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Castaways Sculpture Awards 2024
Established in 2008, the annual Castaways Sculpture Awards is being held this year between Saturday 26 October to Sunday 3 November 2024 on the Rockingham Foreshore. All sculptures are “made from repurposed materials with environmental messages”.
Selection Panel
The Selection Panel comprises of artists Olga Cironis and Greg James, Castaways Curator Lyn Di Ciero and representatives from the City of Rockingham.
School Exhibition Facilitators comprise of Jacq Chorlton (Funkydory) and Rachael Lemon.
Entry
Entry in Castaways is by selection process, no easy feat with its fierce competition!
Erica Zaino - The Guardian of Dreams
Awards
Thirty one finalists have been chosen from the Main Exhibition for this year’s awards, which will be announced after 5pm on Sunday 3 November.
The Castaways Sculpture Awards also comprises of the Maquette and Small Sculpture Exhibition, as well as the Castaways Schools Exhibitions.
The community can vote for their favourite artwork, which will see one artwork from each of the three exhibitions taking out the Fremantle Ports People’s Choice Award.
Voters will also enter the draw to win the Fremantle Ports Voter’s Prize of $5,000.
Amanda Kirk - Immortal
Judges
Both the Main Exhibition and the Maquette and Small Sculpture Exhibition will be judged by Stuart Elliott and Angela McHarrie.
The Schools Exhibition will be judged by school art teachers Fleur Cason and Louise Hardwick.
Mike Walmsley - Is there any room left for us?
Environmental Messages
Important education on recycling helps remind the community what can be recycled and which bin to use.
Climate change is consciously reinforced in this exhibition, due to the rise of average global temperatures which impacts the ocean and an increase of ocean heat waves. Local marine and animal populations are affected by our actions, as well as the effects of climate change.
Paul Fontanini - Recycling Metamorphosis
Artwork Sales
Artwork can be purchased at any time during the exhibition by scanning the QR code on the artwork’s label or by visiting the City of Rockingham’s website. A red dot attached to the label of the artwork indicates that it’s been sold.
Erica Zaino - The Guardian of Dreams
