Awards and sponsors

Award categories

Castaways Sculpture Awards consists of three exhibitions, with a prize pool of $27,000 (non-acquisitive) across 10 award categories.

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Award	Judging criteria
$10,000 Major Award	Overall excellence in recycled sculpture artwork with a 30% or more visual aluminium component
$5,000 Innovation Award	Use of repurposed (recycled) materials in an innovative or unexpected way
$5,000 Sustainability Award	Artwork that supports the concept of sustainability in its message
$2,500 Maquette and Small Sculpture Award	Excellence in small-scale sculpture, creatively using recycled components
$2,000 City of Rockingham Local Resident Award	Local artist residing in the Rockingham district
$500 Primary School Award	Awarded to the primary school that demonstrates overall excellence in sculpture through the use of recycled materials in an innovative way
$500 Secondary School Award	Awarded to the secondary school that demonstrates overall excellence in sculpture through the use of recycled materials in an innovative way
$1,000 People's Choice Award - Main Exhibition	Presented to the artist whose work receives the most votes from members of the public
$500 People's Choice Award - Maquette and Small Sculpture Exhibition	Presented to the artist whose work receives the most votes from members of the public
$250 People's Choice Award - Schools Exhibition	Presented to the school whose work receives the most votes from members of the public

2024 Castaways

The 2024 Castaways Sculpture Awards took place from Saturday 26 October - Sunday 3 November 2024.

Award	Winner
$10,000 Alcoa Major Award	Joan Johnson, Deconstructed, Reconstructed and Embellished
$5,000 Innovation Award	Kelly Robbins, Pin Cushion Protea
$5,000 Capral Aluminium Sustainability Award	Damien Gavillet, Crushed
$2,500 Maquette and Small Sculpture Award	Valerie Schönjahn, Travellers
$2,000 City of Rockingham Local Resident Award	Gary Aitken, Those Who Have Passed
$500 Alcoa Primary School Award	Rockingham Beach Education Support Centre, I’m a peliCAN, not a trash CAN
$500 Secondary School Award	Rockingham Montessori School Adolescent Program, Outer Harbour
$1,000 Fremantle Ports People's Choice Award - Main Exhibition	Paul Fontanini, Recycling Metamorphosis Kim Perrier, Aqueous
$500 Fremantle Ports People's Choice Award - Maquette and Small Sculpture Exhibition	Emily Smith, Contamination
$250 Fremantle Ports People's Choice Award - Schools Exhibition	Rockingham Beach Education Support Centre, I’m a peliCAN, not a trash CAN
Highly Commended	Ed Stafford, The Overflow Sky Edwards, Contemporary Archaeology 1 Endeavour Schools, Scavenger Seals Settlers Primary School, Where to From Here?