Concours International de sculptures sur paille & foin

Come and discover the work of the 12 participating teams
Figurative or not, these works are impressive in terms of the materials used.

Vote for your favorite sculpture here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1tl8Jgojvvcx5VKLgvTPazDH7EaooF-cYhvK1q46c3bo/edit

Using straw, hay, chicken wire, wire and burlap, artists sculpt works of art from their own imaginations.
A must-see summer event!
Located on the route des grandes alpes just outside the hamlet of Les Verneys, between the center of Valloire and the Galibier.
The straw and hay creations, once erected, remain visible until All Saints' Day.
You can reach the site by shuttle bus in July and August, or in 40 minutes on foot along a hiking trail from the center of Valloire, or park free of charge nearby.

Start date: Tuesday, June 24, 9 a.m.
End of competition: Sunday, 12 noon

From June 24 to June 29: Come and support the sculptors and follow the evolution of the sculptures throughout the week!

Saturday June 28 from 6.30pm: Concert on the sculpture site with CACHORROS DEL REYS gipsy music group.
Refreshments provided by Pic Sonne.

Sunday June 29: For safety reasons, the site is closed to the public from 8am to 1pm. (competition ends at 12 noon)

10 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Voting for the Public Prize and the Youth Prize at the Tourist Office.

1 pm to 4:30 pm: Voting for the People's Prize and Youth Prize on the sculpture site.

From 4pm: Refreshments provided by Pic Sonne

5.30pm: Competition prize-giving ceremony on the sculpture site

THE 2025 PRIZES :

• JURY PRIZE:
  1st Jury Prize - Danas ALEKSA / Tauras KENSMINAS "Wall between us
  2nd Jury Prize - Carlos Miguel RAMIREZ PEREYRA / Francisco Javier CALVILLO VALDEZ "Dream of freedom".
  3rd Jury Prize - Ross BAISAS / Rogel CABISIDAN "A fleeting encouter

-Audience Award - Carlos Miguel RAMIREZ PEREYRA / Francisco Javier CALVILLO VALDEZ "Dream of freedom".
-Young Audience Award - Carlos Miguel RAMIREZ PEREYRA / Francisco Javier CALVILLO VALDEZ "Dream of Freedom
-Artists' Award - Fatemeh MOHAMMADIAN / Amar ELYASI "Millet reinvented

Teams participating in the 2025 edition

• GERMANY - AGRAWAL Franziska and KASPRZAK Michael - "Lean
• FRANCE - DOS SANTOS François and RENAUD Michel - "Hortense
• FRANCE - BROSSARD Michel and RABUSSEAU Stéphane - "Rayons d'automne" (Autumn rays)
• FRANCE - PEIGNIER Philippe and MARASTONI André - "Mystification
• 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 KIRILLOVS Anatolijs - "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)
• PHILIPPINES - BAISAS Ross and CABISIDAN Rogel - "Une recontre éphémère" (A fleeting encounter)

Alain LOVATO - President of the jury - President of the Maison des Arts Plastiques Auvergne Rhône-Alpes
Christian BURGER - Artistic Director of the Competition and Sculptors
Roselyne ERUTTI - Sculptor
Lenaïk RETORNAZ - Town Councillor
Alberte RETORNAZ - Amateur painter
Emmanuelle LACOSTE - Director of Valloire Tourisme

This competition is supported by the Auvergne Rhône-Alpes region.

Free of charge

Pet allowed

Pet not allowed