Edgy sculpture festival to showcase the bizarre and beautiful from around the world

Some bizarre, beautiful and just plain questionable sculptures will be on display at the Sculpture on the Edge festival to be held at Flaxton.

The festival will celebrate its 12th year as a major Sunshine Coast competition, with a first
prize of $10,000 donated by local business and this year’s exhibition host Flaxton Gardens.

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The annual event attracts around 7000 art lovers, and is run by volunteers of local group Arts Connect Inc.

This year, the event has 140 works – of all sorts of shapes, sizes and mediums – on display in the scenic Flaxton Gardens grounds, entered by 80 artists from throughout Australia and as far away as Spain.

It is open, for free, to the public from November 20 to December 4.

Arts Connect President Gretchen Keelty said this year’s event has expanded to include artist talks, hands-on workshops, and an inaugural Sculpted Dinner event of wearable art.

“People love to see the micro to huge sculptures on site and this year they will feature
indoors and in the open air, with the incredible backdrop of the lush hinterland and
views to the coastline.”

“We know that this free event ultimately has a huge impact for local artists but also for local businesses throughout the region as people come to see the art and enjoy our
beautiful region, so it really is a win-win for everyone that Sculpture on the Edge keeps
growing.”

For more information, visit: Sculpture on the Edge. 

Winning artists will be announced on the opening night of Saturday 19 November at a
ticketed event, and the People’s Choice Award to be announced at the Closing Party on
Sunday, December 4. The exhibition will be open to the public from 9am to 3pm every day for two weeks.

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