The fourth annual Bermagui Sculpture on the Edge has drawn talent and art supporters from around Australia making it the most successful ever.

The 44 larger sculptures on the headland as well as a couple more down on the beach and at the RSL monument were supplemented by around 50 smaller pieces in the community centre.

The people's choice award was drawn on Sunday, the final day of the exhibition.

A limestone piece by Blue Mountains sculptor Senden Blackwood was judged to be the winning sculpture at the launch on Friday, March 5 with one of the judges, renowned architect and Bermagui resident Philip Cox, purchasing it for his property.

The other judges were Tanja sculptor Alan Watt, Sydney journalist Janet Hawley, Malcolm King of Ulladulla and event organiser Jan Ireland.

This was the first time the $5000 Philip Cox acquisitive prize had been offered but Mr Cox agreed to pay the full purchase price of $12,500.

Mr Blackwood was able to see the new home for his sculpture as Mr Cox offered him accommodation after finding out the visiting artist was planning to sleep in his panel van.

Also at the launch, the head of the Australian National University art school Gordon Bull announced that exhibitor Randall Sinnamon was to be awarded an artist in residency at the ANU's sculpture school.

The “Sculpture Controversy” symposium on Sunday was a huge success with the best turn out yet, excellent speakers, fabulous food and an attentive audience, according to Sculpture on the Edge organiser Jan Ireland.

An open day at Philip Cox’s property Thubbul was held Saturday with Jan Ireland and Peter "Beatle" Collins showing visitors the property and his artworks inside and outdoors.

Earlier in the week, local artists Yuri Wiedenhofer, Joy Georgeson and Tony Millard visited Bermagui Public School and the Little Lambs preschool to demonstrate art to the youngsters.

On Sunday, John Cursley presented a cheque for $1,000 with Jan Ireland (event co-ordinator) to Bermagui’s “Beatle” Collins for winning the Cursley Financial Services People’s Choice Large Sculpture Award – ‘The Wave’

The Cursley Financial Services People’s Choice Small Sculpture Award 0f $500 was awarded to Tanja’s Chris Polgase for his piece ‘War against Fish’.