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Sydney Sculpture Conference 2018 save the date
In partnership with the Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA), Beijing, Sculpture by the Sea presents ‘Sculpture: A Universal Language’, an annual Sculpture Conference on Monday 5 November, 2018 at the Sydney Opera House. An esteemed panel of academics and artists from CAFA, China’s leading tertiary art school, will travel to Sydney for the conference and…
Britt Mikkeslen talks about her work ‘Ocean Lace’ when it was exhibited at Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2015
Britt Mikkelsen recalls beach-combing at an age when the little things mattered. Likewise, this tiny fragment found at South Cottesloe has been enlarged 700 times, revealing its fragile beauty. ‘Ocean Lace’ is now installed at Sculpture Encounters, Granite Island.
#sxsmoments Instagram competition winner announced
Congratulations to Albert Chetcuti, the winner of the Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2018 #sxsmoments Instagram competition. Albert’s photograph beautifully captures John Petrie’s sculpture, ’Space’. Clyde Yee, one of the talented Sculpture by the Sea photographers commented: “The image is perfectly composed with nature providing a fabulous soft moody sky.” Albert expressed: “It’s an absolute honour to have won the…
Kathy Allam discusses her sculpture ‘Plastic Paradise’ from Cottesloe, 2017
Watch and listen as Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 17 exhibiting artist Kathy Allam discusses her sculpture ‘Plastic Paradise’. Her vibrant artwork is composed of over a thousand plastic bottles and hopes to spur a dialogue about over-consumption.
Hamish McMillan discusses his work ‘Converge’
Hamish McMillan, ‘Converge’, Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2018. Video by Richard Watson.
The rise and rise of Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe
Written by Emeritus Professor Sasha Grishin AM, FAHA, Australian National University. Sculpture by the Sea at Cottesloe in 2018 marks its 14th anniversary and its transformation from a bold experiment in the public display of sculpture on the west coast of Australia to an established event on the national and international sculpture calendar. At the inaugural…
Graduating at ‘Sculpture Inside’, Cottesloe 2018
Thanks to ECU’s partnership with Sculpture by the Sea, there are excellent opportunities for Visual Arts students to gain practical experience including artist-buddy relationships, professional placements and an on-campus exhibition. Sarah Cheers is one student who will benefit from ECU’s sponsorship of the event, securing an internship at Sculpture by the Sea and…
Art and Engineering
For a number of years now, Partridge Event has been delighted to help sponsor and work closely with, Sculpture by the Sea in both Bondi and Cottesloe. Partridge provides the exhibiting artists with engineering advice and certification, following review and analysis using our design criteria below. This includes assistance on aspects such as wind loads,…
Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe Exhibition Video
https://youtu.be/xwLYlkalJ5U See spectacular footage of Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2018 filmed from above and up close on beautiful Cottesloe beach. Thanks to our videographer Richard Watson for filming and editing.
$50,000 RIO TINTO SCULPTURE AWARD PRESENTED TO NSW ARTIST HARRIE FASHER AT 14TH ANNUAL SCULPTURE BY THE SEA, COTTESLOE
Harrie Fasher, Transition (2016), Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2018. Photo: Jessica Wyld Harrie Fasher from Oberon, NSW was announced as the recipient of the prestigious $50,000 Rio Tinto Sculpture Award, one of the most generous awards for sculpture in the world, for her abstract steel work ‘Transition (2016)’. The sculpture, of a horse rising…
Recipients of the EY People Choice Prize and Kids’ Choice Prize
People’s Choice Prize Recipient, B. Jane Cowie with Fiona Drummond Managing Partner Western Region, EY, ‘Swirling Surround’, Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2018. Photo: Jessica Wyld. Kids’ Choice Prize Recipient, Denise Pepper, ‘Waiting in the Wings’, Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2018. Photo: Jessica Wyld. The $5,000 EY People’s Choice Prize is voted for by visitors…