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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…
UNEARTHED – PETER LUNDBERG’S SCULPTURE UNVEILING, ADELONG
Unveiled and officially opened by Adelle Gillen, Head of Public Affairs, US Consulate General in Sydney, on Tuesday 4 April 2023, Peter Lundberg’s sculpture has been installed as the latest addition to the Snowy Valleys Sculpture Trail in Adelong. After one month below ground, the 12 tonne sculpture was unearthed by crane, and lifted into…
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. Exhibition on now til 7 November. 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…
David Handley features on the ‘Five of My Life Podcast’ Founders Episode with Nigel Marsh
Founding and Artistic Director of Sculpture by the Sea David Handley reveals the stories behind his 5 in this special Founders compilation episode of the ‘Five of My Life’ Podcast out now. Nigel Marsh speaks to Andrew Penfold, David Handley, Zara Siedler, Ronni Kahn and William Sieghart – five remarkable people who have each successfully founded projects that have made a lasting and meaningful contribution…
SNOWY VALLEYS SCULPTURE TRAIL EXTENDS TO TALBINGO
‘Tidal Body’ by April Pine was officially unveiled Friday 29 April in Sir William Hudson Park, as an extension of the Snowy Valleys Sculpture Trail to Talbingo, by Councillor James Hayes OAM. The sculpture is a pair of abstract see-through figures in corten steel standing beside Jounama Pondage, set against the backdrop of the water…
‘Composition 17’ by Sasha Reid Unveiled in Batlow
‘Composition 17’ by Sasha Reid was officially unveiled in Toc H. Park, Batlow yesterday afternoon under the acorn trees, which some have touted as a ‘welcome sentient being’. Image: (Back row) Dr Joe McGirr MP, Member for Wagga Wagga, artist Sasha Reid, Councillor Ian Chaffey, Mayor of Snowy Valleys, Councillor Sam Hughes, Snowy Valleys Council,…
Jina Lee ‘And Spring Again’ Unveiling in Batlow
Officially unveiled Friday 29 April, Jina Lee’s sculpture ‘And Spring Again’ stands proudly at the corner of Pioneer Street and Reedy Street, Batlow, brimming with “good energy” as intended by the artist. Made of white Australian marble, the form of the sculpture was inspired by atoms, bubbling with energy and new life. Image: Jina Lee,…
Takeshi Tanabe’s, ‘Between Earth and Sky (Exchanging Messages)’
Many visitors to this year’s Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2023 enjoyed the light sculpture by the Tourism Western Australia’s International Invited Artist Takeshi Tanabe. The meaningful poem engraved on Takeshi Tanabe’s, ‘Between Earth and Sky (Exchanging Messages)’ allowed visitors to appreciate the artistic intention behind the work, which was amplified when the artwork pierced the night sky with a vertical 2km light beam. Let us…
Terms and Conditions Sculpture by the Sea Bondi 2023
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Aluminium praised as material of choice by winning artist
A Perth-based artist’s attempt to “capture the labyrinth of the mind” has taken out this year’s Alcoa Aluminium Award at the annual Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe, exhibition, which runs until 20 March. Erica Zaino took out the sought-after $5,000 prize for her ‘Labyrinth – Labirinto’ sculpture, which she said “demonstrated how the labyrinth was more…
Lotterywest Beach Access Days at Cottesloe Next Week
An essential part of our Access & Inclusion Program sees our team install special beach matting and sun shelters for visitors with limited mobility, or who use wheelchairs, so they can access a number of the sculptures installed on the beach. Thanks to the support of Lotterywest, Beach Access Days are happening next week: Tuesday…