Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize

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The Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize is an annual acquisitive award for small sculpture, organised by the Woollahra Council in New South Wales, Australia. [1] It is recognised as Australia's leading small-scale sculpture competition with a prize pool of over A$ 29,000. [2] In 2024 the prize attracted over 750 submissions from Australian and international artists. [3]

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The Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize was established in 2001 and is open to any freestanding sculptural work up to 80 cm in any direction. The major award earns a place in the Woollahra Council’s permanent public art collection. [4]

The prize consists of the main Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize valued at $25,000, the non-acquisitive Special Commendation award of $2,000, Mayor's Award of $1,000 and the Viewers' Choice award of $1,000. [4]

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