sculptures by the sea

it costs a lot to run our annual Sculptures by the Sea.

No-one want to pay for it.

the sculptures travel round the world.

as do the artists, who have to decide where to hang the sheets of plastic, or stick the bamboo sticks in the sand.

i have a lot of sympathy for the letter writer who thinks it's not art, just rubbish.

deb and i like to go -- largely to have a laugh.

this year there is no federal arts funding.

no surprise, by the time the exhibits get to WA they have already been displayed at Bondi. why pay to ship them even further.

Now it gets ridiculous:

our Philistine Premier is desperate to get votes.

He convices the PM to fly to WA... and to sponsor the sculptures.

here's a better idea:

the PM stays in canberra.

send a cardboard cut-out for the photo ops.

save the cost of the PM's air fare

... use that money to sponsor

... half a dozen Sculptures by the Sea by *local* WA artists.

eg Sculptures by the Bay , Dunsborough, I think it is.

Or the display of recycled sculptures which ran in Rockingham. And was far more memorable than that year's "by the Sea"

But no. If Bondi has it, WA must follow suit.

Even though no-one in WA in interested in sponsoring.

We should support WA artists.

support WA exhibitions

Leave the PM to buy his own votes in Bondi.

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