Cottesloe turns ten

Perth’s much loved outdoor sculpture exhibition Sculpture by the Sea celebrates its first decade this March.
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It was in 1997 that David Handley, Founding Director of Sculpture by the Sea Inc, birthed this iconic event,, staffed entirely by volunteers and with just $100 in the bank account, from his lounge room. It was an overnight success with 25,000 visitors that inaugural year at Bondi.

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Instagram: fairleygina