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Allens People’s Choice Recipient
Sculpture by the Sea and Allens have revealed that Juan Pablo Pinto and Cristian Rojas are the recipients of this year’s Allens People’s Choice Award, as voted by the exhibition visitors. Juan Pablo and Cristian receive a prize of $5,000 for ‘The Hermitage’, a humorous take on the Sydney housing affordability crisis. Based in Sydney, the sculptors met 10 years…
Kids’ Choice Prize Announced
Announced at the closing ceremony on the weekend internationally renowned art collective Glue Society + James Dive were the recipients of the Kids’ Choice Prize of $5,000 for ‘Hot with the Chance of a Late Storm’. The melted Mr Whippy truck returned to Tamarama beach as part of the exhibition’s 25th celebrations after first exhibiting in 2006, where it became one of…
Snowy Hydro Major Partner Announcement with the Snowy Valleys Sculpture Trail
On Monday last week we announced Snowy Hydro as a Major Partner of the Snowy Valleys Sculpture Trail. The Snowy Hydro sponsorship includes funding the leasing of seven sculptures for the sculpture trail and the Snowy Hydro School Education Program that will deliver 34 artist led sculpture making workshops to 17 schools in the Snowy Valleys…
Snowy Valleys Sculpture Trail & Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi 2023 Artists Visit the Snowy Valleys
Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi 2023 exhibiting artists, Milan Kuzica (Czech Republic/Slovakia), Tata Ota (Japan), Lubo Mikle (Slovakia) and Philip Spelman (Queanbeyan, NSW) have travelled to the Snowy Valleys in southern NSW to see their sculptures in Snowy Valleys Sculpture Trail. They were joined by Takuro Kurokouchi, Chief Curator at The Hakone Open-Air Museum, Japan, Bohuš…
Aqualand Artist Interview with India Collins Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi 2023
Australian artist India Collins talks about her sculpture ‘Yatra ‘Journey’’ – A tribute to the mysterious and ethereal jellyfish. Evoking notions of departure, eliciting possibilities of alternate existential realities, this work presents a visceral and poetic exposition of our deepest vulnerabilities, exhibited at Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi 2023. Video by Gareth Carr
Aqualand Artist Interview with John Petrie, Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi 2023
Australian artist and Recipient of the Aqualand Sculpture Award John Petrie talks about his sculpture ’23.5º’. When determining how the upper boulder would rest on the lower one, the angle of the Earth’s axis, 23.5º, came to the artists mind. The sculpture is a meditation on this phenomenon and brings together the rugged boulder terrain…
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 KICKS-OFF WITH ‘SECRET’ AUGMENTED REALITY EXPERIENCE FROM SNAPCHAT AND ARTIST MOND QU
Snapchat and Australian artist Mond Qu are bringing Aussies an immersive new ‘ARt’ experience at this year’s Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi exhibition. This will be the first-ever augmented reality (AR) artist collaboration for the world’s largest annual free-to-the-public outdoor sculpture exhibition, using hyper-realistic ray tracing technology to create a ‘secret’ sculpture which visitors can unlock…
Clitheroe Emerging Sculptor Mentor Program
Established in 2006, The Clitheroe Foundation Emerging Sculptor Mentorship Program awards $15,000 each to two selected artists every Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi exhibition. The mentor program aims to encourage professional and meaningful fellowships between emerging sculptors and established practitioners facilitating a skills exchange between the emerging artists and their mentors whilst providing a forum for the professional and technical development of…
The Pommery Champagne Artist Award
Sculpture by the Sea is delighted to be continuing its partnership with Champagne Pommery for a second year. Champagne Pommery, one of the world’s most loved champagnes, is a National Supporting Partner of the exhibition, providing sponsorship and artist support through the Pommery Champagne Artist Award of $5,000 for our Bondi and Cottesloe exhibitions. The…
RECIPIENTS OF PRESTIGIOUS HELEN LEMPRIERE SCHOLARSHIPS ANNOUNCED AHEAD OF 25TH SCULPTURE BY THE SEA, BONDI
Perpetual and Sculpture by the Sea today announced the three Australian sculptors awarded the prestigious $30,000 Helen Lempriere Scholarships ahead of this year’s milestone 25th Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi. Senior Artist Greg Johns (SA) Mid-Career Artist Lucy Barker (NSW) Emerging Artist Siahne Rogers (WA) The Helen Lempriere Scholarships are designed to enable artists to further…
Sculpture, Food & Wine Long Weekend Wrap-up
Taking place for the second time this year, the Snowy Valleys Sculpture Trail – Sculpture, Food and Wine Long Weekend was held from 27 – 30 April. During the long weekend, four new sculptures were unveiled, bringing the Snowy Valleys Sculpture Trail to include 35 sculptures across the 150km trail, now including Talbingo. ‘Tidal Body’…
KAORU MATSUMOTO UNVEILING ADELONG SERVICES CLUB
Artist Kaoru Matsumoto expressed, “the wind is invisible, but its strength, flow and quantity are delicate and complex, and are closely related to us, and it is the earth’s breath.” Kaoru further explained that the metal mesh of the wings of the sculpture have an aperture ratio of 77%, allowing the wind to escape, softening…
SCULPTURE BY THE SEA, BONDI AQUALAND SCULPTURE AWARD INCREASED TO $100,000 TO CELEBRATE 25 YEARS OF THE EXHIBITION
CALL FOR ARTIST SUBMISSIONS NOW OPEN Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi will celebrate 25 years as the world’s largest, free-to-the-public outdoor sculpture exhibition when the exhibition returns to the 2km Bondi to Tamarama coastal walk on 20 October, 2023. To mark this significant milestone, the exhibition’s long standing Principal Sponsor Aqualand has today announced that…
WA Artist Deanne Neilson announced as recipient of the Kids’ Choice Prize
WA Artist Deanne Neilson has been selected by younger visitors as the recipient of the Kids’ Choice Prize at Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2023. Deanne’s sculpture “Do You Realize?? “is made of 50,000 recycled bottle lids, stands six meters tall and is inspired by Japanese artist Hokusai. The Kids’ Choice Prize of $2,000 is…
French Artist Bruno Catalano announced as recipient of the EY People’s Choice Prize
Bruno Catalano has been announced as the recipient of the EY People’s Choice Prize for his sculpture “Benoit”, which has captivated the crowds at Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe over the last two and a half weeks. Catalano has been awarded the EY People’s Choice Prize of $5,000 after visitors to Sculpture by the Sea,…
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…
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…
SNOWY VALLEYS SCULPTURE TRAIL ADDS NEW WORKS BY ACCLAIMED AUSTRALIAN AND UKRAINIAN ARTISTS
The Snowy Valleys Sculpture Trail, Australia’s newest major public sculpture collection, has unveiled two new significant works – ‘Colossus’ by Ukrainian artist Egor Zigura and ‘Hildegard Von Bingen’ by NSW artist Ron Robertson-Swann OAM – at public celebrations attended by the artists and dignitaries. ‘Colossus’ was unveiled at Tumbarumba Creekscape by Volodymyr Shalkivskiy, Deputy Head…
Aqualand Artist Interview Series with Andrew Townsend and Suzie Bleach
Andrew Townsend and Suzie Bleach talk about their collaboration, their process from paper sketches to welding, ‘dress-making’ to panel-beating.
2022 AWARDS ANNOUNCED AT SCULPTURE BY THE SEA, BONDI
Sculpture by the Sea and Allens are delighted to announce that French artist Bruno Catalano is the recipient of this year’s Allens People’s Choice Award. Catalano receives a prize of $5,000 for ‘Benoit’, part of a series of sculptures called Travellers or Les Voyageurs, which are exhibited in collections around the world, including Paris, New…
Ukrainian flag unfurled in gesture of international friendship
The Ukrainian community and supporters came together at Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi early on the morning of Saturday 5 November to unfurl a 18m x 12m Ukrainian flag in a gesture of international friendship for the people of Ukraine and to raise funds for the Ukraine Crisis Appeal. The exhibition, which opened to the…
SCULPTURE BY THE SEA, BONDI EXHIBITION VIDEO part 2
Watch the second part of our Exhibition Video for Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi 2022. Videography by Gareth Carr.
Aqualand Artist Interview Series with Jen Mallinson
Jen Mallinson (NSW) Listen to Jen Mallinson talk about her artwork ‘Adaptation 22’ exhibited on Tamarama beach as part of the 24th Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi.
Interview with Aqualand Award recipient Tony Davis at Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi 2022
Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi 2022 Aqualand Award recipient Tony Davis talks about his artwork titled ‘Folly Interstice’ currently exhibited in Marks Park on the Bondi to Tamarama coastal walk, Sydney.
Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi exhibition video
Watch the Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi 2022 video filmed along the Bondi to Tamarama coastal walk. Videography with thanks to Gareth Carr.
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…
TONY DAVIS ANNOUNCED AS RECIPIENT OF $70,000 AQUALAND SCULPTURE AWARD
Sculpture by the Sea and Aqualand today announced regional Western Australian artist Tony Davis as the recipient of the $70,000 Aqualand Sculpture Award, for his striking 7-metre-high Jarrah timber and steel sculpture ‘Folly Interstice’, at Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi. The exhibition was officially opened to the public today, with Davis in attendance to accept…
Celebrating 50 exhibitions in Australia & Denmark 1997 – 2022
Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2022 was a milestone event – it was the 50th Sculpture by the Sea exhibition staged in Australia and Denmark since 1997. We have collated the messages of thanks, support and celebration received from artists, art historians, politicians, curators and gallery Directors from Australia, China, Denmark, New Zealand and Japan,…
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…
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…
The Snowy Valleys Sculpture Trail
Can art help save rural communities, raise spirits, and improve the quality of life? Right at this moment, there is a bold experiment taking place to do precisely that and, so far, it has been a resounding success. In the summer of 2019-20 bushfires devastated the scenic Snowy Valleys with huge areas of bushland and…
The Snowy Valleys Sculpture Trail opens this week
The Snowy Valleys Sculpture Trail is a new and significant series of sculpture collections in Adelong, Batlow, Tumbarumba, Tooma and the Tumbarumba vineyards with cellars doors. Created in consultation with the Snowy Valleys Council, a Local Community Advisory Group, members of the wider Snowy Valleys community and Destination Riverina Murray, the Snowy Valleys Sculpture Trail…
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…
Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2022 Exhibition Video
Enjoy the Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2022 exhibition video. With thanks to Richard Watson for videography.
Western Australian Sculptor Scholarship recipients announced
Western Australian-born artists Stephanie De Biasi and Carolina Arsenii were awarded the prestigious $15,000 Western Australian Sculptor Scholarship for ‘Fossil’, a woven, pod-like structure made from recycled cat food cans that highlight the immense waste produced from everyday packaging. It is the first time they have exhibited at Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe. Presented by…
Tourism WA Invited Artist Heavy Duty
We are excited to announce Perth artist collective Heavy Duty will exhibit a major work, ‘Beach Goals’, as the Tourism Western Australia Invited Artist at Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2022. Set to be one of the most popular works at the 2022 exhibition, ‘Beach Goals’ is a large-scale, interactive installation of AFL goals, which…
Celebrating 50 Exhibitions in Australia & Denmark
With this year’s 18th annual Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe we celebrate the 50th Sculpture by the Sea exhibition held in Australia and Denmark. Sculpture by the Sea began as a one day exhibition in 1997 along the 2km Bondi coastal walk in Sydney run by a team of volunteers working from the Founding Director’s…
Kids’ Choice Prize
Announced at the closing ceremony on the weekend internationally renowned art collective Glue Society + James Dive were the recipients of the Kids’ Choice Prize of $5,000 for ‘Hot with the Chance of a Late Storm’. The melted Mr Whippy truck returned to Tamarama beach as part of the exhibition’s 25th celebrations after first exhibiting in 2006, where it became one of…
Sculpture by the Sea founder reflects on 25 years – Creating social entrepreneurship in the Arts
His vision for a large-scale public art event sparked David Handley’s leap from lawyer to social entrepreneur. As his signature event, Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi, marks its 25th year, he reflects on riding the wave of arts enterprise. David Handley AM (BA ’87, LLB ’89) has some advice for up-and-coming social entrepreneurs: “You need…
What sustains staff in an event economy
ArtsHub’s National Visual Arts Editor, Gina Fairley spoke with five staff who have worked for Sculpture by the Sea for over a decade, in an attempt to glean how festivals can retain and incentivise staff, despite the dread of event cycles. These are their five points of advice: There is always a solution Suzie Clark…
Aqualand Artist Interview with Anton Forde Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi 2023
New Zealand artist Anton Forde speaks about his work ‘Papare / Protection’. The series of carved sculptures are time-travelling sentinels, all seeing, all knowing, individually and collectively they stand as guardians and protectors, exhibited at Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi 2023. Video by Gareth Carr.
Aqualand Artist Interview with Emryn Ingram Shute Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi 2023
Australian artist Emryn Ingram-Shute speaks about her sculpture ‘No Colour in War’, the installation seeks to connect with the tragedy of the Ukrainian invasion through the deconstruction of the anti-tank obstacles. The work is exhibited at Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi 2023. Video by Gareth Carr.
Aqualand Artist Interview with Johannes Pannekoek, Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi 2023
Australian artist Johannes Pannekoek talks about his sculpture ‘Lifeblood I’, an exploration of the interconnectedness in nature, drawing inspiration from Earth’s rivers, tributaries, and their ophidian form. The sculpture represents the vital force that flows through all living organisms, inspiring reverence and reflection on our responsibility to protect the lifeblood of our planet’s ecosystems. The…
Aqualand Artist Interview with Leda Alexopoulou Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi 2023
Greek artist Leda Alexopoulou speaks about her sculpture ‘Keep Walking’, a surreal sculpture and an ironic depiction of humankind’s impossible transformation into a hybrid-being in order to survive and adapt in an unfamiliar and hostile environment created by humans, exhibited at Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi 2023. Video by Gareth Carr.