Sculpture Celebration
Join us for the 40th Annual Sculpture Celebration on Saturday, September 12, 2026!
Held rain or shine at the Broyhill Walking Park in Lenoir from 9am to 4pm.
When the Caldwell Arts Council held its first Sculpture Celebration in 1985, few could have imagined that it would continue today. Held annually on the Saturday after Labor Day at the Broyhill Walking Park in Lenoir, NC, the nationally recognized event draws sculptors, mostly who live east of the Mississippi, in competition for $11,000 in cash awards and potential sales.
The event is free to the public and opens to thousands of people who come to take in the beautiful grounds studded with sculpture. The event is held rain or shine and includes live music, food trucks, and free shuttles to and from Mulberry Recreation Center.
For questions or further information, feel free to email us or call 828-754-2486.
2025 Sculpture Celebration Award Recipients
$3,000 Best in Show: “Dirty Laundry" by Viktoria Banovic of Greensboro, NC
$2,000 First Place: "Alpha" by Joël Urruty of Hickory, NC
$1,500 Second Place: "The Great Story-Bearer" by Olga Yukhno of Columbia, SC
$1,000 Third Place: "FP-1 - (Figures and People series, piece #1)" by Whitney Yale of Charlotte, NC
$500 Stevens Family Foundation People's Choice Award:
"Meadow" by Jennifer Indicott of Lenoir, NC
$500 Judge's Merit Awards
"Owl of Minerva" by Jamie Green of Lexington, KY
“Elaboration IV" by Sam Spiczka of Apex, NC
“Meadow" by Jennifer Indicott of Lenoir, NC
"Chain of Consequence" by Lawrence Feir of Greensboro, NC
"Illuminated Worlds" by James Westerman of Morrisville, VT
$100 Honorable Mention Awards
"Digital Age” by Junhua (John) Cheng of Suwanee, GA
"Talisman" by David Keating of Griffin, GA
"Deep Forest Spirit" by Stefan “Steebo” Bonitz of Black Mountain, NC
"Blue Water Dreaming" by "Mr. Jeff" Menzer of Asheville, NC
"Wheels a Turning " by Billy Prevatte of Fairmont, NC
2025 Sculpture Celebration Registrants
- Emilee Aldaco - Lenoir, NC
- Viktoria Banovic - Greensboro, NC
- Nicholas E Batounis - Oak Island, NC
- Stefan "Steebo" Bonitz - Black Mountain, NC
- Jonathan Bowling - Greenville, NC
- Keith Bryant - Weaverville, NC
- Michael Buchanan - Marion, NC
- George Cadell - Bakersville, NC
- Jonny Carsten - Granite Falls, NC
- Daniel Cater - Sparta, NC
- Junhua John) Cheng - Suwanee, GA
- Jane Cherry - Statesville, NC
- Corky Corrado - West Chazy, NY
- Staton Davis - Morgantown, WV
- Bob Doster - Lancaster, SC
- James Ellis - Lenoir, NC
- Lawrence Feir - Greensboro, NC
- Elizabeth Foley - Asheville, NC
- Jamie Green - Lexington, KY
- Corbett Griffith aka Dick Duckman - Lenoir, NC
- Scott Harris - Madison, NC
- Mike Helbing - Limestone, TN
- Jennifer Indicott - Lenoir, NC
- Mark Kastner - Lenoir, NC
- David Keating - Griffin, GA
- Karis King - Brevard, NC
- William Locke - Matthews, NC
- Beau Lyday - Valdese, NC
- Brenda Lyday - Valdese, NC
- Sean Matthews - Mechanicsburg, PA
- Janice MacDonald - Glen Alpine, NC
- Fred Mead - Forest City, NC
- "Mr. Jeff" Menzer - Asheville, NC
- Dakota Stone Merritt - Sanford, NC
- Nathaniel Miller - Collettsville, NC
- Casey Mull - Newton, NC
- Linda Pannullo - Asheville, NC
- Billy Prevatte - Fairmont, NC
- Lilrodburner (Christina Paschall Rankin) - Lenoir, NC
- Randy Redman - Lenoir, NC
- Tom Risser - Waxhaw, NC
- Keith Savage - Charlotte, NC
- Sam Spiczka - Apex, NC
- Twisted Chisel (James Ellis) - Morganton, NC
- Joel Urruty - Hickory, NC
- Andrea Watson - Lenoir, NC
- Jim Weitzel - Forest City, NC
- James Westermann - Morrisville, VT
- Whitney Yale - Charlotte, NC
- Olga Yukhno - Columbia, SC
- Wenxia (Wendy) Zhang - Suwanee, GA
2025 Sculpture Celebration Winners' Photos
Images courtesy of Karen Ruhl, President, Faith on Every Corner, LLC. - click to zoom
2025 Sculpture Celebration Sponsors
The 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.
- Caldwell County Chamber of Commerce
- City of Lenoir
- Faith on Every Corner Photography
- John & Debbie Feduke
- Barbara Freiman
- Greenway Transportation
- Lenoir Rotary Club
- Lenoir Tourism Development Authority
- North Carolina Arts Council
- Liza Plaster
- Tim & Sandra Scobie
- Herb & Becky Stevens
- Stevens Family Foundation
- Norma Suddreth
- North Carolina Arts Council
- Bill White Endowment
- Merrill White
- Rebecca White
- Rankin & Sandy Whittington
- Western NC Sculpture Center & Park