Straw and Hay Sculpture
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.
Teams 2022
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« Le Gnou-Garou »
« Le Gnou-Garou »
LIETARD Robin / SELOSSE Jérôme
Belgique -
"The Woodland Caribou's Nightmare"
"The Woodland Caribou's Nightmare"
MELOCHE Thomas GAGNON Joëlle
Canada Quebec -
« Scroll »
« Scroll »
PREMINGER Tanya / SERHAN Amal
Israël -
« Catch the Wind »
« Catch the Wind »
ALEKSA Danas / KENSMINAS Tauras
Lithuania -
« The Terror of the Sea »
« The Terror of the Sea »
RAMIREZ PEREYRA Carlos / GONZALEZ SOLORZANO Gina
Mexico -
« Determination »
« Determination »
KYLOUS Bansimba / NANGA NGUFU Bienvenu
Congo -
« Symbiotic Coexistence »
« Symbiotic Coexistence »
CHEN Jun-Rong / HUANG Yan-Jun
Taiwan -
« Euphrosynos »
« Euphrosynos »
GÖREL Ferhat Özgür / CALISKAN Can
Turkey -
« Unstoppable Art »
« Unstoppable Art »
KUTSEVYCH Bogdan / PODA Oleksiy
Ukraine -
« Legwork in the air »
« Legwork in the air »
BROSSARD Michel SEGUI David
France -
« Fatherhood »
« Fatherhood »
NOTTARIS Joël NOTTARIS Côme
France -
« Climate transhumance »
« Climate transhumance »
SCHWINDY Jean Paul & SCHWINDY Léo
France
« Le Gnou-Garou »
« Le Gnou-Garou » Belgique
"The Woodland Caribou's Nightmare"
"The Woodland Caribou's Nightmare" Canada Quebec
« Scroll »
« Scroll » Israël
« Catch the Wind »
« Catch the Wind » Lithuania
« The Terror of the Sea »
« The Terror of the Sea » Mexico
« Determination »
« Determination » Congo
« Symbiotic Coexistence »
« Symbiotic Coexistence » Taiwan
« Euphrosynos »
« Euphrosynos » Turkey
« Unstoppable Art »
« Unstoppable Art » Ukraine
« Legwork in the air »
« Legwork in the air » France
« Fatherhood »
« Fatherhood » France
« Climate transhumance »
« Climate transhumance » France
