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The Canterbury Rams are going to have a special addition to their team this summer with a very special Rams themed penguin on the Pop Up Penguins trail. Long time supporters of the Canterbury Rams basketball team, Home have sponsored a peng....

In September, we were introduced to Lieutenant Colonel Brandon Tellez, Commander of the 304th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron from the US Air Force who is the Commander of C17 Antarctic Operations.  The 304th generously offered to take one....

It's been an exciting week for the Pop Up Penguins project as the penguins have landed in the city. To add some drama to the arrival a few little ones got stranded in Antarctica and we had to ask our friends at Air New Zealand to pick th....

Presenting Partner for Pop Up Penguins, Harcourts Canterbury, has just launched a totally awesome design competition, open to all children aged 18 and below, living in Canterbury. They’re asking children to send in designs to decorate ....

Schools across Canterbury are invited to sign up to the Pop Up Penguins Learning Programme. This is an opportunity for schools to be involved in Christchurch’s second citywide public art trail, this time with a penguin theme. Each s....

Wild in Art is putting a call out to artists to submit designs for decorating the Pop Up Penguins sculptures. The Pop Up Penguins trail will have 50 large penguin sculptures installed on streets, parks and open spaces across the city for....

Last night, companies, councillors and artists came together to celebrate the launch of a new public art trail for Christchurch. After the success of Christchurch Stands Tall in 2014, Wild in Art is bringing a second public art event to....