What’s On and News

The Futuna Exhibition reveals the extent and significance of the collaboration of the Chapel architect John Scott and Chapel artist Jim Allen. This exhibition will, in words, drawings, images, sound and physical objects, explore the commissioning, architectural design, art works and the physical construction of this combination of masterworks. This work was produced when John… Continue reading From the Archive: The Making of Futuna Exhibition

Sunday 22nd Sep 2024, 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm. Tickets can be purchased from Humantix here.  Join Kotaba Voices for an hour of truly inspiring community songs including traditional songs for other parts of the world, original songs by female community songs composers from different parts of the world including a song by our own… Continue reading Concert: Seeds of Hope by Kotaba Voices 22 Sept 2024

Australian comedian, writer, television presenter, and professional architecture nerd Tim Ross is heading to New Zealand for a series of special shows, including at Futuna on 24 Sept 2024 @ 6.30pm. Acclaimed for his accessible way of talking about design, Tim has performed a variety of shows in architecturally significant buildings across Australia, Great Britain,… Continue reading Tim Ross at Futuna 24 Sept 2024

We are pleased to announce the creation of the Futuna Chapel Fund at the Nikau Foundation. For over 60 years, Futuna Chapel’s story has been propelled by the passionate actions of volunteers. From the Society of Mary’s volunteer Brothers, who built John Scott’s vision from the ground up, to the volunteer trustees, who saved the… Continue reading Announcing the Futuna Chapel Fund: Nikau Foundation

In 2020 the whānau of John Scott deposited the collection of his architectural plans – over 10,000 items – to the Alexander Turnbull Library for long-term care and to allow researchers to access his work. Since then, the library’s conservation lab have been working on caring for the collection in preparation for digitisation. The library’s… Continue reading Alexander Turnbull Library’s work on the John Scott Archive

We are pleased to say that our regular Open Sundays are back for 2024. The regular Open Sundays are held on the first Sunday of every month.   For 2024 these dates will be: 3 March – 11am – 3pm 7 April – 11am – 3pm 5 May – 11am – 3pm 2 June –… Continue reading Open Sundays are back!

The Friends of Futuna Charitable Trust are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Jim Allen, the artist, sculptor and light modulator of Futuna Chapel. Jim worked closely with Chapel architect John Scott and together they created, working in a mutually respectful and collaborative partnership, a shared masterwork that is Futuna Chapel. The building… Continue reading Vale Jim Allen

The pou is the central column within a wharenui or meeting house, seen as the heart of the building around which everything unfolds. Architect John Scott’s use of pou in his modernist designs helped bring two architectural worlds together.   Watch The Spinoff’s article about John Scott’s work here. The Single Object is produced by… Continue reading The pou of Māori architect John Scott: Article from The Spinoff