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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…
Alcoa Aluminium Sculpture Award
The recipient of this year’s generous Alcoa Aluminium Sculpture Award is announced as West Australian artist, Stephen Tepper who is awarded $10,000 for his artwork titled Suddenly Everything’s Changed’. The artist writes of his work: ‘The exacting, sculptural beauty of shell skeletons that are so engaging emerges from a confluence of geometry, mechanics, ecology, evolution,…
Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2026 – NOW OPEN
After an extraordinary effort by the exhibiting artists and the teams of people that support each of them, 70 sculptures are now installed at one of Western Australia’s most beautiful locations, Cottesloe Beach. As the sun reflected off the waves this morning, a Welcome to Country was performed at the Auslan interpreted opening of the 21st anniversary exhibition…
Tourism Western Australia Invited Artists, Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2026
Tourism Western Australia has supported the Invited International Artist Program at Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe since 2016, facilitating acclaimed international artists to exhibit major works on the shores of Cottesloe Beach for the enjoyment of the exhibition’s visitors. Prominent artists invited to exhibit in previous Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe exhibitions as part of the Tourism WA invitational program include most recently Sean…
Beach Access Days at Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2026
From Wednesday 11 March until Thursday 19 March the Access & Inclusion Program includes beach wheelchair matting that will be installed to allow visitors with reduced mobility or who use wheelchairs to access sculptures exhibited on the beach as well as from the permanent path. On Beach Access Days visitor service assistants will be on…
Aqualand Sculpture Award – Artist Interview with James Rogers
Listen to James Rogers, recipient of the Aqualand Sculpture Award at Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi 2025 reflect on his artwork ‘Siren’s Song’. Video by Dan Varrica.
Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi 2025 Exhibition Video 2
Watch our latest 3-minute video featuring artworks in Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi 2025. Video by Dan Varrica.
Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi 2025 Exhibition Video
We hope you enjoy our first exhibition video for Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi 2025! Exhibition open 17 October – 3 November, 2025. Video by Dan Varrica.
SCULPTURE BY THE SEA, BONDI OFFICIALLY OPENS AS JAMES ROGERS IS ANNOUNCED AS THE RECIPIENT OF THE $70,000 AQUALAND SCULPTURE AWARD
James Rogers has been announced as the recipient of the $70,000 Aqualand Sculpture Award for his sculpture Siren’s Song. James Rogers is based in Walcha, NSW and is recognised as one of Australia’s pre-eminent sculptors. He has previously exhibited in Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi 20 times, including in the very first exhibition in 1997….
Thank you to Alcoa
Founding Sponsor & Major Partner of Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2026 As a Major Partner of Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2026 Alcoa is providing vitally important funding for the staging of the exhibition as a free to the public event. We thank Alcoa for 21 years of continuous support for the artists and the highly subsidised School Education Program that…
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…
Government Arts Funding FAQs
What Government funding does Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi receive? Zero from Creative Australia. Creative Australia is the Federal Government’s only Arts funding body. Create NSW, which is the NSW Government’s Arts Body has provided $400,000 of funding for this year’s Bondi 2025 exhibition. Thank you. Did Sculpture by the Sea apply to Creative Australia…
Globally unique exhibition: Artists call for Federal arts funding
Leading international artists regard Sculpture by the Sea and the Australian public’s response to the exhibition as globally unique. In two letters to the Australian Minister for the Arts, Australian artists call for Federal arts funding for Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi and offer strong criticism of Creative Australia for ignoring the exhibition. In addition,…
Sydney Morning Herald: artists criticise Creative Australia over lack of funding
A group of international and Australian artists who have regularly shown their works at Sculpture by the Sea have made a plea for funding from Creative Australia, writes Linda Morris of the Sydney Morning Herald. More than 100 artists who have repeatedly exhibited at the Sculpture by the Sea event have come together to accuse the…
A Tribute to Lou Lambert (1941 – 2025), a great sculptor and gentleman.
Lou Lambert, who died last weekend, was as nice as any person who ever walked this planet. Lou radiated kindness and love. When he greeted you, his heartfelt smile said it all and brought you, the lucky recipient, joy. I was lucky enough to have Lou come into my life because he is one of…