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The Bendat Family Foundation WA Invited Artist Program
Sculpture by the Sea and The Bendat Family Foundation are pleased to announce the recipients of the Bendat Family Foundation WA Invited Artist Program, a major invitational subsidy to attract and support the best local artists to exhibit at Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe. Perth-based artists Paul Caporn, Jennifer Cochrane and Tarryn Gill have been…
MILAN KUZICA’S ‘GREEN LIFE’ UNVEILED IN MARKS PARK
Although Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi has been postponed this year, a 10m tall sculpture by Prague based-Slovakian artist Milan Kuzica, has been unveiled as a beacon of hope for the future ‘Green Life.’ The artist Milan Kuzica said: “For all the calmness of the sculpture that represents the first shoots of a new plant,…
COVID-19 UPDATE
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…
COVID-19 update
Sculpture by the Sea has done a risk assessment for COVID-19, in consultation with WA Health. The risk as assessed today (14 March 2020) in attending Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe is considered to be extremely low. The event is in the open air and close contact over any period of time is largely within…
Matching Your Public Voluntary Contributions
Since the exhibition opened we have had a great response to Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2020 and our request for everyone to consider making a $5 donation or $10 for families. To date, our visitor’s public voluntary contributions are $78,370. When matched with the funds from the Minderoo Foundation our running total as we head into…
Cottesloe 2020 Exhibition Video
Enjoy the Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2020 exhibition video. With thanks to Richard Watson for filming and editing and to Ben Catley for the music.
Minderoo Foundation to Match Public Contributions
To save Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe we are asking for Entry by a $5 Voluntary Contributions and $10 per family. In its 16th year Sculpture by the Sea has today announced that due to a significant decline in corporate sponsorship and State government funding it will ask everyone who visits the exhibition to…
2019 Bondi Catalogue Essay: Celebrating 30 Years of Freedom
Written by David Handley AM, Founding Director, Sculpture by the Sea ‘111 / 2019’ Celebrating 30 Years of Freedom Václav Fiala’s sculpture, ‘Tower for Jan Palach’, being exhibited in Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi this year, is a soaring tribute to the act of self-immolation by Jan Palach on 19 January 1969 in Prague’s Wenceslas…
THE HON. Don Harwin, NSW Minister for the Arts PRESENTS JOEL ADLER WITH SCULPTURE BY THE SEA, BONDI 2019 ALLENS’ PEOPLE’S CHOICE PRIZE
The Honourable Don Harwin Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council, Special Minister of State, Minister for the Public Service and Employee Relations, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Minister for the Arts and Vice President of the Executive Council presents Joel Adler with the Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi 2019 Allens’ People’s Choice Prize at the exhibition’s closing ceremony.
DAVE SHARMA MP SPEAKS AT SCULPTURE BY THE SEA, BONDI 2019 ALLENS’ PEOPLE’S CHOICE PRIZE CEREMONY
Dave Sharma MP Federal Member for Wentworth congratulates Sculpture by the Sea for putting Bondi, Sydney, and Australia on the map for the Arts community during the Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi 2019 Allens’ People’s Choice Prize ceremony.
Aqualand Artist Interview Series with Lubomir Mikle
A sculptor for all of his life, Lubomir Mikle describes sculpting as “more than a faith, it’s who I am”. In this interview, Mikle talks about his work “O.U.T.”, exhibited at Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi 2019.
Aqualand Artist Interview Series with Joel Adler
Australian artist Joel Adler talks about his sculpture “Viewfinder” – essentially a reverse periscope which reflects the crashing waves below, exhibited at Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi 2019.
Aqualand Artist Interview Series with Karin van Der Molen
Karin van Der Molen, from the Netherlands, talks about her artwork exhibited in Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi 2019, which uses recycled broken crockery to create ‘coral’. She is inspired by the Japanese way of repairing broken cups with gold which makes the cups more valuable.
Aqualand Artist Interview Series with Dave Horton
Dave Horton talks about his artwork ‘Early One Evening’ and the process of turning either found objects or fabricated parts into cohesive compositions, Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi 2019.
Aqualand Artist Interview Series with Lukas Rittstein & Barbora Slapetova
Lukas Rittstein & Barbora Slapetova of the Czech Republic talk about their collaborative artwork ‘Bird of Paradise’ currently exhibited at Marks Park, Tamarama as part of Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi 2019.