Ice Sculpture
The international Ice sculpture competition celebrates its 33st anniversary !
It starts on thuesday 7th of january and ends on friday 10th of january.
Like every years, it takes place in the hamlet “the Verneys”, 3 km from Valloire. Free shuttles will make rotations between Valloire and Les Verneys.
The contest starts on Tuesday 10th and it finishes on Friday 12th, 2024, at 12 pm.
From tuesday to friday, come and discover the artists at work, day and night
2025 Ice Sculpture Competition Program
TUESDAY JANUARY 7: At 9 a.m.: Start of the Ice Sculpture competition. FROM TUESDAY 07 TO THURSDAY 09 JANUARY, Come see and encourage the sculptors day and night! Depending on the weather, the sculptures can be protected and therefore difficult to see during the day. Introduction to ice sculpture from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. FRIDAY JANUARY 10: Introduction to ice sculpture from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. 12 p.m.: end of the competition 3 p.m.: passage of the jury 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Public and young public vote, on the site of the sculptures at Verneys 5.30PM : presentation of sculptors and their artworks
6pm : Prize giving followed by a show and fireworks.
On this occasion, additional free shuttles will rotate between Valloire and Les Verneys, at the usual stops, between 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. After the show, the sculptures will remain lit on Friday and Saturday nights (depending on weather conditions). After the show, the sculptures will remain lit on Friday and Saturday nights (depending on weather conditions).
The teams for the 2025 edition: *
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- AUSTRALIE – STAROW Kevin “Nothingness”
- DANEMARK – DUSAVITSKIY Gleb “Echo of you”
- ESPAGNE – JORDA Enrique “El aliento de vulcano”
- FINLANDE – KUKLINA Ekaterina “Modern leftovers”
- FINLANDE – KUKLIN Egor “Imagine happiness”
- FRANCE – COURNIL Mickael “Mélodie le chant magique du coquillage”
- FRANCE – DE BAZELAIRE Laetitia “Sphinge”
- FRANCE – LESIGNE Stéphane “Où est la cabine téléphonique ?”
- FRANCE – PEIGNIER Philippe “Le Dernier…”
- GRECE – MANIATAKOS Nikolaos “Passage to unknown”
- IRAN – CHEGENI Bahman “Canned food”
- IRAN – RAZMJOO Sepideh “About her”
- ISRAËL – PREMINGER Tanya “Octopus”
- LITUANIE – POVILIONIS Tautvilas “Star fishing”
- POLOGNE – KUJAWA Lucyna “Le petit prince”
- ROYAUME-UNI – SEDDON Christopher “Octopuss”
- RUSSIE – MOLOKOV Andrey “Forest king deer”
- TAIWAN – CHUN WEI CHIU “Be an iceberg beauty”
- TCHEQUIE – LASTOVICKA Jiri “Ice meditation”
- UKRAINE – PODA Oleksiy “The core of the family”
Free shuttle will make rotations between Valloire and Les Verneys.
After the show, the sculptures will be lighted until Sunday morning.
THE AWARDS
JURY Prize
1st jury prize: “Ice meditation” – LASTOVICKA Jiri – Czechia
2nd jury prize tied: “Modern leftover” – KUKLINA Ekaterina- FINLAND 2nd prize of the jury ex-aequo: “Imagine happiness” – KUKLIN Egor- FINLAND
3rd jury prize: “The little prince” – KUJAWA Lucyna – Poland
PUBLIC Prize: “Star fishing” – POVILIONIS Tautvilas – Lithuania
YOUNG AUDIENCE EX AEQUO Prize: “Where is the telephone booth? ” – LESIGNE Stéphane –France + “Octopuss” – SEDDON Christopher – United Kingdom
ARTISTS Prize: “About her” –RAZMJOO Sepideh – Iran
THE JURY
Christian BURGER – President of the jury and Artist Sculptor
Vincent LIEVORE – Artist Sculptor
Martine RAPIN – President of Valloire Contemporain
Alberte RETORNAZ – Amateur painter
Lénaïck RETORNAZ – Municipal councilor
Emmanuelle LACOSTE – Director of Valloire Tourism and organizer of the competition
International
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Star fishing
Star fishing
POVILIONIS Tautvilas
Lituania -
Echo of you
Echo of you
DUSAVITSKIY Gleb
Denmark -
Nothingness
Nothingness
STAROW kevin
Australia -
Le dernier...
Le dernier...
PEIGNIER Philippe
France -
About her
About her
RAZMJOO Sepideh
Iran -
Imagine happiness
Imagine happiness
KUKLIN Egor
Finland -
Octopuss
Octopuss
SEDDON Christopher
Uk -
Où est la cabine téléphonique ?
Où est la cabine téléphonique ?
LESIGNE Stéphane
France -
Be an iceberg beauty
Be an iceberg beauty
CHUN WEI Chiu
Taiwan -
Modern leftovers
Modern leftovers
KUKLINA Ekaterina
Finland -
Sphinge
Sphinge
DE BAZALAIRE Laetitia
France -
The core of the family
The core of the family
PODA Oleksiy
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Mélodie le chant magique du coquillage
Mélodie le chant magique du coquillage
COURNIL Mickaël
France -
Passage to unknown
Passage to unknown
MANIATAKOS Nikolaos
Grece -
El aliento de vulcano
El aliento de vulcano
JORDA Enrique
Spain -
Ice meditation
Ice meditation
LASTOVICKA Jiri
TCHEQUIE -
Le petit prince
Le petit prince
UJAWA Lucyna
Poland -
Forest king deer
Forest king deer
MOLOKOV Andrey
Russia -
Canned food
Canned food
CHEGANI Bahman
Iran -
Octopus
Octopus
PREMINGER Tanya
Israel
Star fishing
Star fishing Lituania
Echo of you
Echo of you Denmark
Nothingness
Nothingness Australia
Le dernier...
Le dernier... France
About her
About her Iran
Imagine happiness
Imagine happiness Finland
Octopuss
Octopuss Uk
Où est la cabine téléphonique ?
Où est la cabine téléphonique ? France
Be an iceberg beauty
Be an iceberg beauty Taiwan
Modern leftovers
Modern leftovers Finland
Sphinge
Sphinge France
The core of the family
The core of the family
Mélodie le chant magique du coquillage
Mélodie le chant magique du coquillage France
Passage to unknown
Passage to unknown Grece
El aliento de vulcano
El aliento de vulcano Spain
Ice meditation
Ice meditation TCHEQUIE
Le petit prince
Le petit prince Poland
Forest king deer
Forest king deer Russia
Canned food
Canned food Iran
Octopus
Octopus Israel
