Ice Sculpture
The international Ice sculpture competition celebrates its 31st anniversary ! It starts on thuesday 10th of january and ends on friday 13th 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 13th, 2023, at 12 pm.
From tuesday to friday, come and discover the artists at work, day and night
FRIDAY, JANUARY 13th, 2023
12 pm: End of the contest / Jury’s passing through
5.30 pm: Prize giving ceremony followed by musical and light show, lights around the sculptures, fireworks
The teams for the 2022 edition: *
NETHERLANDS – RODERS Ludo – “The flower of the mind”
GERMANY – ROSSNER Christoph – “Crystal Palace”
GERMANY – ULLMANN Franck – “Prikly King”
BELGIUM – VAN BESIEN Maxime – “Cohabitation”
DENMARK – DUSAVITSKIY Gleb ” On The Edge”
SPAIN – JORDA Enrique ” Crimping Dreams”
LITHUANIA – POVILIONIS Tautvilas – “I wish you a good wind”
POLAND – JARCZOK Dominika – “Into eye of storm”
REP. CZECH – LASTOVICKA Jiri – “Inner Current”
FRANCE – BOUYER Moïse – “Curiosity”
FRANCE – MARASTONI André – “the step”
FRANCE – CABISIDAN Rogel – “Bad Balance”
FRANCE – CALLON Pierre – “Bonsaî”
FRANCE – DUCRET Maxime – “All that remains”
FRANCE – GRAMMONT Hugues – “Champagne for all”
FRANCE – MAGNAN Denis – “A Dragonfly made Spring”
FRANCE – NOTTARIS Joël – “Perdus”
FRANCE – VITALONI Gilles – “Time after Time”
FRANCE – RABUSSEAU Stéphane – “Migrations”
FRANCE – VEULLET Pascal – “Frénésie”
*Number and teams may be subject to change
Free shuttle will make rotations between Valloire and Les Verneys.
After the show, the sculptures will be lighted until Sunday morning.
THE PRIZES
3 Jury Awards
1 Public Awards
1 Young Audience Award
1 Artist Awards
(the sculptors participating in the Competition
vote for their favorite sculpture)
1 Press Awards
1 Internet User Award
THE JURY
Alain LOVATO – Jury’s president and president of the Plastic Arts’ house in Auvergne – Rhône-Alpes
Roselyne ERUTTI – Sculptor
Christian BURGER – Sculptor
Alberte RETORNAZ – Amateur artiste
Cyrille JULLIEN – carpenter
Lénaïk RETORNAZ – town councillor
Emmanuelle LACOSTE – Director of Valloire Tourisme and organiser of the contest
THE PRIZES 2022
3 Jury Award
1st : REP. TCHEQUE – LASTOVICKA Jiri : ” Courant Intérieur “
2nd : FRANCE – BOUYER Moïse : ” Curiosité “
3rd : FRANCE – NOTTARIS Joël : ” Perdus “
1 Public Prize, 1 Young Audience Award, Internet User Award :
BELGIUM – VAN BESIEN Maxime – “Cohabitation”
1 Artist Prize (the sculptors participating in the Competition
vote for their favorite sculpture)
FRANCE – MAGNAN Denis – “A Dragonfly made Spring”
1 Press Prize
INTERNATIONAL
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02 - Inner Current
02 - Inner Current
LASTOVICKA Jiri
REP. CZECH -
04 - On the edge
04 - On the edge
DUSAVITSKIY Gleb
Denmark -
05 - Crimping dreams
05 - Crimping dreams
JORDA Enrique
Spain -
06 - Cohabitation
06 - Cohabitation
VAN BESIEN Maxime
Belgium -
09 - The Flower of the mid
09 - The Flower of the mid
RODERS Ludo
Netherland -
14 - Prikly King
14 - Prikly King
ULLMANN Franck
Germany -
16 - Crystal palace
16 - Crystal palace
ROSSNER Christoph
Germany -
17 - I Wish you a good wind
17 - I Wish you a good wind
POVILIONIS Tautvilas
LITHUANIA -
18 - Into eye of storm
18 - Into eye of storm
JARCZOK Dominika
Poland
02 - Inner Current
1st award jury
02 - Inner Current REP. CZECH
04 - On the edge
04 - On the edge Denmark
05 - Crimping dreams
05 - Crimping dreams Spain
06 - Cohabitation
Public Award
Young Audience Award
06 - Cohabitation Belgium
09 - The Flower of the mid
09 - The Flower of the mid Netherland
14 - Prikly King
14 - Prikly King Germany
16 - Crystal palace
16 - Crystal palace Germany
17 - I Wish you a good wind
17 - I Wish you a good wind LITHUANIA
18 - Into eye of storm
18 - Into eye of storm Poland
National
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01 - Curiosity
01 - Curiosity
BOUYER Moïse
France -
03 - Frenesia
03 - Frenesia
VEUILLET Pascal
France -
07 - Champagne for all
07 - Champagne for all
GRAMMONT Hugues
France -
08 - A dragonfly made spring
08 - A dragonfly made spring
MAGNAN Denis
France -
10 - The step
10 - The step
MARASTONI André
France -
11 - Time after time
11 - Time after time
VITALONI Gilles
France -
12 - Migrations
12 - Migrations
RABUSSEAU Stéphane
France -
13 - All that remains
13 - All that remains
DUCRET Maxime
France -
15 - Bad balance
15 - Bad balance
CABISIDAN Rogel
France -
19 - Bonsaï
19 - Bonsaï
CALLON Pierre
France -
20 - Lost
20 - Lost
NOTTARIS Joël
France
01 - Curiosity
2nd jury award
01 - Curiosity France
03 - Frenesia
03 - Frenesia France
07 - Champagne for all
07 - Champagne for all France
08 - A dragonfly made spring
Artists award
08 - A dragonfly made spring France
10 - The step
10 - The step France
11 - Time after time
11 - Time after time France
12 - Migrations
12 - Migrations France
13 - All that remains
13 - All that remains France
15 - Bad balance
15 - Bad balance France
19 - Bonsaï
19 - Bonsaï France
20 - Lost
3rd jury award
20 - Lost France
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Sculpture Off
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Christian BURGER
France
Sculpture Off
Sculpture Off France