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McClelland Sculpture Park + Gallery announces winner of the 2026 Southern Way McClelland Commission
McClelland Sculpture Park + Gallery announces winner of the 2026 Southern Way McClelland Commission
Tuesday June 2nd, 2026
McClelland Sculpture Park + Gallery has announced Augusta Vinall Richardson as the recipient of the 2026 Southern Way McClelland Commission.
Vinall Richardson’s major new work, Portrait (a moving walkway), will be realised along Peninsula Link, engaging thousands of commuters through its dynamic relationship to speed, movement and shifting perspectives.
“Augusta Vinall Richardson’s work demonstrates exceptional sensitivity to site, material and audience,” said Lisa Byrne, Artistic + Executive Director, McClelland Sculpture Park + Gallery. “It is a compelling addition to the Southern Way McClelland Commission and speaks to the program’s vision of bringing outstanding contemporary sculpture into daily public life.”
Congratulations to Augusta Vinall Richardson on this major commission. Read more via the McClelland website: https://mcclelland.org.au/news/augusta-vinall-richardson-awarded-2026-southern-way-mcclelland-commission-mcclelland-sculpture-park-gallery
Images: 1. Augusta in her studio December 2024, with An arrangement of forms II, 2024. Collection Cbus. Photo: Andrew Curtis. 2. Augusta Vinall Richardson, Any Way, 2025, in Installation Contemporary, Carriageworks, Sydney 2025. Photo: Jessica Maurer. Images courtesy The Commercial, Sydney.
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