Christchurch Chalice

Chalice celebrates the new millennium and the 150th Anniversary of the founding of Christchurch and Canterbury by the Canterbury Association.

Sculptor Neil Dawson was commissioned to produce a major contemporary, public artwork for Christchurch by The Turning Point 2000 Trust. Funds for the Chalice were raised through grants from the Community Trust and the New Zealand Lottery Grants Board with Christchurch City Council meeting the cost of the foundations, granite, drainage works and lighting.

The official lighting ceremony was held 10 September 2001 and Chalice has since been lit at night with one floodlight situated inside the base of the cone and one spotlight aimed at the exterior of the structure from the pavement.