Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe is a hugely popular event with an estimated annual attendance of 215,000 people - the majority of which will visit the exhibition during the weekends. When planning your visit to Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe please note that this generally means the site is significantly busier and more crowded on Saturdays and Sundays than it is during the week.

VENUE
Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe is located at various sites on and around Cottesloe Beach. Cottesloe Beach is a public open space with immediate proximity to the Indian Ocean. Visitors are advised that there is limited wheelchair access along the full length of the sculpture walk and seating along the pathways is also limited.

PARKING
Accessible parking spaces are allocated on the ocean side of the main car park on Marine Parade. Please find a map of parking to download for the Town of Cottesloe.

DROP-OFF AND PICK-UP ZONES
Sculpture by the Sea has One designated access point for visitors with limited mobility and/or using a wheelchair. This area are also the designated drop-off and pick-up zones for visitors requiring accessible entrance to the site. Vehicle owners will then have to seek parking elsewhere, where normal parking restrictions will continue to apply. For limited mobility access on the weekends, we recommend you call the Site Office prior to your arrival to arrange access to this drop-off area. The number is 0414732912.
The location of the drop-off and pick up area the loading zone at the top of the ramp, on Marine parade, opposite Forrest Street.

BEACH WHEEL CHAIRS
Four beach wheel chairs are available and to book. Please visit our site office located in the Cottesloe Surf Life Saving Club or call 0414732912.

TACTILE TOURS
Visitors with disability and their carers are invited to join in our free program of Tactile Tours, developed in partnership with DADAA Inc as part of Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe's Access Program, an initiative supported by Lotterywest.

Facilitating discovery through dialogue and touch, the Tactile Tours are designed to introduce visitors with disability to a new experience with contemporary sculpture. Participants will be taken on a guided tour through the exhibition by experienced DADAA and Art Gallery of Western Australia guides and encouraged to engage with a selection of sculptures located in accessible areas along the Cottesloe beach precinct.

The one hour tours are free to attend though there is a maximum of four beach wheelchairs are available on request for each tour.