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Farewell to May Barrie – A truly original Australian Sculptor
May Barrie (Voorwinden) renowned Australian stone sculptor for over 75 years, died peacefully at age 96 on 18th December 2014. To celebrate the remarkable life of sculptor May Barrie, the family invite all friends, supporters and associates to a memorial day at her home, farm and studio. There will be food, wine, stout (of…
Come and join the fun at our free family sculpture workshops at Cottesloe Central!
Twelve creative workshops will run during the lead up to the 11th annual Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe exhibition on Fridays and Saturdays throughout February. These hands on, ‘drop-in’ workshops give families the opportunity to meet and work with a Sculpture by the Sea exhibiting artist and local WA resident Annette Thas. Annette has used…
Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe is fast approaching!
Sculpture by the Sea is returning to Cottesloe Beach, Perth, Western Australia for it’s 11th annual exhibition. Over 70 local, interstate and international artists will transform Perth’s most popular beach into a stunning sculpture park overlooking the Indian Ocean with some of the most glorious sunsets of any major city in the world. We…
International Artworks on their way!
Sculpture by the Sea is pleased to welcome over 20 international sculptors to Cottesloe for this years exhibition. We have a number of returning artists along with first time exhibitors from New Zealand, Thailand, Hong Kong, Japan, China, UK, Czech Republic, Denmark and America. While some of the artists are still putting the finishing…
Calling all Perth volunteers!
It is that time of year again! We are looking for enthusiastic and self-motivated people who are keen to help out at one of Perth’s most exciting cultural events. Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2015 will run from 6 -23 March and, as we are a not for profit organisation, we rely on the…
Welcome to new Board members
Sculpture by the Sea is delighted to announce the appointment of 3 new members to its Board including Simon Bloomfield (NSW), Carolyn (Caro) Stewart (WA) and Ross Drinnan (NSW), each bringing new ideas, energy and experience. Simon is Creative Director of MercerBell and one of Australia’s most respected Integrated Creative Directors/Copywriters. Caro initially trained…
#sxsmoments Bondi 2014 photo competition winner announced
Winner Announced Congratulations to Silvia Li, winner of the #sxsmoments photo competition! Silvia has won a trip to Perth including flights and accommodation as one of the photographers for our Cottesloe exhibition from 6 – 23 March 2015. The first runner up was Chloe Zylstra The other runners up were: heredownunder jolivolisi kattgao lilbusgirl…
#sxsbeinspired 2014 competition winners announced
In conjunction with our Principal Sponsor Macquarie, we are delighted to announce the winners of the #SxSBeInspired competition. Congratulations to Clarkey 1963, Kirsten Strecker and Mrs_Robinsonx on their inspiring submissions. Each winner will receive a limited edition small sculpture commissioned from 2014 exhibiting artist, Kerrie Argent. Competition judge, Simon Bloomfield, Creative Director at Mercer Bell,…
2001 BONDI CATALOGUE ESSAY: The Aboriginal Rock Carving on the South Bondi Headland
By David Handley AM with research assistance by Elizabeth Stanton. Since the start of sculpture by the sea we have received numerous questions about the Aboriginal rock carving on the South side of the Mark’s Park headland. This short essay…