11th International Straw and Hay Sculpture Contest : from 28th of june to 3 July 2022 !

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 28th June at 9:00am
Contest ends: Sunday 3rd July at noon

Friday, July 1: sculptures and music. From 8:30 p.m., on the site of the sculptures. A concert will be given. Refreshment bar offered by the 902 association.

Sunday, July 3th:

For security reasons, the site is forbidden for the public on sunday july 3th morning.
Noon: end of the contest
10:00am – 4:00pm Vote for public and youth prize at the Tourist Information Office at the Sculpture site
5:30 pm: Prize giving

Free shuttles from Valloire to Les Verneys on sunday from 14:00 to 18:30

TEAM 2022 (Given the health and geopolitical context, this list may change)

  • LIETARD Robin / SELOSSE Jérôme – “Le Gnou-Garou” – BELGIUM
  • MELOCHE Thomas / GAGNON Joëlle – “The woodland caribou’s nightmare” – CANADA – QUEBEC
  • PREMINGER Tanya / SRHAN Amal – “Scroll” – ISRAEL
  • ALEKSA Danas / KENSMINAS Tauras – “Catch the Wind” – LITHUANIA
  • RAMIREZ PEREYRA Carlos / GONZALEZ SOLORZANO Gina – “The Terror of the Sea” – MEXICO
  • KYLOUS Bansimba / NANGA NGUFU Welcome – “Determination” – DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
  • JUN-RONG CHEN / YAN-JUN HUANG – “Symbiotic Coexistence” – TAIWAN
  • GÖREL Ferhat Özgür/ CALISKAN Can – “Euprosynos” – TURKEY
  • KUTSEVYCH Bogdan / PODA Oleksiy – “Unstoppable Art” – UKRAINE

FRANCE :

  • BROSSARD Michel / SEGUI David – “Leg game in the air”
  • NOTTARIS Joël / NOTTARIS Côme – “Paternity”
  • SCHWINDY J.Paul / SCHWINDY Léo – “Climate Transhumance”

 

THE PRIZES – 2022

JURY’S PRIZE :

  • 1st Prize “Catch the wind” – ALEKSA Danas / KENSMINAS Tauras – Lithuania
  • 2nd Prize “Legs in the air” – BROSSARD Michel / SEGUI David – France
  • 3rd Prize “The Nightmare of the Forest Caribou” – MELOCHE Thomas / GAGNON Joëlle
    Quebec / Canada

 

  • PUBLIC PRIZE : “Catch the wind” – ALEKSA Danas / KENSMINAS Tauras – Lithuania

 

  • YOUTH PRIZE : “Climate transhumance” – SCHWINDY Jean-Paul and Léo – France

 

  • ARTIST’S PRIZE : “Catch the wind” – ALEKSA Danas / KENSMINAS Tauras – Lithuania

 

  • INTERNET’S PRIZE : new price. From July 3th to September 5th, you ill be able to vote for your favorite sculpture during summer-time. The winning project will be on the 2023′ edition flyer.

 

INTERNET’S PRIZE, click here to vote !

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.

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  • 08_GOREL_422_WEB
  • 07_CHEN_417-2_WEB
  • 06_KYLOUS_407-2_WEB
  • 05_RAMIREZ_402-2_WEB
  • 04_ALEKSA_395-2_WEB
  • 03_PREMINGER_316390-2_WEB
  • 02_MELOCHE_388-2_WEB
  • 01_LIETARD_379-2_WEB

Teams 2022

  • « Le Gnou-Garou »

    « Le Gnou-Garou »

    « Le Gnou-Garou »

    LIETARD Robin / SELOSSE Jérôme

    Belgique
  • "The Woodland Caribou's Nightmare"

    "The Woodland Caribou's Nightmare"

    "The Woodland Caribou's Nightmare"

    MELOCHE Thomas GAGNON Joëlle

    Canada Quebec
  • « Scroll »

    « Scroll »

    « Scroll »

    PREMINGER Tanya / SERHAN Amal

    Israël
  • « Catch the Wind »

    « Catch the Wind »

    « Catch the Wind »

    ALEKSA Danas / KENSMINAS Tauras

    Lithuania
  • « The Terror of the Sea »

    « The Terror of the Sea »

    « The Terror of the Sea »

    RAMIREZ PEREYRA Carlos / GONZALEZ SOLORZANO Gina

    Mexico
  • « Determination »

    « Determination »

    « Determination »

    KYLOUS Bansimba / NANGA NGUFU Bienvenu

    Congo
  • « Symbiotic Coexistence »

    « Symbiotic Coexistence »

    « Symbiotic Coexistence »

    CHEN Jun-Rong / HUANG Yan-Jun

    Taiwan
  • « Euphrosynos »

    « Euphrosynos »

    « Euphrosynos »

    GÖREL Ferhat Özgür / CALISKAN Can

    Turkey
  • « Unstoppable Art »

    « Unstoppable Art »

    « Unstoppable Art »

    KUTSEVYCH Bogdan / PODA Oleksiy

    Ukraine
  • « Legwork in the air »

    « Legwork in the air »

    « Legwork in the air »

    BROSSARD Michel SEGUI David

    France
  • « Fatherhood »

    « Fatherhood »

    « Fatherhood »

    NOTTARIS Joël NOTTARIS Côme

    France
  • « Climate transhumance »

    « Climate transhumance »

    « Climate transhumance »

    SCHWINDY Jean Paul & SCHWINDY Léo

    France

« Le Gnou-Garou »

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  • 01_J3_LIETARD_138
  • 01_J4_LIETARD_196
  • 01_J5_LIETARD_305
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« Le Gnou-Garou » Belgique

"The Woodland Caribou's Nightmare"

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  • 02_J3_MELOCHE_144
  • 02_J4_MELOCHE_202
  • 02_J5_MELOCHE_309
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"The Woodland Caribou's Nightmare" Canada Quebec

« Scroll »

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  • 03_J3_PREMINGER_151
  • 03_J4_PREMINGER_208
  • 03_J5_PREMINGER_316
  • 03_PREMINGER_316390-2_WEB

« Scroll » Israël

« Catch the Wind »

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  • 04_J3_ALEKSA_155
  • 04_J4_ALEKSA_210
  • 04_J5_ALEKSA_321
  • 04_ALEKSA_395-2_WEB

« Catch the Wind » Lithuania

« The Terror of the Sea »

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  • 05_J3_RAMIREZ_160
  • 05_J4_RAMIREZ_212
  • 05_J5_RAMIREZ_328
  • 05_RAMIREZ_402-2_WEB

« The Terror of the Sea » Mexico

« Determination »

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  • 06_J4_KYLOUS_214
  • 06_J5_KYLOUS_332
  • 06_KYLOUS_407-2_WEB

« Determination » Congo

« Symbiotic Coexistence »

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  • 07_J3_CHEN_169
  • 07_J4_CHEN_219
  • 07_J5_CHEN_341
  • 07_CHEN_417-2_WEB

« Symbiotic Coexistence » Taiwan

« Euphrosynos »

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  • 08_J3_GOREL_174
  • 08_J4_GOREL_226
  • 08_J5_GOREL_351
  • 08_GOREL_422_WEB

« Euphrosynos » Turkey

« Unstoppable Art »

  • 09_J2_KUTSEVYCH_121
  • 09_J3_KUTSEVYCH_175
  • 09_J4_KUTSEVYCH_233
  • 09_J5_KUTSEVYCH_353
  • 09_KUTSEVYCH_426-2_WEB

« Unstoppable Art » Ukraine

« Legwork in the air »

  • 10_J2_BROSSARD_126
  • 10_J3_BROSSARD_182
  • 10_J4_BROSSARD_238
  • 10_J5_BROSSARD_358
  • 10_BROSSARD_434-2_WEB

« Legwork in the air » France

« Fatherhood »

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  • 11_J3_NOTTARIS_189
  • 11_J4_NOTTARIS_243
  • 11_J5_NOTTARIS_363
  • 11_NOTTARIS_436-2_WEB

« Fatherhood » France

« Climate transhumance »

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  • 12_J3_SCHWINDY_191
  • 12_J4_SCHWINDY_249
  • 12_J5_SCHWINDY_374
  • 12_SCHWINDY_449-2_WEB

« Climate transhumance » France