Brick Bay Sculpture

News

Media Focus

Brick Bay features as one of NZ's best looking wineries...well not exactly a winery, but a vineyard tasting room.... Read more »

In the Summer edition of WineNZ, our Brick Bay Rosé 2012 was the Editor's Choice for perfect summer drinking. Read more »

Michael Cooper praises the fine 2010 reds from the Auckland region, including our Brick Bay Pharos. Read more »

An influential SE Asian Travel magazine discovers Brick Bay...'a wonderful cultural - and viticultural- destination....' Read more »

Next Magazine turns the spotlight on to Brick Bay Wines & Sculpture Trail in its focus on Matakana. Read more »

Singapore's gourmet magazine ('for those with a big appetite for food, wine, travel and luxury') puts the spotlight on Brick Bay.... Read more »

Trail Blazers. A new sculpture park provides seed funding to help top flight sculptors...
Read more »

No one who has experienced the Brick Bay cellar door and Sculpture Trail would argue that it is a New Zealand cultural showpiece
Read more »

Cuisine celebrates The Glass House experience and the unique sculpture trail. Read more »

The Matakana region is a rural area on the east coast of New Zealand...
Read more »

Richard and Christine Didsbury have put slow-town Matakana on a fast track...
Read more »

Just a little appalled by faux-European grandeur in the countryside?
Read more »

NZ's only Master Sommelier focuses on Matakana in the American Sommeliers' magazine. Read more »

Don't just pass through the North Island village of Matakana, an hour...
Read more »

There's nothing like hitting the north when everyone else is crawling south...
Read more »

The sculptures in the new Brick Bay winery Sculpture Walk aren't the only works of art on the site...
Read more »

vogue cover image Australian Vogue Entertaining and travel August 07

The 15 top attractions in Auckland identified for Australian visitors - Brick Bay Wines and Sculpture Trail features in second spot!! Read more »

What was once a two-shop, drive through town is now a hip destination...
Read more »

Artistry in Wine - at Brick Bay an intertwining of a passion for both wine and art. Read more »

News & Reviews

Dreams for the Future

A portal to the other side of the world has been created at Brick Bay!
Click here to read the full article.

The Book

Jonathan Campbell’s The Book is a small masterpiece in bronze.
Click here to read the full article.

Cicadas

We’re captivated by Virginia King’s Cicadas, exquisitely hand-finished in stainless steel.

Click here to read the full article.

Bio.structure

Chiara Corbelletto's Bio.structure appears to vibrate within a sphere of glowing blue colour.

Click here to read the full article.

An Elemental

Terry Stringer’s new sculpture An Elemental is striking, drawing the viewer up through native bush to examine it at closer proximity.

Click here to read the full article.

New Arrivals

We're thrilled to welcome new artists on to the Trail in December.
Click here to read the full article.

Summer Artist Project - Summer Holiday by Lauren Lysaght

Each summer season we install a temporary work to enrich the trail, offering visitors something a little out of the ordinary, and an artist the opportunity to create a work more ephemeral in nature.
Click here to read the full article.

Listen-Stop

'Listen-stop', a new sculpture by Phil Dadson, asks us to do just this: stop and listen to the sounds around us.
Click here to read the full article.

Squeeze me (Offensive)

Landed! David McCracken’s new sculpture has arrived at Brick Bay.
Click here to read the full article.

The Sex Choir

An intriguing title for an equally intriguing work. While in the Amazon Rainforest, Sam Hamilton recorded extraordinary sounds made by frogs.
Click here to read the full article.

Regeneration Series

Jim Wheeler has revealed his new Regeneration Series of bronze gate posts at Brick Bay.
Click here to read the full article.

Flourish III

Tall, regal and elegant, Flourish III is made from sandcast bronze. This statuesque sculpture stands quietly confident, settled into the hillside at Brick Bay.

Click here to read the full article.

The Blue Trees

A truly spectacular event is about to unfold at Brick Bay! From the 3rd of December Konstantin Dimopoulos will install ‘The Blue Trees’ as our Temporary Artist Project for this summer season.

Click here to read the full article.

Dig This!

Is the warmth and sunshine inspiring you to get out in the garden? Perhaps these stunning gardening spades and forks by Tracey Tawhiao are just what you need.
Click here to read the full article.

Rugby Supporters Arrive en Masse at Brick Bay

New Zealand is alive with the excitement of the Rugby World Cup and some friendly supporters have arrived at Brick Bay!
Click here to read the full article.

TOR

Richard Wedekind’s Tor is another special new addition to the trail.
Click here to read the full article.

Pinocchio

Pinocchio...we’re delighted to present this fine-limbed, bronze-hued sculpture.....
Click here to read the full article.

Melbourne Bound

Check out Richard Wedekind's Gutterball before it moves to a new home in Melbourne.
Click here to read the full article.

Summer Artists' Project 2011

The Temporary Artist Project for 2011 has arrived! Rachel Walters and Layla Rudneva Mackay have cleverly created interactive huts around the Sculpture Trail for A Hut of One’s Own.
Click here to read the full article.

John Hurrell Review

Read John Hurrell's review on Brick Bay Sculpture Trail, January 2011
Click here to read the full article.

Cork Oak Walk

The new Cork Oak Walk is a short loop on the Sculpture Trail where you’ll see our maturing cork oaks.....
Click here to read the full article.

Carrara Marble and Kahikatea

Spectacularly sited at the end of the Cork Oak Walk, is Brett Graham’s impressive Plot.
Click here to read the full article.

Gutterball

Gutterball is Richard Wedekind’s stunning new sculpture on the trail. His largest piece yet created, Gutterball comprises five massive corten steel figures, referencing human interaction and environmental concerns.

Click here to read the full article.

Horizon Field...What the hell are you doing there?

In a recent Guardian article, British sculptor Anthony Gormley describes his latest and final work, addressing his ongoing concern -
“where does the human being fit in the scheme of things?”

Click here to read the full article.

Farewell Townie

Townie has been a popular work on the trail, delighting both children and adults alike. Ten Townie shoes have found their new home in Australia and we’re saying farewell to more shoes as they head to Epsom Girls Grammar School in Auckland.
The school’s staff and students have fundraised for a new sculpture to become part of their Art Department and after visiting Brick Bay decided their hearts were set on Lauren’s work.
Click here to read the full article.

Incendiary Artwork

A striking new sculpture by David McCracken has landed at Brick Bay. Incendiary Artwork is a gigantic bomb. Sitting quietly in a clearing this bomb threatens to explode, causing a raging fire throughout the bush. This volatile prospect is offset by the brightly coloured, playful nature of the work.
Click here to read the full article.

Fall from Grace

The artist Liz Earth pays homage to the incredible nest-building skills of the thrush, who creates her home entirely from natural materials, using only her beak and claws.
Click here to read the full article.

Immortality

The charming sculptures of Paul Dibble are the latest arrival to Brick Bay. To the Other Side has made a grand statement on the lakeside during the summer season and we’re thrilled to have two small scale bronzes from the same Immortality series join the exhibition.

Click here to read the full article.

Drop On By

Our recontoured helipad makes dropping in by chopper for lunch or a walk around the sculpture trail a seamless experience. Phone us if you plan to fly in and we will send you the co-ordinates.
Click here to read the full article.

Framed by Autumn

Not only is the vineyard a riot of colour, but the many claret ash, swamp cypress, liquid amber and various oaks on the trail add a colourful backdrop to the experience of contemporary sculpture at Brick Bay.

Click here to read the full article.

Step Lightly

We're thrilled to have Virginia King's new sculpture, Step Lightly on the trail. Her previous Brick Bay work, Sliver, was sold and relocated

Click here to read the full article.

Visit Us

Arabella Lane, Snells Beach, Warkworth 0982, New Zealand

Map & Directions >>

Please allow 1 hour to enjoy the Sculpture Trail.
Last Trail entry 4pm.

Artist Project

Nicola Haines Ramsay & Corinna Haines

Dreams for the Future

Three huge screens printed with images of the Isle of Wight in England are arranged to surround the viewer, transporting one far away. A portal to the other side of the world is activated.

View Artwork >>

About The Trail

Brick Bay Sculpture Trail near Matakana showcases an everchanging exhibition of around 45 contemporary sculptures, available for sale, by leading New Zealand artists. On the 2km trail, experience sculpture in a remarkable landscape framed by towering native trees, abundant birdlife and green pastures, overlooking the celebrated Brick Bay Vineyard.

More >>