Sculpture by the Sea, Australia’s largest outdoor public display of sculpture, will spread its wings to Europe next year for its first international exhibition.
The annual event, which opened for three weeks last weekend, displays the works of local and overseas artists along the coastal walks and headlands of Sydney’s most famous inner city beaches.
Free to the public and with an expected audience of half a million people, the sculptures include single standing metal pieces, stone and wood carvings, installations on rocks and in crevices, seawater floaters, delicate wind vanes and even handmade sand balls.
The inaugural European exhibition will take place in Aarhus, Denmark, in June 2009.
Rebecca Zipser, spokesperson for Sculpture by the Sea, says the idea came from Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary after they had attended the exhibition some years ago.
“They were so impressed that the prince talked to his private art tutor about getting something going in Denmark,” she told The Epoch Times.
“They have finally found a location and a number of the Australian team are going over to consult with the Danish and help out.”
Ms Zipser said the exhibition was a huge undertaking as it involved not only curating and siting the works, but also engineering and technical skills.
Founder of Sculpture by the Sea David Handley said the Denmark exhibition was an exciting development and would be a huge promotion for Australian artists.
