‘Pathways Home’ will be the name of a new community public artwork in Denton Park.

Artist Judith Streat has been selected by a Christchurch City Council advisory group to create the sculpture, which aims to “reflect the spirit of the Hornby community and the geographical nature of the area”.

“The advisory group was looking for an artwork that would tell some of the history of the Hornby area while still being relevant to existing residents,” says Council Arts Advisor Marlene Le Cren. “We wanted to celebrate the community and what makes Hornby a unique place to live.”

Local people will be involved in the construction of the artwork, with school children painting hundreds of stones to form part of the sculpture.

Judith Streat has completed a number of other Christchurch public art projects including ‘Poppies over Gallipoli’ and ‘Addington Worker in Tune’.

Her design for the Hornby sculpture was chosen from that of several artists asked to put forward a design concept.

Members of the project advisory group/selection panel included: Deputy Mayor Lesley Keast; Riccarton/Wigram Community Board member Peter Laloli; City Council Arts Advisor Marlene Le Cren; Te Taumutu Runanga representative Liz Brown; Julie King from Canterbury University; Henry Sunderland from CPIT; and Community Recreation Advisor, Jacqui Leask.