2025 Awards
"Tetra Totem in Azul Imperial" Wins the 2025 Best in Show Award
SculptureWalk’s 2024 Best in Show Award goes to "Tetra Totem in Azul Imperial" by artist Lauren Thompson. The winning sculpture will be purchased by the City of Sioux Falls and added to the community’s collection of public art.
SculptureWalk Awards People’s Choice for 2025 Exhibition
SculptureWalk has awarded three sculptures in its 2025 exhibition with People’s Choice honors. The top three sculptures will receive a generous cash award made possible by a gift from the Scoular Family Trust. The top winning sculpture is “The Last Man Standing” by Andy Sacksteder followed by Jacob Harvey's "Head Stone (I Am Warrior)" Second Place. Third Place was "Bear The Weight" by Tim Nelsen.
People’s Choice, 1st Place | $3,000 Award
“Last Man Standing” by Andy Sacksteder
Inspired by a moving story from an Honor Flight volunteer, this powerful sculpture captures the quiet strength of a veteran who rose from his wheelchair and wept upon reaching a memorial monument in Washington, D.C. Andy’s work beautifully conveys the patriotism, dignity and emotion of that moment.
People’s Choice, 2nd Place | $2,000 Award
“Head Stone (I Am Warrior)" by Jacob Harvey
Best of Show, 3rd Place | $1,000 Award
“Bear the Weight” by Tim Nelson
