The F1 Sculpture Project was five weeks of installation, performance and video art held in Wellington, New Zealand in 1982.
[1] Designed to "address the lack of support and increase exposure for sculptors",[1] the project was initiated by Ian Hunter, an Irish-born artist and gallery professional who lived in New Zealand between 1970 and 1984.
[4][3] The Wellington F1 Sculpture Project was implemented by a group of New Zealand artists, including David Mealing, Stuart Griffiths, Barbara Strathdee, Mary Louise Brown and Vivian Lynn.
[3] Exhibiting artists included Greer Twiss, Don Driver, Pauline Rhodes, Stuart Griffiths, Jacqueline Fraser, Andrew Drummond, John Cousins, Jack Body, Chris Cree-Brown, Colleen Anstey and Paul Butt.
[3] Hay also notes that the event "provided the opportunity to debate feminist issues in the arts and to address the problem of invisibility for women artists.