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Recipient of the $70,000 Aqualand Sculpture Award announced
This year, the world’s largest free-to-the-public outdoor sculpture exhibition is celebrating its 30th anniversary, with 100 sculptures along the spectacular 2km Bondi to Tamarama beach coastal walk. As Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi officially opens as Harrie Fasher is announced as the recipient of the $70,000 Aqualand Sculpture Award. Harrie Fasher from Portland, NSW was…
HELEN LEMPRIERE SCHOLARSHIPS ANNOUNCED
2026 Recipients of the Helen Lempriere Scholarships announced by Perpetual Wealth and Sculpture by the Sea Perpetual Wealth and Sculpture by the Sea are pleased to announce the three recipients of the prestigious Helen Lempriere Scholarships, with a total of $90,000 awarded to support Australian artists participating in Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi to advance…
Allens and Sculpture by the Sea celebrate 24 years of support for Australian artists
The inaugural Allens Invited Artist Program supports Australian sculptor Dominique Sutton and her monumental work Pegasus. We are delighted to celebrate 24 years of partnership with Allens, one of Sculpture by the Sea’s longest-standing and most valued partnerships. This year, our partnership takes a new and exciting step with the launch of the Allens Invited…
The Apple Thief Joins Snowy Valleys Sculpture Trail with Special Unveiling Event
The Apple Thief Joins Snowy Valleys Sculpture Trail with Special Unveiling Event The Apple Thief Cider House will officially become part of the Snowy Valleys Sculpture Trail this month, hosting a special unveiling event on Saturday 20 June in collaboration with the organisers of the sculpture trail and the team behind Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi….
Pommery Champagne Artist Award
Sculpture by the Sea is proud to announce the continuation of its partnership with Champagne Pommery for a fourth consecutive year. As a National Supporting Partner, Champagne Pommery demonstrates its enduring commitment to contemporary art through the Pommery Champagne Artist Award, a $5,000 award presented at both the Cottesloe and Bondi exhibitions. The recipient for Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2026 is announced as New Zealand artist, Anton Forde for his…
iShares People’s Choice Prize, Kids’ Choice Prize and other awards announced at Closing Ceremony
The Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi 2025 iShares People’s Choice Prize of $10,000, as voted by visitors of the exhibition, was awarded to Ulan & Rachel (New South Wales) for their artwork titled ‘Ficus Maris’ and the Kids’ Choice Prize of $5,000, donated by Rebel Penfold-Russell OAM, as voted by the children visiting the exhibition…
Allens People’s Choice & Kids Choice Awards Announced
We are pleased to announce that Drew McDonald is the recipient of the Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi 2024 Allens People’s Choice Award and the Kids’ Choice Prize, as voted by the exhibition visitors. With both popular vote awards valued at $5,000, Drew McDonald receives a total of $10,000 for ‘Sharnana’, a 2m long shark-banana…
Inspiring Connections: DEEPAL Australia Joins Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi as Major Automotive Partner
Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi 2024 welcomes DEEPAL Australia as the newest Major Partner of the Exhibition. The partnership marks DEEPAL’s Australian public debut in Australia with a captivating and interactive display of the S07 SUV and the introduction of the inaugural DEEPAL Australia Artist Award. To imagine and bring to life the S07’s debut, DEEPAL…
Aqualand Sculpture Award
We are delighted to announce that Professor Shen Lieyi has received the Aqualand Sculpture Award. Acclaimed Chinese artist Professor Shen Lieyi was announced as the recipient of the $100,000 Aqualand Sculpture Award for his arborescent work titled ‘Tracing’. Recognised as one of the most sought-after art awards in the world, the Aqualand Sculpture Award is…
Johannes Pannekoek takes out Hancock Prospecting & Roy Hill Sculpture Award
Johannes Pannekoek, ‘Lifeblood’, Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2024. Photo: Jessica Wyld Western Australia artist Johannes Pannekoek was announced as the recipient of the $30,000 Hancock Prospecting and Roy Hill Sculpture Award for his artwork ‘Lifeblood’. The Hancock Prospecting and Roy Hill Sculpture Award is one of the most generous awards for the Visual Arts…
Alcoa Aluminium Sculpture Award to Denise Pepper
Denise Pepper, Women Wear Trousers, Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2024. Photo: Richard Watson Acclaimed Perth-based artist Denise Pepper has received this year’s Alcoa Aluminium Award at the 20th annual Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe exhibition. The sought-after $5,000 prize was awarded to the artist for her Women Wear Trousers sculpture. “I am drawn to…
John Petrie receives the $100,000 Aqualand Sculpture Award for ‘23.5°’
Congratulations to John Petrie (NSW), this year’s recipient of the Aqualand Sculpture Award. The acquisitive award of $100,000, is the most generous sculpture award in the Southern Hemisphere and one of the most sought-after in the world. ‘23.5°’ will be gifted by Aqualand for permanent public placement in NSW. ‘23.5°’ is a 2.6m high work made…
Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi is back in 2022
Sculpture by the Sea is thrilled to announce Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi will return to transform the spectacular 2km Bondi to Tamarama coastal walk in Sydney from 21 October – 7 November 2022. With over 100 artworks by Australian and international sculptors, the world’s largest free-to-the-public outdoor sculpture exhibition will surprise and delight for its…
Clitheroe Foundation Emerging Artist Mentor Program Recipients Announced
Emerging artists Tom Buckland (ACT) and Capto Collaborative (NSW) have been announced as the 2021 recipients of the Clitheroe Foundation Emerging Artist Mentor Program, alongside the 2020 recipients Sian Watson (ACT) and Sivaan Walker (NSW) for Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi. Each artist will receive $15,000 to create their sculptures and to undertake a 12-month…
Helen Lempriere Scholarship Recipient Marina DeBris
Sculpture by the Sea is pleased to announce Marina DeBris as the recipient of this year’s $30,000 Helen Lempriere Scholarship. Following her critically acclaimed and popular work ‘Inconvenience Store’ in 2017, DeBris’ artwork ‘Just a Drop in the Ocean’ will be created from objects washed up on Sydney beaches. The work intends to raise awareness…