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
2026 Sculpture Celebration Registrants
AJ West - Richmond, VA
Amanda Szot- Boone, NC
Autumn Short- Brevard, NC
Barron Brandenburger Brown- Burnsville, NC
Bartholomew- Lenoir, NC
Beau Lyday- Valdese, NC
Bill Prevatte- Fairmont, NC
Bob Doster- Lancaster, SC
Corky Corrado- West Chazy, NY
Crista Cammaroto- Weaverville, NC
Daniel Cater- Sparta, NC
David Keating- Griffin, GA
DeWayne Barton- Asheville, NC
Ed Harter- Butler, TN
Emilee Aldaco- Lenoir, NC
Fred Mead- Forest City, NC
George Cadell- Bakersville, NC
Harry McDaniel- Asheville, NC
Hugh Shaver- Hendersonville, NC
Jane Cherry- Statesville, NC
Janet Orselli- Columbus, NC
Jeff Albert- High Point, NC
Jennifer Indicott- Lenoir, NC
Jim Weitzel - Forest City, NC
Joel Urruty - Hickory, NC
Joseph Bigley- Lenoir, NC
Julie Slattery- Asheville, NC
Karis King - Brevard, NC
Keith Bryant- Weaverville, NC
Keith L Savage - Charlotte, NC
Kevin Vanek- Greensboro, NC
Lawrence Feir- Greensboro, NC
Lee Hunter- Lenoir, NC
Linda Pannullo - Asheville, NC
Mark White- Fayetteville, NC
"Mr. Jeff" Menzer - Asheville, NC
Nathaniel Miller - Collettsville, NC
Noushin Mousavi- Knoxville, TN
Olga Yukhno - Columbia, SC
Roger Atkins- Boone, NC
Sam Spiczka - Apex, NC
Stefan "Steebo" Bonitz - Black Mountain, NC
Tim Boyd- Hickory, NC
Tom Risser- Waxhaw, NC
Viktoria Banovic- Greensboro, NC
Whitney Yale - Charlotte, NC
2026 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.
Barbara Freiman
Becky Stevens
Bill White Endowment
Boy Scout Troop 254
Broyhill Family Foundation
Caldwell County Chamber of Commerce
City of Lenoir
Greenway Transportation
John & Debbie Feduke
Lenoir Rotary Club
Lenoir Tourism Development Authority
Liza Plaster
LMP Photography
Merrill and Rebecca White
North Carolina Arts Council
Sandra and Tim Scobie
Sandy and Rankin Whittington
Stevens Family Foundation
WNC Sculpture Center & Park
