SCULPTURES IN THE GARDEN, MUDGEE
10 OCTOBER - 25 OCTOBER 2026
Sculptures in the Garden will return in 2026 as one of the largest sculpture exhibitions in rural NSW. SIG is a not for profit outdoor exhibition that gives local, regional and interstate artists an avenue to exhibit their works in beautiful rural surroundings at the Rosby cellar door, gallery and vineyard in Mudgee NSW.
Prize winners for 2025
• $30,000 SIG and MWRC prize – Inland Jetty by Vlasé Nikoleski (Charlestown, NSW)
• $10,000 Friends of SIG prize – Lania by Rhonda Castle (Wyong, NSW)
• $10,000 Fernside Pastoral Company prize – The Unfulfilled by Alex Scheibner (Rylstone, NSW)
• $5,000 Buchanan Acquisition Prize – Twinkling Journey by Emma Ferris (Mudgee, NSW)
• $2,000 CAA Artistic Merit Prize – Novus by Carl & Eden Plaisted (Orange, NSW)
• $300 Sculptor Society Prize – Touch words by Fe Heffernan (Elizabeth Bay, NSW)
• $500 People’s Choice award went to Dangeroos by Adam Rish (Hill End, NSW)
• $500 Young Sculptor Achievement Prize – Faith in Bloom by Keizer Wood (Coonabarabran, NSW)
• Emerging Artist Prize – Bridget Whitehead
PRIZES & AWARDS
$30,000 Sculptures in the Garden and Mid-Western Regional Council Acquisition Prize. The acquired work will be part of the Mid Western Regional Council public art collection
$10,000 Friends of Sculptures in the Garden Acquisition Prize. The winning acquisition will be part of the Mid-Western Regional Council’s public art collection
$10,000 Fernside Pastoral Company Acquisition Prize. The winning acquisition will be part of the Mid-Western Regional Council’s public art collection
$5,000 Buchanan Acquisition Prize for Artistic Merit. The winning acquisition will become part of the Mudgee Hospital Public Art Collection
$2,000 Cameron Anderson Architects Artistic Merit Prize for small outdoor sculpture (non-acquisition prize)
$500 People's Choice Award (non-acquisition prize)
$300 The Sculptors Society Sensory Sculpture Prize (non-acquisition prize)
HIGHLIGHTS
Over 4,000 visitors are expected to visit Sculptures in the Garden 2026
In 2025, over 50% of works from the exhibition were sold
Over $12,000 was raised for the local branch of Guide Dogs NSW/ACT in 2025
The 2025 show earned over $300,000 for our community of artists
TRAVEL ASSISTANCE FOR EXHIBITING ARTISTS
The Sculptures in the Garden Committee have established a ‘Travel Fund’ with the intention of helping a number of successful artists with financial assistance towards travel and installation costs at Sculptures in the Garden 2026, Mudgee NSW. Consideration will be given to, scale and complexity of artwork, cost of transport and installation and the location of Artwork / Artist. Applications close on Friday 11th September.
SELECTION PANEL FOR WORKS & PRIZES
The selection committee will consider all entries and its decision on works accepted will be final. Artists both successful and unsuccessful in their entry will be notified by August 2026. All works must be professionally finished for public exhibition; be the original work of the submitting artist; and not previously entered into other exhibitions. Artworks must be priced to sell. Any work that is not fit for exhibition will be knocked back on viewing.
An independent selection panel will select the acquisition prize winners. Judges will be named on the Sculptures in the Garden website prior to the opening of the exhibition. Any decision by the selection panel is final.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Mid-Western Regional Council acquisition prize & public art brief for artists information HERE
All artists are to read the Sculptures in the Garden WHS document HERE.
If you have any questions regarding the above information please contact me or Amber Norton-Knight on 0414 942 917 info@rosby.com.au.
Kay Norton-Knight
Sculptures in the Garden Curator
0428 635 993
