Sculpture Celebration
Congratulations to the 2025 Sculpture Celebration Winners!
$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
Next year, 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 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
