Sculpture in the Garden

Every two years we hold the $30,000 Wollongong Acquisitive Sculpture Award at Wollongong Botanic Garden.

The next Sculpture in the Garden will be held from 18 March - 30 April 2023.

Sculptures and installations are displayed throughout the Garden, with the winning work becoming a permanent part of our city’s public art collection.

Sculpture in the Garden (also known as the Wollongong Acquisitive Sculpture Award) is open to local, national and international artists.

If you’d like more information about Sculpture in the Garden, email us or call (02) 4227 7111.

Artist applications now open!

Artists are invited to express interest in exhibiting as part of Sculpture in the Garden 2023.

See our Public Notice for details and to apply.

Expressions of interest have been extended and are open until 10pm, Monday 19 September 2022.

View the permanent collection

All previous winners can be viewed at Wollongong Botanic Garden during opening hours.

• 2021 Winner: Curious Dream of an Architect by Fatih Semiz (located near #3 on the Garden Map)
• 2018 Winner: Steel City by Michael Purdy (located on the western side of the Kawasaki Bridge)
• 2016 Winner: King Coal by Louis Pratt (located in the northern corner of the Flowering Trees and Shrubs Collection #7 on the Garden Map)

View more about the past exhibitions and finalists below.

Past exhibitions