Applications have been announced for the 18th International Sand Sculpture Festival "Summer Signs 2023", which will take place in Jelgava from June 1 to 8. Sculptors in the sand will bring to life the "Fairy Tales of the World" theme. Artists are invited to apply for the festival by filling out the official application form on the website by April 8 kultura.jelgava.lv.

 

The theme "Fairy Tales of the World" aims to celebrate the importance of fairy tales in works of art, spanning generations, cultures and centuries. They are folk creations (folklore) or a literary composition with a fantastic plot that tells about fictional, impossible, incredible events and phenomena. The uniqueness and peculiarity of each nation is characterized by its culture, which in turn is rooted in the relevant mythology and folklore, in stories and fairy tales, in which 2 the accumulated experience, traditions, ideals and worldview of the nation are embodied.

Nowadays, authors have broken down the boundaries of folk tales, it is called fantasy literature, where characters from different folk tales are combined in one story. The emergence of the literary fairy tale is connected with the tendency of people to believe in miracles. Both adults and children find answers in fairy tales, they arouse love, interest and curiosity about life.

We invite sculptors to plunge into the realm of fairy tales and create sculptures inspired by myths and legends, folklore characters, fairy tale characters. Travel through time and around the world! The fates of the heroes and their adventures. Wonders that would allow visitors to the sculpture park to immerse themselves in the magical fantasy world of fairy tales while introducing their own individual point of view, message or twist.

 

The jury commission will select 15 sculptors to participate in the festival, who will have the opportunity to realize their sketches in sand. Sculptors can submit sketch projects on the website kultura.jelgava.lv until April 8. When considering the applications, reflection of the theme, first impression, technical performance, composition, creativity, artistic value will be evaluated.

 

The selected artists will work in the sand sculpture park in Pasta Island from June 2 to June 6, but everyone will be able to appreciate the work of the sculptors from June 8.

 

The international sand sculpture festival is organized by the city of Jelgava and the municipal institution "Kultūra". More information about the festival on the website jelgava.lv and kultura.jelgava.lv.