International Competition of Snow and Ice Sculptures Sculpt OLYMPUS

The Central event in the City winter sports will become an international Competition of Snow and Ice Sculptures - Sculpt OLYMPUS, which will have the unique snow installation devoted to the winter Olympic games. The contest is held for the second year. In 2013, he was held in the Park Kuzminki and was included among the activities of the Cultural Olympiad "Sochi 2014" in the framework of the Year of Museums. Read more here http://snowgrad.ru/sculptolimp

From 28 to 31 January of the best sculptors, selected on the basis of the submitted sketches, will meet in the City of winter fun in the amusement and entertainment parks Izmailovo to compete in the creation of art objects from snow and ice. Within 4 days sculptors will continuously work to create a single ensemble. As for this Olympics, the contest Sculpt OLYMPUS will be awarded with "gold", "silver" and "bronze". The winners of the contest will ascend to the frozen winners will be awarded with medals and gifts from the company Stihl and Fiskars.

Among the participants of the competition:

Tania Preminger (silver medal winner of the last year), ISRAEL,

Walter Fantino, ITALY,

Francesca Space, ITALY,

Gajadhar Oja, INDIA,

Victor Froggy(gold winner of the last year), UKRAINE .

The main difference from many world competitions is that for work proposed and the snow and ice. So, at each sculpture will be spent - 27 cubes of snow and 5 blocks of ice, the size of 1m*0,5m*0,3 m distance, These two "building material, in the opinion of the organizer of competition Kirill Bair, perfectly complement each other and give more opportunities for realization of ideas sculptors. What will come of it, will be seen in the results of the contest Sculpt OLYMPUS January 31. Sculptures, made for the contest, will decorate the City winter fun until the beginning of March. Photo report about the contest will be published here. http://snowgrad.ru/sculptolympus.

Preliminary program of the competition

on January 28 11.00 - 12.00 - a Solemn opening of the Competition of Snow and Ice Sculptures - Sculpt OLYMPUS

on January 31, 14.00 - 17.00 - the work of the jury of the Competition of Snow and Ice Sculptures - Sculpt OLYMPUS

on January 31, 18.00 - 21.00 - Finals. The results of the Competition of Snow and Ice Sculptures - Sculpt OLYMPUS. Award winners.

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