Author: chapelfan
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Francis Kéré visit – reviews
We are delighted with the impact that Francis Kéré’s recent lecture has had around the motu. Opening the Aotearoa Festival of Architecture in Auckland, then moving on to Christchurch and finally Wellington, the lectures have highlighted the value of architecture in ‘soothing societal ills’. In Architecture Now Shail Tiku wrote:“Kéré does not imagine architects as living in…
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Aotearoa Festival of Architecture 2025
Due to ongoing construction at the Chapel, some of our events for the Aotearoa Festival of Architecture have been postponed to 2026. However, our Public Talk ‘Three Joyful Homes by Ian Athfield’ is still going ahead on Sunday 28 Sep, 2pm – 4pm See here for more details. For more information about the Aotearoa Festival…
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‘Tones of Silence’: Futuna Chapel in Black and White
Due to the ongoing construction at the Chapel, these events have been postponed to 2026. In the ‘Tones of Silence’ Exhibition Futuna Chapel is explored through Black & White photography, taken by John Grace with a vintage 5×4 camera, tripod and lenses, and long exposures, to give another way of viewing and experiencing the Chapel.…
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Replacing the Chapel roof
Futuna’s big news is that the Chapel roof is currently under repair and maintenance. This work is being undertaken by the Futuna Chapel Trust and involves repairing the Chapel roof and the coloured acrylic windows. The project is anticipated to take 9 months. This work will resolve two issues: it will ensure the Chapel is…
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New trustee a well-known face in art conservation
Futuna Chapel Trust is thrilled to announce that internationally renowned art conservator, Carolina Izzo, has joined the Futuna Chapel Trust board of trustees. With over 40 years of experience in Art and Heritage Conservation in both Italy and New Zealand, Carolina describes her contribution to the field of art conservation and corresponding scientific research as a…
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School visit a memorable adventure
Forty children from local Karori school, St Theresa’s experienced a private tour of Futuna Chapel late last year when Chapel trustees Nick Bevin and David Marshall opened the doors for an adventure like no other. Accompanied by the school’s deputy head, Charles Perry, and art teacher, Gina Smith, the years four and five children visited…
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Time for a (small) change
Changes are happening at Futuna Chapel with a new name and new people bringing in fresh ideas and abilities within the Chapel and beyond in 2024. What once was the ‘Friends of Futuna Chapel’ is now ‘Futuna Chapel Trust’ – that’s right, we’ve changed our name. Coinciding with the establishment of the Futuna Chapel Fund with Nikau…
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Halloween in Friend Street
Hundreds of ghosts, ghouls and witches flocked to Futuna Chapel this Halloween as Friend Street once again closed the road for an evening of scary, sugary fun. This was the first time the Chapel has opened its doors for Halloween with Chairman Nick Bevin dressed in black and dishing out sweets and an estimated 400…
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Holding a talk in a work of art
Architectural writer John Walsh wrote a review of our long history of Futuna Lectures, and in particular our 2023 lecture, ‘Designing better futures for Aotearoa New Zealand: He tirohanga Māori, a Māori perspective’, given by Hawkes Bay-based designers Jacob Scott and Karl Wixon. In their lecture, Jacob and Karl were advocating for Māori design principles…
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Announcing the Futuna Chapel Fund: Nikau Foundation
We are pleased to announce the creation of the Futuna Chapel Fund at the Nikau Foundation. For over 60 years, Futuna Chapel’s story has been propelled by the passionate actions of volunteers. From the Society of Mary’s volunteer Brothers, who built John Scott’s vision from the ground up, to the volunteer trustees, who saved the…