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UKRIANIAN ARTISTS AT SCULPTURE BY THE SEA COTTESLOE 2023
The nineteenth Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe welcomed two Ukrainian artists today, Egor Zigura, whose sculpture ‘Colossus that Rebelled’ is part of this year’s exhibition, together with compatriot Dimitry Grek’s with his sculpture ‘Contemplation’. The exhibition of Ukrainian artists in Perth is the continuation of Sculpture by the Sea and its donors’ support for Ukrainian artists…
NEW $60,000 SCULPTURE BY THE SEA ACQUISITIVE AWARD ANNOUNCED AT OPENING OF COTTESLOE 2023 EXHIBITION
Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2023 was officially opened this morning, with 71 sculptures from Australian and international artists transforming the white sands of Cottesloe Beach until 20 March. James Rogers from Walcha in NSW was announced today by Deputy Premier, Roger Cook, as the recipient of the $60,000 Sculpture by the Sea Acquisitive Award…
Snowy Valleys Sculpture Trail Collection Grows to 30 Permanent Artworks
With two new works installed in early February, the Snowy Valleys Sculpture Trail has grown to 30 permanent works across seven locations along 100km of the Snowy Valleys Way in southern New South Wales just to the west of the Australian Snowy Mountains. The new artworks are ‘The Family – Sign OZ 863 / Sign Oz 864 / Sign Oz 865’ by Andreas…
Tourism Western Australia Invited International Artist announced for Cottesloe 2023
Takeshi Tanabe, one of Japan’s most highly regarded senior artists, has been announced as the Tourism Western Australia Invited International Artist for Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2023 with a major light installation to Perth’s night sky as part of next month’s exhibition. The artwork, ‘Between Sky and Earth (Exchanging Messages)’, is a penetrating light…
SCULPTURE BY THE SEA PARTNERS WITH STORM KING TO PRESENT THE PERTH SCULPTURE CONFERENCE
Sculpture by the Sea is pleased to announce that New York’s Storm King Art Center, widely regarded as the most important outdoor sculpture museum in the world is the International Presenting Partner for the Perth Sculpture Conference. The Perth Sculpture Conference will be held from 8 – 9 March 2023 at the State Library of Western…
UKRAINE SHOWCASE
SCULPTURE BY THE SEA TO SHOWCASE LEADING UKRAINIAN ARTISTS ON BONDI COASTAL WALK Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi will showcase artworks by sculptors from the Ukraine as a highlight of this year’s exhibition and to raise funds for Ukrainian refugees and those displaced by the war. The Ukraine Showcase will feature four sculptures by Dmitriy Grek…
WESTERN AUSTRALIAN ARTIST TO RECEIVE INAUGURAL POMMERY CHAMPAGNE ARTIST AWARD OF $5,000
Sculpture by the Sea has announced a new partnership with Champagne Pommery, Champagne Pommery, one of the world’s most beloved champagnes, is a National Supporting Partner of the exhibition, providing sponsorship and artist support through the newly created Pommery Champagne Artist Award of $5,000, to Western Australian artist Paul Caporn whose sculpture ‘Heads It Is’…
PERPETUAL AND SCULPTURE BY THE SEA ANNOUNCE RECIPIENT OF THE PRESTIGIOUS HELEN LEMPRIERE SCHOLARSHIP FOR 2022
Perpetual and Sculpture by the Sea are delighted to announce that acclaimed Indigenous artist Patricia Marrfurra McTaggart AM will receive this year’s $30,000 Helen Lempriere Scholarship. The Helen Lempriere Scholarships are designed to enable artists to further their artistic development through travel, study and the purchase of important new equipment while supporting their inclusion in…
‘Wings of Our Angels’ unveiled at Wayside Chapel
Members of the Sculpture by the Sea staff were delighted to be at Sydney’s Wayside Chapel in Kings Cross for the unveiling of ‘Wings of Our Angels’, a sculpture by Joel Adler and Aunty Nancy Long on Tuesday 12 October 2022. “It was a beautiful occasion,” said David Handley, Artistic Director and Founding CEO of Sculpture by…
Submissions for Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2023 are open
Submissions for Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2023 are open. International and Australian artists, at all career stages, are encouraged to apply for Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe. The Nineteenth annual exhibition will be held at Cottesloe Beach in Perth, Western Australia from 3-20 March 2023. All types, forms and sizes of sculpture, in all…
Call for Submissions: Shop Art Projects Snowy Valleys Sculpture Trail
Organisers of the Snowy Valleys Sculpture Trail are calling for expressions of interest from artists living in or raised in the Eastern Riverina to create new artworks for the Shop Art Projects in the Snowy Valleys Sculpture Trail in Batlow and Tumbarumba. As part of the Snowy Valleys Sculpture Trail, organisers have leased several shops…
Snowy Valleys Sculpture Trail Review: John McDonald
John McDonald’s review of the newly opened Snowy Valleys Sculpture Trail appeared in the The Sydney Morning Herald. “The Snowy Valleys project demonstrates that sculptures can look just as impressive set against a backdrop of hills, fields, trees and mountains, as they do when spread across the Sydney foreshores. There is a simple dichotomy between…
Britt Mikkelsen – recipient of the Kids’ Choice Prize
Youngsters were drawn to the WA artist’s work ‘Anthroposcenic’, which was voted most popular by children who visited the exhibition. The Kids’ Choice Prize of $2,000 is funded from the donation of Emrys, Jasper and Rebel Penfold-Russell OAM. ‘Anthroposcenic’ comprises of found objects embedded in resin, then set within a large piece of stone. The…
Sachio Ingrilli – recipient of the EY People’s Choice Prize
Perth-based 22-year-old artist and current University of Western Australia student Sachio Ingrilli has been awarded the EY People’s Choice Prize of $5,000 after visitors to Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe voted his sculpture, ‘Perspective’, as their favourite out of 70 artworks by Western Australian, interstate and international artists. ‘Perspective’ is a playful array of 3.2m-high…
Andrea Stretton Memorial Invitation, Cottesloe: Nicholas Samartis, 2022
“You always return to your first love, and for me, it was sculpture and the study of it,” says Sydney based artist, Nicholas Samartis. Exhibiting for his first time at Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe, this year, his work ‘Mother’ is positioned at the start of the groyne. It is a “preoccupation of our perception…