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.
Artists Subsidies in Memory of Helen Burke of $20,000 for Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2026 were shared between Shovin Bhattacharjee (India), Leonardo Cumbo (Italy), Zero Higashida (Japan), Jette Mellgren (Denmark), and Yuri Miyashita (Japan).
Shovin Bhattacharjee (India), ‘Cosmic Nest 2024’, Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2026. Photo Michael Goh.
Leonardo Cumbo (Italy) ‘The Breath of Aeolus’, Sculpture by the Sea , Cottesloe 2026. Photo Michael Goh.
Zero Higashida (Japan), ‘The Powers of the Universe’, Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2026. Photo Michael Goh
Jette Mellgren (Denmark) ‘Flightless Flight’, culpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2026. Photo Michael Goh.
Yuri Miyashita (Japan), ‘Cradle of Life’, Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2026. Photo Michael Goh
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) ‘HYGDIG’, Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2026. Photo Michael Goh
The 2026 EY People’s Choice Prize of $5,000, as voted by visitors of the exhibition, is Tim Storrier AM (NSW) for ‘Emperor of the Abrolhos’.
Tim Storrier AM (NSW), ‘Emperor of the Abrolhos’, Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2026. Photo Michael Goh
The 2026 Kids’ Choice Prize of $2,000, donated by Rebel Penfold-Russell OAM, Ian Low, Emrys Quin and Jasper Penfold-Low as voted by the children visiting the exhibition, was awarded to Drew McDonald (NSW) for ‘SOMA’.
Drew McDonald (NSW) ‘SOMA’, Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2026. Michael Goh.
WA Emerging Artists Support Program of $15,000 shared between Stephanie De Biasi, Sam Hopkins and Erica Zaino, with thanks to donations made at our Perth Gala Dinner.
Stephanie De Biasi (WA), ‘Posidonia Meadows’, Sculpture by the Sea, 2026. Photo Michael Goh.
Sam Hopkins (WA), ‘Drawn Apart’, Sculpture by the Sea, 2026. Photo Michael Goh.
Erica Zaino (WA) ‘ART (Artificial Real Time)’, Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2026. Photo Michael Goh
WA Regional Artist Support Program of $9,000 shared between Tony Davis, Tom de Munk-Kerkmeer, Tania Spencer and Sally Stoneman, with thanks to donations made at our Perth Gala Dinner.
Tony Davis (WA) ‘Folly Spaces’, Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2026. Photo Michael Goh.
The Mostyn Family Foundation Artist Subsidy of $7,500 shared between Søren Lyngsø Knudsen (Denmark) and Jonathan Rockefeller (USA | VIC).
The Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2026 Artists Pick was awarded to Perth artist Jason Hirst for ‘Love U’.
Jason Hirst – Little Rhino Designs (WA), ‘Love U’, Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2026. Photo Michael Goh
The Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2026 Staff Pick was awarded to Vaughn Bisschops (WA) for ‘Heaven is a Place Where Nothing Ever Happens’.
Vaughn Bisschops (WA), ‘Heaven is a Place Where Nothing Ever Happens’, Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2026. Photo Michael Goh.
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