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.
Using straw, hay, chicken wire, wire and burlap, artists sculpt works of art from their own imaginations.
An unmissable 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.

Applications have been open since 25/02/2026. Please download the documents and return them to sculptures@valloire.fr before 05/04/2026.

Competition starts: Tuesday June 30 at 9 a.m.
Contest closes: Sunday, 12 noon

From June 30 to July 05: Come and support the sculptors and follow their progress throughout the week!

Saturday July 04 from 6.30pm: Concert on the sculpture site.

Sunday July 05: 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.