Concours international de Sculpture sur Glace

The competition celebrates its 33rd anniversary!
It takes place over 4 days, with 20 sculptors, and ends with the jury awarding the prizes!

Concours international de Sculpture sur Glace Valloire

About

On Tuesday 07 January 2025
Valloire (73450)

RESULTS 2024

JURY PRIZE
1st Prize "Teleportation" - POVILIONIS Tautvilas - Lithuania
2nd Prize "I believe I can fly "KUKLINA Ekaterina - FINLAND
3rd Prize "Born to soar" - MOLOKOV Andrey - Russia

AUDIENCE'S PRIZE
"Teleportation" - POVILIONIS Tautvilas - Lithuania

YOUNG AUDIENCE PRIZE
"Born to soar" - MOLOKOV Andrey - Russia

ARTISTS' AWARD
"Menu for today" - CABISIDAN Rogel - Philippines

INTERNET USERS' PRIZE
"Born to Soar" - MOLOKOV Andrey - Russia


PROGRAM

Start of competition, Tuesday, January 9, 2024 at 9:00 am.
Contest ends Friday, January 12, 2024, 12:00 noon.

The competition takes place on the Verneys plateau, 3 km from Valloire.

TUESDAY TO FRIDAY
Introduction to Ice Sculpture with sculptor Sébastien Dieu from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday to Thursday and 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Friday.

TUESDAY TO FRIDAY, you can watch and cheer on the sculptors day and night.
(Please note that, depending on the weather, the sculptures may be protected and therefore difficult to see during the day).

FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 2024:*
12pm: end of competition
3pm: Jury passes through
6pm: Prize-giving ceremony followed by fireworks display.

saturday january 13 and sunday january 14
Come and admire the works by day and by night: the sculptures will be illuminated until Sunday evening.

* Program subject to change.

On this occasion, additional free shuttles will run between Valloire and Les Verneys, at the usual stops, between 3pm and 9pm.
After the show, the sculptures will remain lit on Friday and Saturday nights (weather permitting).

The 2024* edition teams:

Australia - Starow Kevin "Fairy Tales
Austria -Palasser Helga "Farewells
Denmark - Dusavitskiy Gleb "Hear Me
Spain - Jorda Enrique "La Espada De Damocles
Finland - Kuklina Ekaterina "I Believe I Can Fly
Iran - Chegeni Bahman "Knot (From Hands Series)
Italy - Perron Maurizio "Paths
Lithuania - Povilionis Tautvilas "Teleportation
Philippines - Cabisidan Rogel "Menu For Today
Czech Republic - Fedorak Jan "Erno Rubik 4 Portraits
United Kingdom - Lindqvist Lisa "Winter Rose
United Kingdom - Seddon Christopher "Ratlette
Russia - Molokov Andrey "Born To Soar
Serbia - Markovic Marija "Full Heart
Ukraine - Tkachivskyi Ihor "Forme De Labyrinthe" (Labyrinth Form)

France
Soullier Maximilien " Le Coeur D'une Caryatide " France
Nottaris Joel " Mercy For Eve'r " France
Lesigne Stéphane " Twist Au Galibier " France
Veuillet Pascal "Ode
Peignier Philippe "Hommage


* Numbers and teams may be subject to change


THE PRIZES
3 Jury Prizes
1 Audience Award
1 Young Audience Award
1 Artists' Award
(sculptors taking part in the Competition
vote for their favorite sculpture)
1 Internet User Award
Vote online:
https://forms.gle/16buscCgB6AQNpXt6


THE JURY
Christian BURGER - President of the Jury
Carina TORNATORIS - (Sculptor)
Eric MARGERY (Sculptor)
Alberte RETORNAZ - Amateur Painter
Lénaïck RETORNAZ - Town councillor
Emmanuelle LACOSTE - Director of Valloire Tourisme and competition organizer

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    Dates

    From Tuesday 7 to Friday 10 January 2025.

    Access

    Les Verneys 73450 Valloire
    Information update on 29/03/2024 by Office de Tourisme de Valloire