Sculpture at Bathers is a distinctively Western Australian outdoor exhibition staging over sixty works by by more than seventy contemporary artists at Bathers Beach in Fremantle and Fremantle Port, Western Australia, from 19 February to 7 March 2022.
Since 2013, this major free-to-the-public exhibition has enlivened Perth’s cultural landscape, showcasing the work of over 150 Western Australian artists and, in turn, attracting a vast number of art lovers and onlookers to the area. For 2022, Sculpture at Bathers has partnered with local organisations, including the City of Fremantle, Fremantle Ports, the Town of East Fremantle, Fremantle Fishing Boat Harbour Trader’s Association, City of Melville, DADAA, Artsource, and the Western Australian Museum to reach a wider audience and deliver S@B5.
This event marks an expansion for Sculpture at Bathers, which will see works spread along Bathers Beach, inside the gallery at Kidogo Arthouse, and on the forecourt at WA Shipwrecks Museum. In addition, a new initiative of five works by local artists will be displayed at Fremantle Ports.
Richard Aitken, The Experimental Murder, Sculpture at Bathers 2020. Courtesy the artist and Sculpture at Bathers, Western Australia
Selected through a curatorial panel, participating artists range from emerging to established, metropolitan-based to regional, national to international, and includes several key Indigenous artists. Overall, they are a multicultural, gender diverse group of creatives representing the best in contemporary sculpture unique to this place and time, which explore and capture the essence of Western Australia’s cultural landscape.
Artists showcasing within an indoor setting: Neda Bahremand, Claire Bailey, Charmaine Ball, Kate Cambell-Pope, Mikaela Castledine, Peter Dailey, Margaret Dillon, Stuart Elliott, Susan Flavell, Fiona Gavino, Simon Gilby, Marian Giles, Patricia Hines, Theo Koning, Juliet Lea, Janine McAullay Bott, Angela McHarrie, Lia McKnight, Jennie Nayton, Holly O’Meehan, Helen Robins, Nalda Searles & Todd Israel, Helen Seiver, Yuko Takahashi, Rima Zabaneh, and Gisela Züchner-Mogall.
And outdoors: Bruce Abbott, Megan Baker, Gemma Ben-Ary, Tim Burns, Nic Compton, Tony Davis, Tom de Munk-Kerkmeer, Sharyn Egan, Audrey Fernandes-Satar & Arif Satar, Phil Gamblen, Anne Grotian, Richard Hammer, Sam Hopkins, Beverley Iles, Greg James, Ben Jones, Tony Jones, Richie Kuhaupt, Jina Lee, Antony Lord, Melanie Maclou, Britt Mikkelsen, Gordon Mitchell, Greg Molloy, Geoff Overheu, Tony Pankiw, Pavel Perina, Stephanie Reisch & Bernard Taylor, Jean-Marc Rivalland, Alessandra Rossi, Valerie Schönjahn, Tania Spencer, Sally Stoneman, Joanna Sulkowski, Jon Tarry, Steve Tepper, Brett Todman, Jenni Vacca, and Rick Vermey.
Set amidst the natural beauty that surrounds them, the sculptures are spatially curated in the landscape and offer a unique experiential visit.
S@B5 will also host a public program of free educational activities, workshops, and artist-led tours. Visit the Sculpture at Bathers’ website for more information and to register for scheduled events such as the Kids Cane Making Workshop and Torchlight Art Tours.
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