The Sculpture by the Sea exhibition in Sydney and Perth is Australia's largest annual outdoor sculpture exhibition. This exhibition was initiated in 1997, at Bondi Beach and it featured sculptures by both Australian and overseas artists. In 2005, a companion event was established at Cottesloe Beach in Western Australia featuring over 70 artists.[1] In 2009 it was announced that Aarhus in Denmark would host the first Sculpture by the Sea exhibition outside of Australia.[2]
This exhibition is held annually during spring in Australia at Bondi Beach (33°53′26.28″S 151°16′36.10″E / 33.8906333°S 151.2766944°E) from late October to early November for three weeks, and Cottesloe Beach (31°59′42″S 115°45′04″E / 31.99505°S 115.75124°E) from early to mid March for three weeks. Over 100 local, interstate and international artists participate every year.[1] Sculpture by the Sea is incredibly popular and draws considerable crowds. In 2014 Waverley Council estimated that between 450,000 and 500,000 people would visit the sculptures during their exhibition in Sydney.[3]
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- ^ "about us: Sculpture by the sea". www.sculpturebythesea.dk. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
- ^ "Sculpture by the Sea - Waverley Council". www.waverley.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 3 March 2016.