McClelland is proud to announce the 62 finalists for the inaugural Maquette: Sculpture Award, selected from an impressive pool of 252 entries. This new $20,000 acquisitive award, generously supported by celebrated Australian artist Rick Amor, honours sculptural skill and expression and will see the winning work enter the McClelland collection. The title of this new sculpture prize refers to the scale of the entries—no more than 50 centimetres in any dimension. Finalists were selected by artist Lisa Roet and McClelland’s Artistic and Executive Director Lisa Byrne, with the winning work to be chosen by acclaimed sculptor John Meade.
Lisa Byrne shared: “The Maquette: Sculpture Award is a celebration of the sculptor’s imagination at its most distilled. We’re proud to support artists working in this vital medium and to welcome a new generation of sculptural ideas into the McClelland collection.”
Curator Suzette Wearne adding, “It's exciting to have the chance to bring together such a wide range of artistic voices and styles. The finalists’ sculptures run the gamut of materials: bronze, timber, ceramic, textile, glass, plaster, paper, resin and found and natural materials. Together, they address a range of concepts and ideas as broad as one can imagine: from traditional to experimental, formal to political, the whimsical to the profound. There will be something for every gallery visitor to enjoy.”
The finalists’ works comprise a dynamic representation of contemporary sculpture, showcasing
innovation, materiality and conceptual depth. Their works will be exhibited at McClelland from Saturday 22 November 2025 to Sunday 22 March 2026, offering audiences a unique glimpse into the sculptural process.
FINALISTS INCLUDE
Ruth Allen, Darcey Bella Arnold, John Baird, Geoffrey Bartlett, Lynne Bechervaise, Catherine Bell, Stephen Benwell, Stephen Bird, Jeremy Blincoe, Sam Bloomfield, Mark Booth, Keith Burt, Matt Butterworth, Penny Byrne, Veronica Caven Aldous, Dean Colls, Peter Cooley, Emma Coulter, Marcel Cousins, Emma Davies, Ara Dolatian, Michael Doolan, Dana Falcini, Ben Fasham, Carly Fischer, Stefanie Flaubert & Janos Korban, Wanda Gillespie, Sarah Goffman, Brad Gunn, Deborah Halpern, Anton Hasell, Brigit Heller, Titania Henderson, Marian Hosking, Linda Judge, Virginia Keft, Jo Lane, Christopher Langton, Fiona McDonald, Tim Meakins, Carolyn Menzies, Sanné Mestrom, Jamieson Miller, Glenn Morgan, Jamie Mumford, Jessica Murtagh, Mike Nicholls, Rose Nolan, Louis Pratt, Elvis Richardson, Cameron Robbins, Brian Robinson, Nuha Saad, Michael Sibel, Louise Skačej, Paul Sloan, Tai Snaith, Meagan Streader, Fleur Summers, Cyrus Tang, Meredith Turnbull, Lisa Young.
KEY DATES
Exhibition: Saturday 22 November 2025 to Sunday 22 March 2026
McClelland Sculpture Park + Gallery
390 McClelland Drive Langwarrin.
Mcclelland.org.au