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Thompson Estate Winery, Margaret River, Western Australia

Posted: October 29, 2020 / News

The Thompson Estate vineyard gains unique advantages from its Wilyabrup location. John Gladstones’ seminal work in the 1960’s showed that Margaret River had climatic features similar to the great years of Bordeaux. His predictions have been vouched for, and the Margaret River region is now recognised as one of the premium wine grape growing areas in the…


Freycinet Experience Walk, Coles Bay, Tasmania

Posted: October 18, 2020 / News

A passion project of Joan Masterman (eco-tourism pioneer), the Freycinet Experience Walk (FEW) was born out of a love for (and desire to protect) Tasmania’s vulnerable coastlines and their inhabitants. The FEW is a four-day (three-night) guided walking tour exploring the entire Freycinet Peninsula (located on the East Coast of Tasmania). The Freycinet Experience provides an…


Bondi 2020 Lempriere Scholarship Recipients Announced

Posted: September 30, 2020 / News

Congratulations to Stephen King (NSW), Andrew Townsend (NSW) and Jina Lee (WA) who were awarded this year’s three $30,000 Helen Lempriere Scholarships gifted as part of the Helen Lempriere Bequest, a charitable trust managed by Perpetual. These scholarships aim to promote contemporary Australian sculpture by fostering the careers of artists and supporting them in the…


The Island Cafe, Granite Island, South Australia

Posted: September 11, 2020 / News

Granite Island or “Kaiki” is a small uninhabited island next to the seaside tourist town of Victor Harbor.  The island is one of the most recognised ecological attractions in South Australia due to its unusual granite formations with wild crashing oceans, elevated views which not only take in the breathtaking vistas of the coast, but transport you…


The Nest, Tumbarumba, New South Wales

Posted: September 9, 2020 / News

Nest is a licensed cafe restaurant, boutique armchair cinema and beautiful bookstore with gifts and produce, all in one cosy space in the picturesque Tumbarumba, Snowy Valleys region of New South Wales. The historical building originally a Masonic Lodge, has been converted to a thriving community hub full of culture and conversation that houses movies,…


Transfield Australian Invited Artists Announced

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Renewing their support of the Bondi exhibition, Transfield have signed on as Major Partner for another three years with the continued support of Sydney Exhibition Patrons Luca Belgiorno-Nettis AM, Anita Belgiorno-Nettis AM, and Guido Belgiorno-Nettis AM and Michelle Belgiorno-Nettis. As part of the partnership, we are pleased to announce the Transfield Australian Invited Artists exhibiting as part…


Visit the Thompson Estate Sculpture Collection

Posted: August 18, 2020 / News

For our West Australian friends and for future travels, next time you are in the Margaret River, and fancy a sculpture walk, visit the sculpture collection at the award-winning Thompson Estate vineyard. The Thompson Estate Sculpture Collection includes works by international artists Peter Lundberg (USA), Haruyuki Uchida (Japan), Takahiro Hirata (Japan) and Markus Hofer (Austria). Thompson Estate is…


Tunnelvision at Drill Hall Gallery

Posted: August 6, 2020 / News

James Rogers, a regular exhibitor with Sculpture by the Sea since 1997, has a survey of his works from the last decade, currently on show at the ANU Drill Hall Gallery in Canberra. Terence Maloon, Director of the Drill Hall Gallery and Tunnelvision exhibition curator has provided us his review of the exhibition that has…


Help us by being a ‘user’ as part of a research project

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We’re currently undertaking an amazing opportunity to enhance your experience of Sculpture by the Sea via a user experience research project. We value your opinions and what  these could bring to our organisation to better the Sculpture by the Sea experience.We need your time for designers to pick your brain and generate some insights. They’ll…


WA Sculptor Scholarship Travel Tales

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Rima Zabaneh from Ardross and Berenice Rarig from Canning Vale, Western Australia (WA) were the recipients of the prestigious $10,000 WA Sculptor Scholarship in 2019, both undertaking separate travels as part of their scholarship. Berenice Rarig participated in a seven week art residency (January 6 – March 1, 2020) at Green Olive Arts, Tétouan, Morocco. Of the opportunity, Berenice expressed,…


Bondi 2020 Announcement

Posted: April 24, 2020 / Announced, News

Sculpture by the Sea is pleased to announce that the exhibition plans to return to Bondi this spring after an agreement was reached with Waverley Council to retain the exhibition for the next ten years. The world’s largest annual free-to-the-public outdoor sculpture exhibition plans to return to the 2km Bondi to Tamarama coastal walk from…


Kids’ Choice ‘Homer Homer’  

Posted: April 3, 2020 / Announced, News

Art collective Cool S**t was awarded the Kids’ Choice Prize of $2,000 for ‘Homer Homer’, a 5 metre high inflatable head combining Homer Simpson and a bust of the Greek philosopher Homer. The prize is voted for by children who visited Cottesloe Beach during the exhibition.


Three Way Tie for EY People’s Choice Prize 

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In a dramatic end to Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2020, three artists – Mikaela Castledine and Ayad Alqaragholli from Perth and Marcus Tatton from Tasmania – will share the EY People’s Choice Prize of $5,000. With only one vote between the three works, we decided to share the prize given voting had been cut…


Over $190,000 Raised- Thank You! 

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We are beyond grateful and would like to thank the people of Perth and its visitors for  rallying behind the exhibition, thanking the many thousands of people who collectively raised $95,987 in voluntary contributions on entry at the Cottesloe 2020 exhibition. With the Minderoo Foundation generously matching donations up to $150,000, the total figure raised comes…


COVID-19 UPDATE

Posted: March 19, 2020 / News

Given the news late this afternoon that community transmission of Covid-19 has begun in Perth we have decided to close this year’s Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe. We would like to thank the artists, visitors, volunteers, sponsors, donors and the Town of Cottesloe for how they enthusiastically embraced this year’s exhibition. As we are unable…