Events and News
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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…
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Alexander Turnbull Library’s work on the John Scott Archive
In 2020 the whānau of John Scott deposited the collection of his architectural plans – over 10,000 items – to the Alexander Turnbull Library for long-term care and to allow researchers to access his work. Since then, the library’s conservation lab have been working on caring for the collection in preparation for digitisation. The library’s…
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Recordings of Past Events
We record lots of our great events held at Futuna Chapel – both lectures and concerts. Below are some of our recorded events. Michael Sullivan: Oct 2022 We were very pleased to have our very own homegrown architect Michael O’Sullivan of B/OS Architecture as the Futuna Guest Lecturer for 2022. Michael comes from a unique…
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Vale Jim Allen
The Friends of Futuna Charitable Trust are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Jim Allen, the artist, sculptor and light modulator of Futuna Chapel. Jim worked closely with Chapel architect John Scott and together they created, working in a mutually respectful and collaborative partnership, a shared masterwork that is Futuna Chapel. The building…
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The pou of Māori architect John Scott: Article from The Spinoff
The pou is the central column within a wharenui or meeting house, seen as the heart of the building around which everything unfolds. Architect John Scott’s use of pou in his modernist designs helped bring two architectural worlds together. Watch The Spinoff’s article about John Scott’s work here. The Single Object is produced by…
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Restoration Work for the Stations of the Cross
The Stations of the Cross by Jim Allen in Futuna Chapel are currently being cleaned and conserved by Carolina Izzo, expert art conservator from Studio Carolina Izzo. This work has been kindly supported by the Wellington City Council’s Built Heritage Incentive Fund and the Chartwell Trust. We are really excited to see the striking difference…
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Support for our events
We are delighted to have been offered financial support by third-generation Wellington construction company L T McGuinness Ltd for forthcoming 2021 events at the chapel. They are supporting our Festival of Architecture and Wellington Heritage Week events. These will include talks on the creation of a virtual reality experience of a visit to the chapel,…