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.
Georgia Taylor-Berry & Jesse Taylor, ‘Interacting Fences’, Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2021. Photo Jessica Wyld.
Perth-born cousins Georgia Taylor-Berry and Jesse Taylor were announced today as the inaugural recipients of the new Sculpture by the Sea Artist Award of $30,000, supported by Minderoo Foundation, for their artwork ‘Interacting Fences’.
Jarrod Taylor, ‘Structural Wave’, Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2021. Photo Richard Watson.
The Western Australian Sculptor Scholarship of $10,000, donated by Gavin Bunning & Julienne Penny since 2013, was awarded to Jarrod Taylor in 2021. All Western Australian artists with works appearing in Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe are eligible.
Gwilym Faulkner, ‘Yang-Yin’, Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2021. Photo Jessica Wyld
The WA Emerging Mentorship of $15,000 was awarded to Gwilym Faulkner in 2021, with thanks to Ian Hicks AM and Susie Grant through the George Hicks Foundation.
Tony Jones, ‘Lite House’, Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2021. Photo Jessica Wyld
The 2021 Alcoa Aluminium Sculpture Award of $10,000 is awarded to MJ+J Studio (McHarrie Jones + Jones) (WA).
Introducing the Barton Family Foundation artist support of $10,000 for an artist to make a major new artwork inspired by the exhibition site.
Shaumyika Sharma, ‘Why Is It Pink’, Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2021. Photo Louise Coghill
The 2021 Mostyn Family Foundation Artist Subsidy of $5,000 is awarded to Shaumyika Sharma (Singapore | WA).
In 2021, the Minderoo Foundation Subsidies of $20,000 are 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).
Greg Johns, ‘Floating Grounded Figure’, Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2021. Photo Jessica Wyld.
The Andrea Stretton Memorial Invitation to exhibit in Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2021 is awarded to Greg Johns (SA).
The 2021 EY People’s Choice Prize of $5,000, as voted by visitors of the exhibition is Tuinna Blackie (WA/NZ) for ‘The Boab’.
Tuinna Blackie, ‘The Boab’, Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2021. Photo Louise Coghill
The 2020 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 Cool Sh*t (Dave Glass) for ‘Homer Homer’.
Savako, ‘Dream Of Cyprus’, Cottesloe 2021. Photo Jessica Wyld.
The Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2021 Staff Pick was awarded to the Boodjar Bidi Youth Art Group.
Boodjar Bidi Youth Art Group, ‘The Little Boy and the Whale Biindiirrwoorr’, Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2021. Photo Louise Coghill
The Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2021 Artists’ Pick was awarded to Tania Spencer (WA) ‘Mantle’ and Chris Booth (NZ) ‘Laminae’.
Tania Spencer, ‘Mantle’, Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2021. Photo Jessica Wyld
Chris Booth, ‘Laminae’, Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe, 2021. Photo Richard Watson
Harrie Fasher, ‘Transition’ (2016), Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2018. Photo David Dare Parker.
Four of the recent Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe exhibitions offered a major acquisitive award thanks to Rio Tinto and Roy Hill & Hancock Prospecting, with three of the sculptures from 2016-2018 gifted by Rio Tinto to the City of Busselton for permanent public placement.
PREVIOUS RECIPIENTS OF THE MAJOR AWARD AT SCULPTURE BY THE SEA, COTTESLOE
Four of the recent Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe exhibitions offered a ‘Sculpture Inside’ award thanks to Rio Tinto and Roy Hill & Hancock Prospecting.