KEN SCARLETT travelled to Cottesloe to see how a west coast version of Sculpture by the Sea would fare. He reports on its success.

Sculpture by the Sea began in 1997 at Sydney’s Bondi Beach as a one-day wonder, with sixty-four works on the beach and along the spectacular cliff-side walk. In subsequent annual exhibitions over the last twelve years, a remarkable 1186 sculptures have been displayed.

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Image: John Hutchinson, Line in the Sand, 2009, timber, stell, 400 x 300 x 40cm.