If youB次元官网网址檝e ever walked along SidneyB次元官网网址檚 Beacon Avenue and the waterfront, youB次元官网网址檝e probably seen the many sculptures on benches and in green spaces throughout the area.
Those artworks are holdovers from when the community used to hold sculpture walk events, art shows and competitions among artists. Those went into decline in recent years but now the Sidney Business Improvement Area (SBIA) has taken up the challenge of breaking a new mold.
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The SBIA announced this week that they plan to mount Sidney Sculpture by the Sea B次元官网网址� a collaborative arts event with the Town of Sidney, Mary Winspear Centre, Sidney Museum and the Vancouver Island Sculpture Guild. The planned contemporary sculpture display will open to the public on July 8 and continue until early September.
B次元官网网址淲e are very excited to be able to create this event for Sidney and the Peninsula,B次元官网网址� stated Donna Petrie, Executive Director of the SBIA in a media release. B次元官网网址淭here is so much talent here on Vancouver Island. We are delighted to be able to showcase some of it!B次元官网网址�
Sidney Sculpture by the Sea will showcase artwork by a variety of creators B次元官网网址� most will be for sale B次元官网网址� and will be of varying sizes and subject matter. It will include First Nations sculptures currently on display at the Mary Winspear Centre. The Centre and the Sidney Museum will be the two main event venues for the duration of the exhibit.
B次元官网网址淭his is a wonderful opportunity for residents and visitors alike to see an incredibly wide range of outstanding art work from some of the best sculptors around,B次元官网网址� said Fred Dobbs, President of the Vancouver Island Sculptors Guild. B次元官网网址淲e are so pleased that Sidney is mounting this very special summer celebration.B次元官网网址�
Shortly after the event begins, the Shaw Centre for the Salish Sea will add to SidneyB次元官网网址檚 collection of artwork, with a contemporary piece by master carver Tenos茅n (Charles Elliot), celebrating the regionB次元官网网址檚 Indigenous culture.
Sidney Sculpture by the Sea is expected to include the work of 30 artists B次元官网网址� close to 100 sculptures.
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