An opportunity to contribute to a stunning art installation of kōwhai flowers is open to anyone who has single use plastic bottles.

For those who remember artist Bobbie Gray's Wisteria Lane installation for the After Dark Urban Light Festival, her upcoming Kōwhai Grove installation is something that anyone can be a part of.

Kōwhai Grove is a collaborative light-based installation in which thousands of kōwhai flowers made from single-use plastic bottles will illuminate the Grey Street Arcade.

The work will slowly take over Grey Street arcade, a place that ebbs and flows, where people come and go, meet, and gather as locals go about their day to day.

Over time, this space will become an active artwork; an endless performance in which everyone participates as they walk along.

Bobbie is seeking donations of a range of single use plastic bottles.

If you would like to donate, they can be dropped off to:

Envirohub, 31b Glasgow St, Tauranga
Banana Blossom Cafe, Grey St, Tauranga

Or, get your community group involved in making kōwhai flowers for the installation. Email bobbiegraydesign@gmail.com for more info.