Launceston Chamber of Commerce executive officer Neil Grose thinks Launceston would be "the ideal venue for a Sculpture by the Sea-styled exhibition".

The city has recently attracted national attention after hosting significant events the Australian Tourism Awards in March and Mona Foma in January.

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Mr Grose said there was an opportunity to take the Sculpture by the Sea concept even further in Launceston, creating a "permanent national showcase for contemporary three dimensional art, given Launceston's majestic gardens, expansive river banks and beautiful public spaces".

"The economic benefits to the city would be immense, as evidenced by other significant public art spaces nationally and internationally, and would give Launceston an incredible point of difference from Hobart and the MONA experience," he said.

Cataract Gorge is already a haven for creative types, as the host location for Amanda Parer's Man during Mona Foma and Paul Murphy's inspiration for his Critical Points works.

And then there is the annual Artentwine sculpture trail that winds through the Tamar Valley.

Sculpture by the Sea director David Handley threatened to pull the iconic art festival from Bondi over a dispute with Waverley Council building a footpath around Marks Park to improve disability access.

Mr Handley said the path "puts a kibosh on the exhibition and rips the guts out of it".

Australian and international sculptors vie the best spots to exhibit as part of the annual festival during spring, which takes in a coastal walk between Bondi and Tamarama and attracts nearly half a million people.

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