The Tamborine Mountain Arts Trail 2026 invites visitors to experience sculpture in an entirely new way through the return of the Glades Sculpture Walk – a three-part outdoor exhibition that transforms the mountain into a living gallery.
The Glades Sculpture Walk is proudly sponsored by Tamborine Mountain Glades, and forms a signature feature of this year’s expanded arts program.
Rather than presenting sculpture within a single space, the Walk unfolds across three distinct environments – rainforest, village, and garden – each offering a different encounter with contemporary sculptural practice.
Visitors are encouraged to move slowly through each setting, discovering how material, form and meaning shift in response to landscape.
At its starting point within the Glades precinct, sculpture emerges in lush rainforest surrounds where visitors can experience works in dialogue with nature itself.
A highlight of this section is live stone carving by sculptor Antone Bruinsma, offering a rare opportunity to witness the making process unfold in real time.
Alongside this, works by Fred Beel are integrated into the environment, responding to light, texture and terrain.
From the rainforest, the journey transitions into the heart of the village, where Main Street Greens becomes an open-air exhibition of ten large-scale sculptural works.
Here, art is encountered in the rhythm of everyday life – between cafés, shops and community spaces – creating moments of surprise and discovery in a familiar setting.
Featured sculptors include Al Phemister, Colleen Lavendar, Dee Handyside, Felicity Smith, Fred Beel, Gabe Parker, Mike Van Dam, Nicci Parry-Jones, and Sharon Le Mesurier.
The final stage leads into a quieter, more contemplative garden environment, where smaller sculptural works are placed among carefully designed plantings.
This intimate setting invites close viewing and reflection, as visitors move through works by Catherine Anderson, Colleen Lavendar, Faerie Fleur, Felicity Smith, Fred Beel, Monte Lupo Arts, Nicci Parry-Jones, and Sam Gowing.
Here, sculpture becomes personal—framed by stillness, space, and seasonal light.
Together, the three locations form a continuous journey rather than a fixed exhibition – encouraging visitors to experience sculpture as something alive, shifting, and deeply connected to place.
