10 February 2005
Artist Leaves Lasting Legacy
One of the last works by renowned local artist, Peter Oxborough, is to be the centrepiece at the front of Rodney
District Council's Centreway Road headquarters.
The work, described by council's arts advisor, Dr Sarah Dugdale as a simple but elegant work in steel, was one of eight
proposals submitted by local artists after the council called for expressions of interest in October 2005.
A panel comprising the mayor John Law, councillors representing the district's three arts councils, Arts Council
representatives, foyer architect and council officers selected the work from a short-list of three.
Each of the three submissions would have been a worthy winner, says Dr Dugdale. "And I am hopeful we can find a place
for them all. But Peter Oxborough's work had a stand out quality that none on the panel could resist."
Dr Dugdale says Peter Oxborough, who died in December, was one of the finest artists Rodney District Council has worked
with.. She predicts artists and craftspeople will be challenged in bringing his vision into reality. "But I am confident
they can do it, given the detailed drawings Peter left us, and the commitment to the project by his family and
colleagues," she says.
Work is due to begin on the new piece within the next few weeks.
ENDS.