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A cat stalks a numbat through tall grass and kangaroo paws. 'Numbat (Stay Away Cat)' by Nicholas Thompson.

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Exhibition Information

Castaways invites Western Australian artists to showcase their innovation and creativity by creating sculptures made from recycled and repurposed materials. Artists of all levels, both emerging and professional alike, are invited to submit their entries. 

The Main Exhibition features sculptures made from at least 65 per cent recycled materials. Selected sculptures will be exhibited along the Rockingham Foreshore. 

The Maquette and Small Sculpture Exhibition coincides with the Main Exhibition on the Rockingham Foreshore. It celebrates the intricacy of small-scale three-dimensional artworks and will be held at the Rockingham Arts Centre.

Primary and secondary schools within the City of Rockingham are also invited to enter the competition. The Castaways Schools Exhibition gives students the opportunity to explore sustainable art and learn how art can convey important messages about sustainability and recycling. Works will be exhibited beside the Main Exhibition in Churchill Park.  

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Castaways 2025

Entries for the 2025 Castaways Sculpture Awards are now closed. Letters of notification with the outcome of entries will be sent out by Tuesday 17 June. 

The exhibition will be displayed from Saturday 25 October to Sunday 2 November 2025.

Main Exhibition

  • Entry Form

    A metal sculpture with accordion-style panels, each resembling a dice face with woven colorful aluminium strips, set against Rockingham Foreshore.

    The Main Exhibition showcases outdoor sculptures made with recycled and repurposed materials.

    Entries closed on Tuesday 27 May at 4pm.

     

    Joan Johnson, Deconstructed, Reconstructed and Embellished, 2024, aluminium, Perspex, wood.
    Castaways 2024 Alcoa Major Award Winner.

Maquette and Small Sculpture Exhibition

  • Entry Form

    A sculpture of two abstract figures made from recycled high-fired porcelain and crinkled chip packaging. Each figure has a rounded ceramic base with delicate perforations and a textured metallic cone-shaped top, accented with small protruding elements.The Maquette and Small Sculpture Exhibition showcases smaller-scale three-dimensional artworks made with recycled and repurposed materials. 

    Entries closed on Tuesday 27 May at 4pm.

     

    Valerie Schönjahn, Travellers, 2024, high fired porcelain, chip packaging.
    Castaways 2024 Maquette and Small Sculpture Award Winner.

Schools Exhibition

  • Entry Form

    A sculpture of a pelican made from recycled materials, including a lampshade, wire fruit baskets, vacuum parts, milk bottles, tyre tubes, and a gym ball. The pelican appears to be eating discarded fishing lines and rubbish.

    The Schools Exhibition showcases outdoor sculptures made with recycled and repurposed materials by local primary and secondary schools.

    Entries closed on Tuesday 27 May at 4pm.

     

    Rockingham Beach Education Support Centre, I’m a peliCAN, not a trash CAN, 2024, lampshade, wire fruit baskets, vacuum parts, milk bottles, tyre tubes, gym ball.
    Castaways 2024 Alcoa Primary School Award and Fremantle Ports People's Choice Award - Schools Exhibition Winner.

     

 

Information Sessions

A spherical sculpture with metallic tendrils, made from a shark net float, contact lens containers and galvanized steel, displayed on the beach. A spherical sculpture with metallic tendrils, made from a shark net float, contact lens containers and galvanized steel, displayed on the beach.

Cancelled: Information Webinar – Main Exhibition and Maquette and Small Sculpture Exhibition

Due to a review of our timeline and key updates still being finalised, the Information Webinar has been cancelled. If you have any questions regarding entering the Castaways Sculpture Awards, please contact us at customer@rockingham.wa.gov.au. For information about the new structural engineer requirements, please see above under the ‘Main Exhibition’ section.

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Sheryl Chant, Urchin of Myopia, 2024, shark net float, contact lense containers, galvanised steel.

A sculpture of a giant bucket of chips, made from copper pipe, pine, cardboard, and canvas, displayed in a park with people in the background. A sculpture of a giant bucket of chips, made from copper pipe, pine, cardboard, and canvas, displayed in a park with people in the background.

Information Session – Schools Exhibition

  • Date: Friday 14 March
  • Time: 3.45pm – 4.45pm
  • Location: Dome Café, Waikiki Village Shopping Centre
    1, 9 Gnangara Drive, Waikiki
  • Cost: Free but registration is encouraged

Teachers were invited to enjoy coffee with Castaways Curator Lyn Di Ciero and the Schools Facilitators while learning how their school could enter this year's competition. They received tips on guiding students in artwork design, followed by a Q&A session. For a summary of the discussion, view the Schools Exhibition Information Sheet.

 

South Coast Baptist College, The Hot Chip Effect, 2024, copper pipe, pine, cardboard, canvas.

Header image: Nicholas Thompson, Numbat (Stay Away Cat), 2024, aluminium, steel, timber.

Thumbnail image: Lesley Barrett, MOO, 2024, balsa wood, bronze. Image credit: courtesy the artist.

Lesley Barrett, MOO, 2024, balsa wood, bronze. Image credit: courtesy the artist.

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