Sculpture by the Sea (Cottesloe)

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annual art event outdoor sculpture exhibition

Sculpture by the Sea (Cottesloe) is an annual outdoor sculpture exhibition held along the shoreline and foreshore of Cottesloe Beach in Western Australia, showcasing large-scale artworks by local and international artists.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Sculpture by the Sea (Cottesloe) canonical	2
Sculpture by the Sea	1
Sculpture by the Sea (annual exhibition route)	1
Sculpture by the Sea Aarhus 2015	1
Sculpture by the Sea Incorporated	1
Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4473918 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Sculpture by the Sea (Cottesloe)
Context triple: [Cottesloe Beach, hasEvent, Sculpture by the Sea (Cottesloe)]

A. Wollongong Art Gallery
Wollongong Art Gallery is a major regional art museum in Wollongong, Australia, known for its collections of Australian, Aboriginal, and contemporary art.
B. Bombay Beach Biennale
The Bombay Beach Biennale is an experimental, site-specific art and culture festival that transforms the decaying Salton Sea community of Bombay Beach into a surreal, open-air gallery and performance space.
C. Art Gallery of South Australia
The Art Gallery of South Australia is a major public art museum renowned for its extensive collection of Australian, European, and Asian art.
D. Burnie Regional Art Gallery
Burnie Regional Art Gallery is a public art museum in Burnie, Tasmania, showcasing regional, national, and international artworks and hosting cultural exhibitions and events.
E. Gumtree Arts Festival
The Gumtree Arts Festival is an annual arts and crafts festival in Tupelo, Mississippi, featuring visual art, live performances, and community cultural activities.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Sculpture by the Sea (Cottesloe)
Target entity description: Sculpture by the Sea (Cottesloe) is an annual outdoor sculpture exhibition held along the shoreline and foreshore of Cottesloe Beach in Western Australia, showcasing large-scale artworks by local and international artists.

A. Wollongong Art Gallery
Wollongong Art Gallery is a major regional art museum in Wollongong, Australia, known for its collections of Australian, Aboriginal, and contemporary art.
B. Bombay Beach Biennale
The Bombay Beach Biennale is an experimental, site-specific art and culture festival that transforms the decaying Salton Sea community of Bombay Beach into a surreal, open-air gallery and performance space.
C. Art Gallery of South Australia
The Art Gallery of South Australia is a major public art museum renowned for its extensive collection of Australian, European, and Asian art.
D. Burnie Regional Art Gallery
Burnie Regional Art Gallery is a public art museum in Burnie, Tasmania, showcasing regional, national, and international artworks and hosting cultural exhibitions and events.
E. Gumtree Arts Festival
The Gumtree Arts Festival is an annual arts and crafts festival in Tupelo, Mississippi, featuring visual art, live performances, and community cultural activities.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (37)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	annual art event ⓘ outdoor sculpture exhibition ⓘ
artForm	sculpture ⓘ
audience	local visitors ⓘ tourists ⓘ
country	Australia ⓘ
exhibits	large-scale sculptures ⓘ site-specific artworks ⓘ
featuresArtistsFrom	Australia ⓘ international locations ⓘ
frequency	annual ⓘ
genre	contemporary sculpture exhibition ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	free public access ⓘ outdoor display ⓘ temporary exhibition ⓘ
hasComponent	artist prizes ⓘ people’s choice award ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://sculpturebythesea.com/cottesloe/ ⓘ
inception	2005 ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
locatedIn	Cottesloe Beach ⓘ Cottesloe, Western Australia ⓘ Perth, Western Australia ⓘ linked to: Perth
name	Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe ⓘ linked to: Sculpture by the Sea (Cottesloe)
notableFor	ocean backdrop for artworks ⓘ sculptures installed on grassed foreshore ⓘ sculptures installed on the beach sand ⓘ
organisedBy	Sculpture by the Sea Incorporated ⓘ linked to: Sculpture by the Sea (Cottesloe)
partOf	Sculpture by the Sea ⓘ linked to: Sculpture by the Sea (Cottesloe)
region	Western Australia ⓘ
setting	foreshore of Cottesloe Beach ⓘ shoreline of Cottesloe Beach ⓘ
sponsor	Lotterywest ⓘ Town of Cottesloe ⓘ various corporate sponsors ⓘ
startTime	March ⓘ
tourismCategory	cultural tourism attraction ⓘ

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cottesloe Beach → hasEvent → Sculpture by the Sea (Cottesloe) ⓘ

Bondi to Coogee coastal walk → hasNearbyAttraction → Sculpture by the Sea (annual exhibition route) ⓘ