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Alcoa of Australia supports five Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe artists
Alcoa of Australia is supporting five Western Australian sculptors, who work with aluminium, to create artworks at this year’s Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe. Alcoa’s 11-year partnership with Sculpture by the Sea provides a materials subsidy to artists choosing aluminium as their favoured metal to create artworks to inspire and delight audiences at the…
Enter our photo competition for your chance to win a trip to Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi 2015!
Get snapping at this year’s at Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe, and tag your photos #sxsmoments for your chance to win a trip to our Bondi exhibition as one of our official photographers! Check our facebook photo gallery where you’ll be able to vote for your favourites. The winner will be announced on Friday…
Sculpture Inside is now open!
The Sculpture Inside gallery is located upstairs at the Cottesloe Surf Life Saving Club. The space has been transformed into a gallery of over 150 small sculptures, which will be open daily during Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2015. Each of the 69 sculptors exhibiting outdoor works in this years Cottesloe exhibition have contributed…
2015 WA Sculptor’s Scholarship Announced
For the second year, judges have awarded two artists the $10,000 Western Australian Sculptor Scholarship. At the Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe launch, it was announced that artists Norton Flavel and Kim Perrier will share the scholarship to be used for travel, study and the advancement of their career. The Hon. John Day MLA,…
The Japanese Artists in Sculpture by the Sea
Written by Keizo Ushio, Artist Keizo Ushio reflects back to when he first exhibited in 2005 at Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe. When I first stood on West Australian ground, I felt the endless potential of the expansive land, especially in comparison to the islands of Japan. The potential here comes not only from rich mineral…
Attention Artists! Bondi, 2015 Call for submissions is now open
Have you ever wanted to exhibit at Sculpture by the Sea? Emerging, established and aspiring artists alike are encouraged to submit for pre-selection in the nineteenth annual Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi to be staged along the coastal walk from Bondi to Tamarama in Sydney, Australia from 22 October – 8 November, 2015. Applications…
Introducing our Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe, 2015 Curatorial Panel
We received hundreds of submissions from artists around the world for Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe and we are regularly delighted by some of the concepts proposed for each exhibition. Our Curatorial Panel meet each August to review the artist submissions and to select the works for this year’s Cottesloe exhibition. We are very…
Spotlight on Chinese Sculptures arriving in Perth for Sculpture by the Sea
We are very proud of the international spectrum of artists represented at Sculpture by the Sea. Each year we are exhibiting artists from more countries around the world. There are three wonderful works which have come from China in this year’s Cottesloe exhibition. Artists Wang Shugang, Chen Wen Ling and Wendi Zhang have created…
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…