Wakefield’s renowned status as a City of Sculpture makes it the ideal home for this exciting project with the Royal Society of Sculptors, welcoming the Gilbert Bayes Award 2025 Winners Exhibition to the city.

This celebration of emerging artistic talent presents a dynamic and thought-provoking collection of works, offering audiences a glimpse into some of the most compelling sculptural practices shaping the field today, including Amanda Cornish, Beverley Duckworth, Bo-Yi Wu, Emmanuel Awuni, Javier Carro Temboury, Lucy Mulholland, Madeleine Ruggi, Regan Boyce, Salvatore Pione, Stephen Burke, and Yidan Kim.

The Gilbert Bayes Award, presented annually by the Royal Society of Sculptors, supports early-career artists and plays a vital role in cultivating the next generation of leading voices in contemporary sculpture.