Ice Sculpturing Competition
 

Since 2008 we have run an Ice Sculpturing Competition or Demonstration, depending on how many people enter.


SECTION A:
2011 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 1, 2011 must have a parent or parent approved adult as their team member.

EVENTS AND CATEGORIES
Single Block Classic July 1, 2011. The competition 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 2010 New Zealand Mountain Film Festival, Friday July 1 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.


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 2nd and ends at 7pm .


Awards Ceremony starts at 8pm on Friday, July 2nd.

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 1, 2011.
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!

 
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