A new curatorial blueprint for the Lorne Sculpture Biennale.
2022’s theme spoke specifically to Lorne: its histories, the ocean, its environment and people.
‘Spirit of Place’ was a new curatorial model for Lorne Sculpture Biennale – a model that shows the intrinsic link between art and placemaking.
We invited sixteen artists to each provide a sculptural response to one of sixteen locations along Lorne’s foreshore. Each site holds in its history multiple stories all waiting to be told.
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 2022 Biennale produced an incredible variety of beautiful images and scenes reflecting the theme Spirit of Place. Some of these were created during the event and some before in the creation of the works.
The Lorne Sculpture Biennale requires the support of individuals, organisations and funding bodies, alongside artists, the local community and many others to contribute to the success of our event.
