Images from the five finalists for situate - an international sculpture competition offering $1million for an artwork to transform Perth’s Forrest Place - have been released.

Culture and the Arts Minister John Day said the five teams invited to develop their concept designs had made their final submissions, which are now available to the public in the lead up to the announcement of the winning entry on Friday, September 11, 2009.

Read the Minister's statement.

A five-person jury panel has the responsibility of judging the short-listed entries to choose a winner.  Jury chair Margaret Moore said the panel were impressed by the number and variety of the entries and the quality of presentation.

“Given that the process was initially anonymous, it allowed the jury to focus primarily on the concepts presented,” Ms Moore said.

“We were especially pleased with the diversity of approaches developed by the five finalists.”

For more information about the competition process and the jurists and toview images of the five finalists, visit the situate website.