Snowy Valleys Sculpture Trail

12/06/2026

We’re pleased to announce the launch of the Snowy Valleys Sculpture Trail Winter Photography Competition!

The photographer of the winning photo will receive two nights’ accommodation in Bondi during Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi 2026 (16 Oct – 2 Nov), to join our team of exhibition photographers for a paid day photographing the exhibition.

The winning photograph will be announced and published by About Regional and Region Riverina and this year will also be featured by the Head On Photo Festival Foundation in its online magazine!

To enter, simply snap a photo (or multiple) of a sculpture on the Snowy Valleys Sculpture Trail and post it to Instagram or Facebook by following the steps below:

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Alternatively, send an email with up to six images to [email protected] and we may share them via .

Entries close at 11.59pm AEST on 31 August 2026.

We are looking for photographs of artworks in the Snowy Valleys Sculpture Trail that capture the beauty of art sited in the towns, vineyards and natural landscape of the Snowy Valleys. The competition is a game of skill. Chance plays no part in the selection of the winner. The competition is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Instagram or Facebook.

For full terms and conditions, please visit our website.

Image credits: Tony Davis, 'Folly Interstice', Sculpture Forest, Sugar Pines at Laurel Hill, photographed by Elizabeth Medyskyj, winner of the 2025 Snowy Valleys Sculpture Winter Photography Competition.

05/06/2026

The countdown is on to the Snowy Valleys Sculpture Trail Winter Weekend! Day one kicks off with a special Fireside Dinner at Nest - Cinema:Cafe:Books

Join us for a relaxed, roving feast celebrating the very best local produce. Meet guest grower Patricia Denholm and Richard & Elvie Cottam of Mount Tumbarumba Vineyard, and hear the stories behind the exceptional food and wine they produce.

Tickets available at www.cafe-nest.com/events.

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29/05/2026

SNOWY VALLEYS SCULPTURE TRAIL WINTER WEEKEND

Join us and many of the artists for three days celebrating the Snowy Valleys Sculpture Trail from 19 - 21 June with free events including tours of the sculptures in different locations around the Snowy Valleys and wonderful ticketed meals at The Apple Thief cidery at Batlow and Nest Café in Tumbarumba.

Tickets to Fireside Feast at Cafe Nest - www.cafe-nest.com/events/

Tickets to The Apple Thief Stand up Lunch - https://events.humanitix.com/snowy-valleys-sculpture-trail-lunch

22/05/2026

SNOWY VALLEYS SCULPTURE TRAIL WINTER WEEKEND

Join us and many of the artists for three days celebrating the Snowy Valleys Sculpture Trail from 19 - 21 June with free events including tours of the sculptures in different locations around the Snowy Valleys and wonderful ticketed meals at The Apple Thief cidery at Batlow and Nest Café in Tumbarumba.

Visit https://sculpturebythesea.com/snowyvalleys/whats-on/winterweekend/ for more information and to book your tickets.

Images:
Václav Fiala (Czech Republic), ‘Universum’, Sculpture Forest at Pilot Hill. Photo Chantelle Bruton.
Café Nest, Tumbarumba
Sculpture Forest Walk. Photo Grant Hardwick
Samantha Whittingham (NSW), 'Bird House'. Photo Charlotte Curd
Lubomir Mikle (Slovakia), ‘F.E.H.’, Snowy Valleys Sculpture Trail in Adelong. Photo Di Caskey

11/05/2026

Batlow CiderFest is back this Saturday, 16 May 2026!

Batlow CiderFest, held annually in May, brings visitors from across NSW, ACT and Victoria to the little town of Batlow. It’s a celebration, not only the best boutique ciders (both locally and nationally), but all that our region does so well.

More information. including tickets and event program can be found here: https://www.batlowciderfest.com.au/

Sample some of the best boutique ciders from across the country (including those on our very own doorstep), local craft brews and cold climate wines.

04/05/2026

Celebrating 30 Years!

Yesterday marked 30 years since the first Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi was held on the 2km Bondi to Tamarama coastal walk. As part of our 30th anniversary celebrations we are pleased to send you these images from the first exhibition that was held on 3 May, 1997 for just the one day with 64 sculptures. Run by a team of volunteers the exhibition had a marketing budget of just $400 and 25,000 people turned up.

Over the coming months we will post images from each of the Bondi exhibitions over the last 30 years, as well as our other Sculpture by the Sea exhibition at Cottesloe Beach in Perth and the permanent Snowy Valleys Sculpture Trail, that have been made possible by the artists and public response to the early Bondi exhibitions.

Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi 1997 photos:
Sean Cordeiro, ‘Plans for the Future’
Margarita Sampson, ‘Urchins’
Duncan Stemler, ‘Venus’
Michael le Grand, ‘Desha​billé’
Shona Wilson, ‘Cluster’
Gail Joy Kenning, 'Glass Tower (Fallacy of the Phallacy – Almost a Lighthouse)’
Noel McKenna, 'Home by the Sea’
James Rogers, 'Big Dumper’
Photos Clyde Yee.
Amanda Hart, 'Hap-Step Sound Space’. Photo Simone O’Callaghan.

15/04/2026

CALL FOR ARTIST SUBMISSIONS for Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi 2026 OPEN! | Australian & International Artists

Call for submissions for the 28th Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi to be staged along the coastal walk from Bondi to Tamarama in Sydney, Australia from 16 October – 2 November 2026 are open and will close at 11:59pm AEST on 19 April 2026.

For more information about artists awards and subsidies and to start your application visit here: https://sculpturebythesea.com/.../bondi-submissions-2/

10/04/2026

We have loved supporting the recovery of this much-loved nature spot in the Snowy Valleys.

Thank you to Laura Fraumeni, Bj Brown Goldspink and Ian Chaffey for helping share the story.

08/04/2026

The Iconic NSW Pine Forest 4 Hours From Sydney Is Back With An Open-Air Sculpture Museum!

Four years after the devastating Black Summer fires, a beloved NSW icon has risen from the ashes with misty mountain views.

Nearby, the new Bago Sculpture Forest surprises visitors with its jaw-dropping scale. Integrated into the site, these world-class art installations transform the forest into an open-air museum, with standout works like Grid Study IV by Stephen King set against the pine forest backdrop.

Read the full article here: https://secretsydney.com/sugar-pines-visitor-area-nsw/