Lorne

In October 2005 a meeting of Friends of Lorne Arts met at Graeme Wilkie’s Qdos to discuss his long held dream to stage a world-class sculpture exhibition along the dramatic sweep of Lorne’s famous foreshore. This resulted in overwhelming support from the community and regional authorities, and the formation of Lorne Sculpture Exhibition Inc.

The Lorne Sculpture website has detailed information about the various exhibition over the years.

Some of the large sculptures from the exhibition were purchased and displaced in Lorne.

BIENNALE 2025 ‘STRATA’

The 2025 exhibition was held 1-30 March. Curated by Simon Lawrie presented 16 sites showing how contemporary art responds to our experience of place.

 

BIENNALE 2022 ‘SPIRIT OF PLACE’

The curatorial theme ‘Spirit of Place’ speaks specifically to Lorne: its histories, the ocean, the environment, its people.

BIENNALE 2018 ‘LANDFALL’

‘Landfall’ was the curatorial theme for 2018, devoted to pressing global issues.

BIENNALE 2016

LSB 2016 was a multi layered event curated by Julie Collins.

BIENNALE 2014

There were 41 large Sculptures located along the beautiful coastal path from the Erskine River to The Pier, and 37 smaller sculptures which are displayed in the Uniting Church Hall.

BIENNALE 2011

The curator was Julie Collins and the judges were Mary McCarthy, Corbett Lyon and Peter D. Cole.

BIENNALE 2009

The curator was Claire Mitchell and the judges were Robert Lindsay, Maudie Palmer and Phillip Doggett-Williams.

BIENNALE 2007

The curator was Ken Scarlett and the judges were Ken Scarlett, Zara Stanhope, Graeme Wilkie and Ron Billard.

Sources:

  1. Lorne Sculpture Exhibition website
  2. Lorne Historical Society Collections