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2025 Winner ‘Laminae’ by Benjamin Stephenson.

Applications for Liverpool Sculpture Prize are open from 8th February – 8th April

The 2026 winner will be unveiled on 18th June.

Liverpool Sculpture Prize 2025

The winner of the 2025 Liverpool Sculpture Prize is ‘Laminae’ by Wirral based artist Benjamin Stephenson.

For the Liverpool Sculpture Prize, Stephenson presents a cylindrical sculpture formed from layers of rammed earth. With a hollow core that is almost impossible to see into, the work evokes mystery and interiority. Monumental yet impermanent, the sculpture speaks to cycles of time, erosion, and regeneration – echoing both ancient forms and urgent contemporary concerns. Situated at Liverpool Parish Church, it invites reflection on the material histories that shape place and identity.

‘Laminae‘ is installed at the Plinth on Liverpool Parish Church for twelve months.

Read more on the winning artwork here.

How to Apply & Judging Panel

Want to apply for the 2026 Liverpool Sculpture Prize?

The 2026 Liverpool Sculpture Prize judging panel includes:

  • Father Phillip, Rector at Liverpool Parish Church
  • Faith Bebbington, Artist
  • James Lawler, Curator at DuoVision
  • Laura Robertson, Art critic and writer at the Double Negative
  • James Minshull, Taylor Wessing
  • Joanna Rowlands, ACC Liverpool

Read the guidance and criteria below, and email your application as a PDF to [email protected]

Read the guidance form here Read the entrance criteria here

Liverpool Sculpture Prize

Liverpool Sculpture Prize, created and managed by Liverpool BID Company and Liverpool Parish Church, is open to any sculptor working and living in the UK.

 

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