Sculpture Celebration
Thanks for making our 2024 event a success, and mark your calendar for the 39th Annual Sculpture Celebration on Saturday, September 6, 2025!
The Caldwell Arts Council's staff and Board of Directors thanks everyone who came out to the Broyhill Walking Park for the Annual Sculpture Celebration! Over 2,400 people enjoyed a beautiful day filled with fabulous art installed around the lake, complete with good food and music.
We also thank Brent Skidmore for serving as our judge, as well as the sculptors who entered over 110 pieces in the competition.
Congratulations to the 15 sculptors who were awarded $11,000 in cash prizes!
2024 Sculpture Celebration Winners
$3,000 Best in Show: "Here Where the Soil Was Bare" by Julie Slattery of Asheville, NC
$2,000 First Place: "Terra Form (Earthwork)" by Crista Cammaroto of Charlotte, NC
$1,500 Second Place: "Gold and Silver Leach" by Staton Davis of Morgantown, WV
$1,000 Third Place: "Dirty Bird – Pigeon River/Walters Dam" by Matt West of Swannanoa, NC
$500 Judge's Merit Awards
"Taking Flight" by Amanda Szot of Boone, NC
“A Distant Calling" by Harry McDaniel of Asheville, NC
"Inhale" by Keith Bryant of Charlotte, NC
"Celestial Serenade" by Lawrence Feir of Greensboro, NC
"Equilibration" by Stefan “Steebo” Bonitz of Black Mountain, NC
$100 Honorable Mention Awards
"The Long and Winding Road" by Beau Lyday of Valdese, NC
"The Critterz and Talk with Apollo" by Dorne Pentes of Charlotte, NC
"Sorry But This One’s Mine by George Cadell of Bakersville, NC
"Electric Wiggle" by John Ross of Morganton, NC
"Unexpected Outcome" by Nathaniel Miller of Collettsville, NC
$500 Stevens Family Foundation People's Choice Award:
"Faded Zodiac - Dragon" by Casey Mull of Newton, NC
2024 Sculpture Celebration Sponsors
The 38th Annual Sculpture Celebration is funded in part by these generous sponsors and the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
Broyhill Family Foundation
Caldwell County Chamber of Commerce
City of Lenoir
Barbara Freiman
Greenway Transportation
Lenoir Rotary Club
Lenoir Tourism Development Authority
Life Store Insurance
North Carolina Arts Council
Liza Plaster & William Early
Tim & Sandra Scobie
Jennifer & Dan Shattuck
Smith, Stevens & Ford PA
Stevens Family Foundation
Becky & Herb Stevens
Susan Strawn Photography
Norma Suddreth
Bill White Endowment
Merrill White Trust
Rebecca White Trust
WNC Sculpture Center & Park
