We are pleased to provide the following awards and subsidies for some of the artists in the exhibition. It is our aim to increase the support for each artist to cover their freight and to provide a minimum amount to each artist towards their costs of exhibiting.
The 2026 Alcoa Aluminium Sculpture Award of $10,000 was awarded to Steve Tepper (WA). View past recipients
Stephen Tepper (WA), ‘Suddenly Everything’s Changed’, Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2026. Photo Michael Goh
The Pommery Champagne Artist Award of $5,000 to Anton Forde (New Zealand). View past recipients
Anton Forde (NZ) ‘Tūhono / Stand in Connection (2024)’, Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2026. Photo Michael Goh
The Capral Artist Subsidy of $5,000 was awarded to Tim Haynes (Vic | WA) for his sculpture ‘The Ghost Of Van Eileen’. View previous recipients
Tim Haynes (Vic | WA), ‘The Ghost Of Van Eileen’, Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2026. Photo Michael Goh
The Stan Perron Charitable Foundation Artist Subsidy of $5,000 was awarded to Takahiro Hirata (Japan).
Takahiro Hirata (Japan), ‘Dark Night Shine 2025’, Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2026. Photo Michael Goh
The Spinifex Trust Artist Subsidy of $5,000 was awarded to Charlotte Bergmann Johansen (Denmark).
Charlotte Bergmann Johansen (Denmark) ‘HYG DIG’, Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2026. Photo Michael Goh
The 2024 EY People’s Choice Prize of $5,000, as voted by visitors of the exhibition, was Sean Henry (England) for ‘Seated Man (2011)’.
Sean Henry, ‘Seated Man (2011)’, Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2024. Photo Richard Watson
The 2024 Kids’ Choice Prize of $2,000, donated by Emrys, Jasper & Rebel Penfold-Russell OAM, as voted by the children visiting the exhibition, was awarded to COADY for ‘Dave (2023)’.
COADY, ‘Dave (2023)’, Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2024. Photo Michael Goh
The Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2024 Staff Pick was awarded to Anton Forde (New Zealand) for ‘Papare / Protection’.
Anton Forde, ‘Papare / Protection’, Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2024. Photo Jessica Wyld
In 2021, the Minderoo Foundation Subsidies of $20,000 were shared between Jarrod Taylor (WA), Georgia Taylor-Berry and Jesse Taylor (WA | Netherlands/USA), Goldberg Aberline (NSW), Joel Adler (NSW), Pascale Giorgi (WA), Peter Hill (WA) and Henning & Meeves (WA).
In 2024, The Barton Family Foundation Artist Support of $10,000 for major new artworks inspired by the exhibition site was Shen Lieya (China) for ‘Boat’. View past recipients
Shen Lieyi, ‘Boat’, Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2024. Photo Michael Goh
The Andrea Stretton Memorial Invitation of $5,000 to exhibit in Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2024, donated by Katrina & Craig Burton was awarded to Fiona Gavino (WA). View past recipients
Fiona Gavino, ‘The Meditation, Inhale Exhale’, Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2024. Photo Robert Frith