown, left, and Hazel White (absent: Georgina Jolly), Rangi Ruru Girls’ School, Strength in Sisterhood.