New
in 2008 was our Ice Sculpturing Competition. NZ$500
for the first prize as well as lots of fun.
This will run again in 2009. There are a limited number
of entries so register NOW!!
SECTION A:
2009 GENERAL RULES, GUIDELINES AND PARTICIPATION
REQUIREMENTS FOR SCULPTORS
ELIGIBILITY
The Wanaka Ice Art Championships are open to any persons
of any age. Although any entrant under 18 years of
age at July 3rd, 2009 must have a parent or parent
approved adult as their team member.
EVENTS AND CATEGORIES
Single Block Classic July 3rd, 2009. The competiton
will run subject to a minimum number of 3 entries
and a maximum of 10. Sculpture spaces are available
for teams of one to four members to sculpt one block
of ice, 100cm x 50cm x 40cm. Public viewing and judging
begins during the opening ceremony of the 2009 New
Zealand Mountain Film Festival, Friday July 4th at
7pm then the awards Ceremony is at 8pm.
CATEGORIES: Sculptures are based
on clearly recognizable objects or beings, whether
real or imaginary, with the major focus on the festival
theme; “Adventurous Sports and Lifestyles”.
ENTRY FEES: The Wanaka Ice Art Championships
- $100 per team. Entry fees must be sent in with registration
to secure a position. Entry fees are not refundable
once ice blocks are ordered.
AWARDS.
The Cash prize will be awarded to the winning team
on the night.
Other special team awards are as follows:
Peoples Choice Awards
Sculptors will vote for their favorite sculpture in
the Competition. The appropriate number of ballots
will be distributed to each team. The ballots consist
of team lists, with the recipients crossed out. The
ballots will be collected in time to be tallied for
the Awards Ceremony.
REGISTRATION PROCEDURES:
Entries
Close June 25th.
Post to: P.O.Box 563 , Wanaka 9192.
Team applications should include:
Name, addresses and phone number of contact person
or Team Captain
Names and home town of team members
Age of participants if under 18.
Design drawing with sculpture title and category (optional)
Teams may make changes to registration forms, as necessary,
during Final Registration, on the day of the event.
Team acceptance will be made on a first-to-apply basis
based receiving a completed registration form and
entry fee.
Sculpture sites will be assigned by the festival Director
on the morning of the event.
TOOLS & EQUIPMENT:
Competitors must supply all sculpting tools and electrical
or power sculpting equipment and extension cords.
These can include large and small chain saws, gas
powered or electric, and sculpting chisels etc…..
PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
Each participant is responsible for his or her own
personal medical care.
NZ Mountain Film Festival is not responsible for any
theft, loss or damage to the participant's property,
any injuries or the participant's death in any case.
OTHER REQUIREMENTS:
Teams may arrange tools, prepare electric power lines,
work benches and scaffolds before the official start
of the competition but must neither mark nor sculpt
the ice blocks assigned to them.
Each sculpture site is a niche located along a spectator
path. The viewing public will not be allowed inside
the designated sculpting areas.
The Jury shall view the piece from all sides when
judging.
Teams are responsible for shaping and outlining the
area they consider the base or place of their sculpture.
Teams must keep their sculpting sites clean. They
are encouraged to remove the ice chips. Cleanliness
of the work site is an important safety consideration,
and the site official may at his or her discretion
declare any site unsafe and require the team to stop
work until the deficiency is corrected.
Teams are responsible (and encouraged) to select the
color(s), number and placement of lights for their
sculpture within the time of the competition.
Teams may construct an ice stanchion or marker for
displaying their design drawing and other explanations
of their sculpture.
These explanations could also include team members
names and nationality, for the edification of the
public which is invited to observe construction under
way.
After the judging, Teams should set up posters with
their names and ages (if under 16).
OWNERSHIP: When completed, all sculptures
become the property of Wanaka Mountain Film Festival
which retains exclusive rights to the sculptures and
may use any pictures, photographs, videos or reproductions
in any commercial application.
SAFETY -- REMEMBER, SAFETY
FIRST!
Each participant is responsible for his or her own
safety as well as the safety of other competitors
and the general public.
All sculptors are also responsible for the safety
of their sculpture.
The Site Director reserves the right to remove any
sculptures which he or she determines to be a safety
hazard.
ANY INFRACTION OF THE REGULATIONS BY SCULPTORS
MAY LEAD TO THEIR DISQUALIFICATION.
SECTION B. GUIDELINES
SCHEDULE:
The competition starts at 9am on Friday, July 3rd
and ends at 7pm .
Awards Ceremony starts at 8pm on Friday, July 4th.
ICE:
Each team will receive one large block of ice, approximately
100cm x 50cm x 40cm. The ice thickness may vary slightly.
Sculpture sites vary somewhat in shape and size, but
each team will have a designated area in which to
work.
JUDGING AND AWARDS:
Sculptures will be judged under up to 3 lights at
night.
JUDGING:
Pieces will be judged at 7pm , Friday July 3rd, 2009.
A $500 prizes will be given to the top entry.
JUDGING GUIDELINES:
Jury: The Jury will consist of approximately five
members.
Evaluation: Each Judge will independently evaluate
and score each sculpture.
Sculptures shall be judged from all sides.
The evaluation will take place at night only.
Score Sheets: Jury members will record their scores.
After completing all evaluations the score sheets
will be turned in to the Head Jury Person.
The Head Jury Person and Jury will total all scoring
sheets.
JUDGING CRITERIA
All sculptures will be judged by two types of criteria:
Technical and Artistic.
By any one judge, each sculpture may be awarded
Artistic up to 50 points. + Technical up to 50 points
= Total up to 100 points.
TECHNICAL CRITERIA
Each of the following criteria is worth a maximum
of 10 points per judge.
Precision refers to how accurately elements of the
sculpture are carved. For example, how well repetitions,
alignments, and joints are executed.
Proportion refers to how different parts or areas
of the sculpture relate to one another in terms of
relative size.
Degree of difficulty measures whether the completed
sculpture has been a challenging project for an experienced
ice sculptor. The factors considered here are those
of the structural limitations of the ice, physical
balance and fragility.
Finish refers to the final treatment of the surfaces
of the sculpture. This can be smooth and polished,
frosted, or textured. Whatever the case may be, the
uniformity and variety with which the sculptors carry
out their apparent intent should be considered.
Use of ice: The higher scores in this criterion would
go to the projects that appear to make the most of
their ice supply.
ARTISTIC CRITERIA
Each of the following criteria is worth a maximum
of 10 points per judge.
Creativity refers to the newness and originality of
the design. This could include a new treatment of,
or new viewpoint on, previously known ideas, but ultimately
it must be judged on its own merits as a sculpture.
Composition refers to the visual balance, static or
dynamic, of the various elements of the sculpture.
Note that the piece should be viewed from all sides
when judging it for composition.
Expression of meaning measures how well the sculpture
makes its own theme clear to the viewer. The artist's
statement, if provided, should be considered in making
this judgment.
Expression of emotion refers to the extent to which
the sculpture can be expected to evoke an emotional
response in the viewer.
Overall impression addresses the sculpture as a whole,
and is often based on the first glimpse of the finished
piece. Without regard to the other criteria, does
it stand on its own as a good and complete sculpture?
THE DECISION OF THE JURY IS FINAL!
