Limber up and slip on those walking shoes – Sculpture by the Sea lands back in Bondi this October. This is a momentous year for the world’s largest annual free-to-the-public outdoor sculpture exhibition, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2023. The spectacular two-kilometre Bondi to Tamarama coastal has been transformed once again, with more than 100 eye-catching art installations by Australian and international sculptors.
Our arts and culture editor went down to the launch on October 20 to scope out this year's winning sculpture and highlights. Some of the artists who exhibited in the first ever Sculpture by the Sea in 1997 are featured, along exciting new sculptors and professionals who have displayed their work along the coastal time many times before, joining the "Decade Club" and "Double Decade Club".
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One of Australia’s leading cultural events, Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi attracts approximately 450,000 visitors annually over the course of 18 days.
It began as a one-day exhibition run by volunteers featuring works by 64 artists and attended by 25,000 visitors. Since then, the event has grown to become the largest annual outdoor sculpture exhibition in the world, featuring numerous esteemed international artists and signalling the beginning of summer in Sydney. We love to see it.
Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi, is now open and free to visit until November 6, 2023. The official Sculpture by the Sea app is also free to download, and for a donation of $2.99 (or more) you can unlock a GPS-enabled audio tour. You can also find information on alternative routes for people with different accessibility needs or fitness levels, and even special tours for people with impaired vision and hearing at sculpturebythesea.com.
