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, wire mesh, wire, and burlap, the artists sculpt works straight from their imagination.
A must-see summer event!
Located on the Route des Grandes Alpes at the exit of the hamlet of Les Verneys, between the center of Valloire and the Galibier.
Once erected, the straw and hay creations remain on display until All Saints’ Day.
You can reach the site by shuttle in July and August, take a 40-minute walk along a hiking trail from the center of Valloire, or park for free nearby.

Applications have been open since February 25, 2026; please feel free to download the documents and return them completed to sculptures@valloire.fr by April 5, 2026.
You can also fill out the online form via this link: forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=xquq61xsxeymzydivwd3tz2w6ptouadbpu9ailv8ji1umuxvvda2se4xrdjpsuxmm0lktvc4s0vquy4u

Contest start: Tuesday, June 30 at 9:00 AM
Contest end: Sunday, July 5 at 12:00 PM

June 30–July 5: Come support the sculptors and follow the progress of the sculptures throughout the week!

Saturday, July 4, starting at 6:30 p.m.: Concert at the sculpture site.

Sunday, July 5: For safety reasons, the site is closed to the public from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. (contest ends at 12 p.m.)

From 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Voting for the People’s Choice Award and the Youth Award at the Tourist Office

From 1:00 PM to 4:30 PM: Voting for the People’s Choice Award and the Youth Award at the sculpture site

Starting at 4:00 PM: Refreshments provided by Le Pic Sonne

At 5:30 PM: Contest awards ceremony at the sculpture site



Teams participating in the 2026 edition

• ARMENIA - Mels GEVORGYAN & Anahit SARGSYAN “Van Gogh”

• CANADA - Pavel VOINITSKI & Igor FROLOV “Amor of War”

• CANADA - Josée BEAUCHESNE & Lluís RIBALTA COMA-CROS “Kapapakat, the Sasquatch”

• FRANCE - Michel BROSSARD & Denis MAGNAN “Which Way to Go? »

• FRANCE - Philippe PEIGNIER & Guillaume VARET “The singing marabouts”

• FRANCE - Jean-Paul SCHWINDY & Léo SCHWINDY “Un grand vide”

• LATVIA - Sanita RAVINA & Ozolina ZILE “Going for a walk”

• POLAND - Piotr WESOLOWSKI & Karola KONIECZNY “Anatomy of uncertainty”

• CZECH REPUBLIC - Jiří LASTOVICKA & Karel VANCURA “Rhapsodie en vert”

• TURKEY - Ceyhun KONAK & Bulent CINAR “Scarabee beetle”

• UKRAINE - Oleksiy PODA & Vaclav LEMON “Ace House”

• UKRAINE - Ihor TKACHIVSKYI & Inna TKACHIVSKA “Rhythm”


Alain LOVATO – Jury President – President of the Maison des Arts Plastiques Auvergne Rhône-Alpes
Christian BURGER – Artistic Director of the Competition and Sculptors
Roselyne ERUTTI – Professional Sculptor
Lenaïk RETORNAZ – Deputy Mayor
Dominique DAL-BON – Co-organizer of sculpture competitions for over 40 years
Alberte RETORNAZ – Amateur painter
Emmanuelle LACOSTE – Director of Valloire Tourism

THE 2025 AWARDS:
• JURY AWARDS:
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 Encounter”

• 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’ Prize - Fatemeh MOHAMMADIAN / Amar ELYASI “Millet Reinvented”



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