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 – COSTE Lucile and RABUSSEAU Stéphane – “Rayons d’automne” (Autumn rays)
– 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 RAVINA Sanita – “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)
– RUSSIA – VAVAEVA Maria and VAVAEV Matvey – “Road to the sun
– PHILIPPINES – BAISAS Ross and CABISIDAN Rogel – “Une recontre éphémère” (A fleeting encounter)

THE PRIZES – 2024

JURY Prize

1st jury prize: FINLAND – Kuklina Ekaterina and KUKLIN Egor – Never Give up

2nd jury prize: ARMENIA – GEVORGYAN Mels and SARGSYAN Anahit – The return

3rd jury prize: MEXICO – Ramirez PEREYRA Carlos Miguel and MAGANA Israel – A glimpse of hope

PUBLIC Prize: MEXICO – Ramirez PEREYRA Carlos Miguel and MAGANA Israel – A glimpse of hope

YOUNG AUDIENCE Prize: PHILIPPINES – BAISAS Rosas and BAISAS Marites – The last roarr

ARTISTS Prize: FRANCE – COURNIL Mickael and STEPHANY Ugo – Jasmine Kusudama

INTERNET USERS’ PRICE: MEXICO – Ramirez PEREYRA Carlos Miguel and MAGANA Israel – A glimpse of hope

THE JURY:
• Alain LOVATO – President – President of the Rhone-Alpes Visual Arts Centre
• 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
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
Road to the sun

Road to the sun

VAVAEVA Maria and VAVAEV Matvey
RUSSIA
Une recontre éphémère (A fleeting encounter)

Une recontre éphémère (A fleeting encounter)

BAISAS Ross and CABISIDAN Rogel
PHILIPPINES