Le concours international de Sculpture sur Paille et Foin à Valloire

12th International Straw and Hay Sculpture Contest : from 25th 30 of June 2024 !

Valloire organises a unique artistic event in France, which is both fun and linked to the mountains. Come and discover works of art made by sculptors from all over the world ! You can admire those sculptures all summer long in Les Verneys, Valloire.

Entrants have a free choice of theme, but they must create a sculpture, which is a construction filled and covered with straw and hay.

12 giant sculptures will be built by teams of 2 sculptors on the Les Verneys plateau, in Valloire. They will be on display throughout the summer.

Contest begins: Tuesday 25th June at 9:00am
Contest ends: Sunday 30 July at noon

Thursday, june 25th: sculptures and music. From 9:00 p.m. concert on the site of the sculptures.

Sunday, July 2th:

Thursday June 27 at 9 p.m.: Concert on the sculpture site. A concert will be given. Refreshment bar offered by the 902 association.
Sunday June 30: For security reasons, the site is closed to the public until 1 p.m. (end of competition 12 p.m.)
From 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.: Vote for the public prize and the youth prize at the Tourist Office or on the sculpture site
At 5:30 p.m.: competition prize ceremony on the competition website.

Teams participating in the 2025 edition

– GERMANY – AGRAWAL Franziska and KASPRZAK Michael – Lean
– FRANCE – DOS SANTOS François and RENAUD Michel – “Hortense
– FRANCE – BROSSARD Michel and RABUSSEAU Stéphane – “Rayons d’automne” (Autumn rays)

-FRANCE – PEIGNIER Philippe et MARASTONI André – “Mystification”

– LITHUANIA – ALEKSA Danas and KENSMINAS Tauras – “Wall between us”
– UKRAINE – PODA Oleksiy and LEMON Vaclav – “Earth bather
– MEXICO – RAMIREZ PEREYRA Carlos Miguel and CALVILLO VALDEZ Francisco Javier – “Rêve de liberté” (Dream of freedom)
– LATVIA – RUDZITE-KIRILLOVA Agnese and KIRILLOVS Anatolijs – “Look Up!”
– IRAN – MOHAMMADIAN Fatemeh and ELYASI Ammar – “A millet reinvited”
– POLAND – KUJAWA Lucyna and BORON Piotr – “Elan écologique de voiture” (Ecological car impulse)
– CANADA – MELOCHE Thomas and GAGNON Joëlle – “Le rêve de la femme corbeau” (The Raven Woman’s Dream)
– PHILIPPINES – BAISAS Ross and CABISIDAN Rogel – “Une recontre éphémère” (A fleeting encounter)

THE PRIZES – 2025

JURY Prize

1st Jury Prize – Danas ALEKSA / Tauras KENSMINAS “Wall between us”

2nd jury prize – Carlos Miguel RAMIREZ PEREYRA / Francisco Javier CALVILLO VALDEZ “dream of freedom”

3rd jury prize – Ross BAISAS / Rogel CABISIDAN “A fleeting listener”

Audience Award – Carlos Miguel RAMIREZ PEREYRA / Francisco Javier CALVILLO VALDEZ “dream of freedom”

Young Audience Prize – Carlos Miguel RAMIREZ PEREYRA / Francisco Javier CALVILLO VALDEZ “dream of freedom”

Artist Prize – Fatemeh MOHAMMADIAN / Amar ELYASI “Millet reinvented”

THE JURY:
• Alain LOVATO – Sculptor – President of the competition – President of the Maison des Arts Plastiques AURA
• Christian BURGER – Sculptor and Artistic Arbitrator for the Contest
• Roselyne ERUTTI – Sculptor
• Alberte RETORNAZ – Amateur artist
• Cyrille JULLIEN – Carpenter
• Lenaïk RETORNAZ – Town councillor
• Emmanuelle LACOSTE -Valloire Tourisme director and Contest organiser.

Teams 2025

Lean

Lean

AGRAWAL Franziska et KASPRZAK Michael
Germany
Hortense

Hortense

DOS SANTOS François and RENAUD Michel
France
Rayons d'automne (Autumn rays)

Rayons d'automne (Autumn rays)

COSTE Lucile and RABUSSEAU Stéphane
France
Mystification

Mystification

PEIGNIER Philippe / MARASTONI André
France
Wall between us

Wall between us

ALEKSA Danas and KENSMINAS Tauras
LITHUANIA
Earth bather

Earth bather

PODA Oleksiy and LEMON Vaclav
UKRAINE
Rêve de liberté (Dream of freedom)

Rêve de liberté (Dream of freedom)

RAMIREZ PEREYRA Carlos Miguel and CALVILLO VALDEZ Francisco Javier
MEXICO
Look Up!

Look Up!

RUDZITE-KIRILLOVA Agnese and RAVINA Sanita
LATVIA
A millet reinvited"

A millet reinvited"

MOHAMMADIAN Fatemeh and ELYASI Ammar
IRAN
Elan écologique de voiture (Ecological car impulse)

Elan écologique de voiture (Ecological car impulse)

KUJAWA Lucyna and BORON Piotr
POLAND
Le rêve de la femme corbeau (The Raven Woman's Dream)

Le rêve de la femme corbeau (The Raven Woman's Dream)

MELOCHE Thomas and GAGNON Joëlle
CANADA
Une recontre éphémère (A fleeting encounter)

Une recontre éphémère (A fleeting encounter)

BAISAS Ross and CABISIDAN Rogel
PHILIPPINES