{"id":4383,"date":"2024-03-27T17:52:16","date_gmt":"2024-03-27T15:52:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/edgars.tma-hosting.de\/?page_id=4383"},"modified":"2025-11-12T16:46:03","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T14:46:03","slug":"vesture-ledus-skulpturas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/en\/vesture-ledus-skulpturas\/","title":{"rendered":"History of ice sculptures"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4383\" class=\"elementor elementor-4383\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3fbb5483 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"3fbb5483\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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192z\\&quot;&gt;&lt;\\\/path&gt;&lt;\\\/svg&gt;&quot;,&quot;library&quot;:&quot;fa-solid&quot;}}\" data-widget_type=\"nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav aria-label=\"Menu\" class=\"elementor-nav-menu--main elementor-nav-menu__container elementor-nav-menu--layout-horizontal e--pointer-background e--animation-fade\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul id=\"menu-1-2e749fe\" class=\"elementor-nav-menu\"><li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2100\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/en\/starptautiskais-ledus-skulpturu-festivals\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Beginning<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children menu-item-2489\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"elementor-item elementor-item-anchor\">About the festival<\/a>\n<ul class=\"sub-menu elementor-nav-menu--dropdown\">\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page 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class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-4399\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/en\/vesture-ledus-skulpturas\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">History<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children menu-item-2098\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"elementor-item elementor-item-anchor\" tabindex=\"-1\">For visitors<\/a>\n<ul class=\"sub-menu elementor-nav-menu--dropdown\">\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2097\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/en\/aktualitates-ledus-skulpturas\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">News<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2144\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/en\/ledus-skulptura-programma-diena-1\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Program<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item 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menu-item-2099\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"elementor-item elementor-item-anchor\" tabindex=\"-1\">For artists<\/a>\n<ul class=\"sub-menu elementor-nav-menu--dropdown\">\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-12772\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/en\/pieteiksanas-ledus-skulpturas-2\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Application form<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2324\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/en\/biletes-ledus-skulpturas\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Tickets<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5761f4e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5761f4e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9c15f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f9c15f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"text-align-justify\">The International Ice Sculpture Festival is one of the most impressive cultural events in Latvia, which takes place in winter. This year is already the 25th anniversary year, so in celebration of this holiday, artists will reveal the treasures of the world to the visitors with their vision. During the years of its existence, the ice sculpture festival in Jelgava has grown and gained popularity not only among visitors and artists, but is also one of the most important ice art events in Europe, as well as being included in the category of TOP 10 world's largest ice sculpture competitions.<\/p><p class=\"text-align-justify\">32 artists from eleven countries - Ukraine, Indonesia, Argentina, Latvia, Netherlands, Lithuania, Estonia, Czech Republic, Mongolia, United Kingdom and Spain - will participate in this anniversary year festival. In their works, the artists will show how ice is a unique sculptural material, as it is a transparent, fragile and not always easily available material, which fascinates not only the artists themselves, but also the visitors of the festival.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e26622a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e26622a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f23582d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f23582d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e09c9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6e09c9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1998 ICE FESTIVAL IN JELGAVA<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b13470 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b13470\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"text-align-justify\">On December 25, 1998, in the Central Square of the city of Jelgava\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"text-align-justify\">The beginnings of the festival can be traced back to 1998, when the idea to organize this kind of sculpture exhibition in Jelgava came up. The idea was born, but it was not easy to implement it. There was neither experience nor enough money. However, it was necessary to prove that the ice sculpture parade is something important, necessary for the city in order to mark it on the cultural map of Latvia. At that time, no one dared to think about larger scales. There were also no people with whom to organize such an event. In order to interest the visitors, a large cultural program was created with the participation of Santa Claus, since the holiday took place during the winter solstice - December 25, 1998. But the highlight was undoubtedly the ice sculptures themselves. They - ten in number - were ordered by the brothers Henri and Rinalds Opin\u010danis.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"text-align-justify\">At the end of the festivities, an auction of ice sculptures was held. True, this auction was rather a joke, because the starting price was only a couple of lats. Buyers bid willingly, even more - jokingly, providing themselves and the audience with a fun moment. Compared to later ice sculpture festivals, the first ones were, so to speak, wrapped in baby diapers. However, the small sculptures delighted the audience - nothing like it had been seen in Jelgava or in the whole of Latvia. From an insignificant event, the Jelgava Ice Festival has now become an important brand - an International Ice Sculpture Festival, to which artists travel from almost all continents of the world.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-100f500 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"100f500\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ac7dfe elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6ac7dfe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/77650011.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4388\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/77650011.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/77650011-300x188.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/77650011-768x480.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/77650011-18x12.jpeg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-157c7b7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"157c7b7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62bda7f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"62bda7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c36d0ef e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c36d0ef\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c721a38 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c721a38\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8357f59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8357f59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/DSC_0439.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4412\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/DSC_0439.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/DSC_0439-300x188.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/DSC_0439-768x480.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/DSC_0439-18x12.jpeg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c00c8b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4c00c8b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e66400 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8e66400\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1999. ICE SCULPTURE FESTIVAL IN JELGAVA\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cbdf69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8cbdf69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"text-align-justify\">17-19 of 1999 in December, in the Central Square of the city of Jelgava<br \/>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"text-align-justify\">Theme \"Fairytale character\" and free theme<br \/>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"text-align-justify\">Since 1999, Jelgava has also been on the map of world ice sculpture festivals. It is the year that the ice festival was held here for the second time, turning it into an international event. Artists from the Nordic countries were also invited to participate - four sculptors from Denmark, two from Sweden. Latvia was also represented by two artists. Each participant had to create two sculptures - one on a theme given by the organizer (they participated in the competition), the other - of their own free choice. On the opening day of the exhibition, the works were evaluated by a jury.<br \/>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"text-align-justify\">1st place \u2014 Anrijs Opinc\u0101ns (Latvia). Mermaid\u00a0<br \/>2nd place - Jon Stahn (Denmark). Alien 2\u00a0<br \/>3rd place - Susanne Holmberg (Sweden). Saturn in the house\u00a0<br \/>Audience Award (A\/S \"Laima\") - Jon Stahn (Denmark). Alien2<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4110c42 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4110c42\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c1d533 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8c1d533\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6200acb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6200acb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-027f7bc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"027f7bc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e76ead0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e76ead0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2000. ICE SCULPTURE FESTIVAL IN JELGAVA<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f99f39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f99f39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"text-align-justify\">December 15-23, 2000, in Hercoga J\u0113kaba Square<br \/>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"text-align-justify\">Themes - \"Ice Flower\" and \"21. symbol of the century\"<br \/>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"text-align-justify\">Each festival in Jelgava comes with its own news. Thus, the third ice festival in 2000 differed in that the sculptures began to be transported to other cities. Traveling exhibitions of ice sculptures do not take place anywhere else in the world, thus Latvia stands out with its innovation. True, transportation requires both large financial investments and technical support. Often, if the winter was warm and therefore unfavorable for the sculptures, it is necessary to order the sculptors to carve a new work or the project implementer to assume the role of the sculptor and prevent some minor damage to the ice sculptures. Since it gets dark early in the winter months in Latvia, lighting is of great importance, which allows you to view the works even in the dark and additionally creates a play of light in the sculptures. Initially, powerful searchlights were used, but they also emit heat in addition to light and thus contribute to the melting of ice. In recent years, special light fixtures have been purchased, which, mounted in special platforms, give light, but do not melt the fragile sculptures. The multi-colored lighting focuses attention on the work itself and at the same time creates a gorgeous effect, allowing you to feast on the eyes. To increase the emotional impact, the festival organizers also use background music. This set of effects naturally entices viewers. In order to expand interest in ice sculpture festivals, in 1998 the organizers announced a children's drawing and photo contest. The efforts of the festival hosts bore fruit - the popularity of the festival grew in Latvia, the circle of financial and informative supporters expanded. Due to the increase in financial resources, starting with the third ice festival, the organizers announced a competition for participants of the festival. Over time, more and more applications arrived. As the number of offers increased, the technical and artistic level of the sculptures rose.\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"text-align-justify\">1st place \u2014 Anrijs Opinc\u0101ns (Latvia). You - my flower, You - my love.\u00a0<br \/>2nd place - Algirdas Bosa (Lithuania). Reflection\u00a0<br \/>3rd place \u2014 \u00dcllar Kallau (Estonia). Rose of the knight<br \/>Audience Award - Anrijs Opinc\u0101ns (Latvia). See yourself in the 21st century?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e9423e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3e9423e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3390ee4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3390ee4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_0264_0.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4416\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_0264_0.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_0264_0-300x188.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_0264_0-768x480.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_0264_0-18x12.jpeg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-baad9cc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"baad9cc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78dd69a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"78dd69a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b65417 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6b65417\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65d2594 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"65d2594\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bda5b36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bda5b36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/DSC00555.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4453\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/DSC00555.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/DSC00555-300x188.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/DSC00555-768x480.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/DSC00555-18x12.jpeg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1e51ef e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a1e51ef\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f062d3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f062d3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2001 INTERNATIONAL TRAVELING ICE SCULPTURE FESTIVAL \u201cHORSE \u2014 2002\u201d<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5279e20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5279e20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"text-align-justify\">14\u201416. in December in Jelgava, Herzog J\u0113kab Square; December 17 in Ventspils, Great Square; on December 18 in Liep\u0101ja, Ro\u017eu laukuma; on December 19 in Valmiera, near the cultural center; December 22 in Jurmala, Dzintari concert hall; December 23 in Riga, near the House of Congress. Ice sculpture auction on December 23 in Riga.<br \/>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"text-align-justify\">Topics - Next Year's Horoscope and free topic \"Symbols and Signs\"<br \/>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"text-align-justify\">1st place \u2014 Zigmunds Bielis (Latvia). Dove of peace\u00a0<br \/>2nd place \u2014 Zigmunds Vilnis (Latvia). I'm a fish too\u00a0<br \/>3rd place \u2014 Algirdas Bosas (Lithuania). The key to heaven\u00a0<br \/>Audience Award - Anrijs Opinc\u0101ns (Latvia)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba30a8d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ba30a8d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6232ca elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b6232ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb1205a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"eb1205a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8ec761 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c8ec761\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72e890a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"72e890a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2002 INTERNATIONAL ICE SCULPTURE FESTIVAL<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-521151d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"521151d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"text-align-justify\">19-29 of 2002 in December\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"text-align-justify\">on December 22 in Jelgava, Herzoga J\u0113kaba Square; on December 23 in Kuld\u012bga, on the city stage; on December 25 in Jurmala, in the square near the Dubultu station; 26 December in Daugavpils, Vien\u012bbas square; on December 27 in \u0160iauliai; December 29 in Riga, near the House of Congress.<br \/>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"text-align-justify\">Obligatory topic - \"The Believable and the Unbelievable\"; the second work - according to the artist's choice.<br \/>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"text-align-justify\">1st place - Algirdas Bosa (Lithuania). Rain at Christmas\u00a0<br \/>2nd place \u2014 Krists Erbs (Latvia). In my garden\u00a0<br \/>3rd place \u2014 Guntis Svikulis (Latvia). A cat who knows how to get away from a dachshund\u00a0<br \/>Audience Award - Zigmunds Bielis (Latvia). Make Love, Not War!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad0ae51 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ad0ae51\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c64d2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8c64d2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/kakis-kurs-zina-kaa-aizmukt-no-taksa.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4457\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/kakis-kurs-zina-kaa-aizmukt-no-taksa.jpg 800w, https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/kakis-kurs-zina-kaa-aizmukt-no-taksa-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/kakis-kurs-zina-kaa-aizmukt-no-taksa-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/kakis-kurs-zina-kaa-aizmukt-no-taksa-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc88cc3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cc88cc3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7befeb elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e7befeb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ce5e24 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0ce5e24\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b01094e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b01094e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54a31bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"54a31bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/63620018.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4461\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/63620018.jpg 800w, https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/63620018-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/63620018-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/63620018-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49a3c95 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"49a3c95\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1678e41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1678e41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">VI INTERNATIONAL TRAVELING ICE SCULPTURE FESTIVAL 2004\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c571fb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c571fb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"text-align-justify\">January 27 - February 8, 2004&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-justify\">On January 31 -1. in February \u2014 in Jelgava, in the square behind the House of Culture; February 7 \u2014 in Valmiera, near the Culture Center; February 8 - in Riga, near the House of Congress; February 9 - in Ogre, near the Culture Center; February 10 - in J\u0113kabpils, in the square near the Town Hall; February 12 - in Ventspils, Great Square.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-justify\">Theme - \"Fashion 2004\"&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-justify\">Starting with the 6th International Ice Sculpture Festival in 2004. Due to the unstable weather conditions in Latvia, which makes it impossible to predict whether there will be snow and frost in December, or - often - rain, the festival organizers came to the conclusion that the ice festival should be moved from December to February, which is, however, colder than other months. Therefore, one year \"fell out\" between the fifth and sixth festivals. However, the 6th International Ice Sculpture Festival was much wider. A larger number of artists from European countries and even Australia could have been invited to it. In addition to individual sculptures, which must be made from one block of ice, sculptures are also created by teams of two artists. Starting from 2004, three meter high snow sculptures are also made. It is true that team sculptures and snow formations can only be seen in Jelgava. An ice bar is also being built and a slide for children is being built from the snow. It must be said that snow sculptures can only be made in those winters when there is enough snow around the city.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-justify\">Individual sculptures:<br>1st place - Tatyana Sagadeyeva (Russia). The rising moon&nbsp;<br>2nd place - Leo Palom\u00e4ki (Finland). Fashion team&nbsp;<br>Audience Award - Rinalds Opinc\u0101ns (Latvia). Right on target&nbsp;<br>\"Latvijas Av\u012bze\" newspaper award - Gaits Burvis (Latvia). Fashion requires sacrifice&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-justify\">Team sculptures:<br>1st place \u2014 Algirdas Bosas, K\u0119stutis Musteikis (Lithuania). The endless song&nbsp;<br>2nd place - Tatyana Sagadeeva, Rashid Sagadeev (Russia). The first snow&nbsp;<br>3rd place - Romuald Herbaux, Michel Authier (France). Acrobat<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55dc4ba e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"55dc4ba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c66dac elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0c66dac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acbfe9b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"acbfe9b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5795761 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5795761\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccde846 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ccde846\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2005 VII INTERNATIONAL ICE SCULPTURE FESTIVAL<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be3fe64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be3fe64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"text-align-justify\">January 31 - February 14, 2005\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"text-align-justify\">5\u20146. in February \u2014 in Jelgava, in the square behind the House of Culture; February 10 \u2014 in Valmiera, near the Culture Center; February 11 - in Ogre, near the Culture Center; February 12 - in Jurmala, Dubultu Square February 13 - in Riga, near the Congress House; 14\u201427. in February - in the recreation center \"Lido\".<br \/><span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol', 'Noto Color Emoji'; font-size: 1rem;\"><br \/>Individual sculptures:<\/span><\/p><p class=\"text-align-justify\">1st place \u2014 Andrejs Joksts (Latvia). My last dream bear\u00a0<br \/>2nd place - Risto Immonen (Finland). Three\u00a0<br \/>Audience Award - Rinalds Opinc\u0101ns (Latvia). Touch of love<br \/><span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol', 'Noto Color Emoji'; font-size: 1rem;\"><br \/>Team sculptures:<\/span><\/p><p class=\"text-align-justify\">1st place - K\u0101rlis \u012ale, Andrejs Joksts (Latvia), Antti Pedrozo (Finland). Stairway to heaven\u00a0<br \/>2nd place - Konstantin Selikhanov, Alexander Shapo (Belarus). In memory of Antoine de Saint-Exupery\u00a0<br \/>3rd place \u2014 \u0110irts Burvis, Gaits Burvis (Latvia). 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In February\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"text-align-justify\">28\u201429. in January in Jelgava, in the square behind the House of Culture; February 1 in Ventspils, Great Square; on February 2 in Tukuma, at the Ice hall; on February 3 in Ogre, near the cultural center; February 4 in Jurmala, Dubultu square; February 5 in Riga, near the House of Congress; 6\u201414. in February in Riga, in the SKY center.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"text-align-justify\">Theme - \"Wedding\"\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"text-align-justify\">At the 8th International Ice Sculpture Festival in 2006, the central theme of the festival was a wedding. The naturally obtained ice was used for the construction of the wedding altar, when the Vislatvian newlyweds got together.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"text-align-justify\">Individual sculptures:<br \/>1st place - Darren Jackson (Great Britain). Embraced by love\u00a0<br \/>2nd place - Alexander Shapo (Belarus) One heart for two\u00a0<br \/>Audience Choice Award - Wilfred Stijger (Netherlands). Dream\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"text-align-justify\">Team sculptures:<br \/>1st place - Alan Magee, Daniel Doyle (Ireland). Chameleon games\u00a0<br \/>2nd place \u2014 \u012erts Burvis, Gaits Burvis (Latvia). Greenhouse effect\u00a0<br \/>3rd place \u2014 Konstantin Selikhanov, Alexander Shapo (Belarus). 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In February ; Ogre, 16.-18. In February\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"text-align-justify\">Theme - \"The Modern Ice Age\"\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"text-align-justify\">The 9th International Ice Sculpture Festival in 2007 is marked by several events. Five snow sculptures were made from the local snow, the sculptures stopped traveling around Latvia, only the residents of Ogre viewed them in their homes. But - most importantly - one night unknown pranksters made their own snow sculpture. Later, it was revealed that Maksim Chertov, a farmer from Jelgav, and his brother had this lightning idea in their mind and, without anyone seeing, they both realized it. The surprise was big, but the result was remarkable, so he was entrusted with carving a bar in the ice at the next festival.<\/p><p class=\"text-align-justify\">\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"text-align-justify\"><em>Individual sculptures:<br \/>1st place - Edith Van De Wetering (Netherlands). Melting point\u00a0<br \/>2nd place \u2014 Algirdas Bosas (Lithuania). Greenhouse\u00a0<br \/>3rd place \u2014 Sandis Kondrats (Latvia). Cold Blooded (era)\u00a0<br \/>Promotion award \u2014 Roberts Salaks (Latvia). North daughter's dress\u00a0<\/em><\/p><p class=\"text-align-justify\">\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"text-align-justify\"><em>Team sculptures:<br \/>1st place - Daniel Doyle, Alan Magee (Ireland). Why are we here?\u00a0<br \/>2nd place - Natalia Chistyakov, Yevhenii Zavyalov (Russia). Ice Venus\u00a0<br \/>2nd place \u2014 Sandis Kondrats, Uldis Zari\u0146\u0161 (Latvia). Latvian woman\u00a0<br \/>3rd place - Jan Fedor\u010d\u00e1k, Milo\u0161 Kubista (Czech Republic). Cactus\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"text-align-justify\"><em>Snow sculptures:<br \/>Award - Mat\u012bss Kalni\u0146\u0161, Raitis Stiuka (Latvia). Thawed\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f1b983 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3f1b983\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e49e5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9e49e5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/DSC_2696_2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4479\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/DSC_2696_2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/DSC_2696_2-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/DSC_2696_2-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/DSC_2696_2-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bff9e76 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bff9e76\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c0c5c7 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8c0c5c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17aefe1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"17aefe1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02033f0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"02033f0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b33b03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0b33b03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4483\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20.jpg 800w, https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25c9038 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"25c9038\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49b7f48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"49b7f48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2008 X INTERNATIONAL ICE SCULPTURE FESTIVAL<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fdfe4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1fdfe4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"text-align-justify\">4-10 of 2008 In February\u00a0<br \/>February 9 - in Jelgava, Herzoga J\u0113kaba Square\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"text-align-justify\">Theme - \"Water World\"\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"text-align-justify\">The 10th festival was marked by warmth in 2008. Maybe it was \"called out\" by the organizers themselves, choosing the theme \"Water World\". This February came with rain and temperatures well above freezing. Thus, the very fragile and openwork ice sculptures did not last even a day, and some of them had already collapsed into tiny ice crystals in the evening hours, turning into droplets of water. The high Gods of time should not be challenged. However, these natural features did not become a reason to stop delighting Jelgav residents with the mysteries of ice. The festivals grew so large that Duke Jacob's Square became too narrow.<br \/>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"text-align-justify\"><em>Individual sculptures:<br \/>1st place \u2014 K\u0101rlis \u012ale (Latvia). Umbrella\u00a0<br \/>2nd place - Tatyana Sagadeyeva (Russia). Birth\u00a0<br \/>3rd place - Stephanie Quayle (Great Britain). Needlefish\u00a0<br \/>Audience Award - Sandis Kondr\u0101ts (Latvia). Watery conscience\u00a0<br \/>A\/S \"Parex banka\" sympathy award - Uldis Zari\u0146\u0161 (Latvia). A hug<\/em><br \/>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"text-align-justify\"><em>Team sculptures:<br \/>1st place \u2014 K\u0101rlis \u012ale, Andrejs Joksts (Latvia). Whale\u00a0<br \/>2nd place - Andrei Molokov, Irina Chistyakova (Russia). Water mirror\u00a0<br \/>3rd place - Milo\u0161 Kubista, Jan Fedor\u010d\u00e1k (Czech Republic). Golden Coral Jury's Favorite Awards \u2013 Aleksandr Parfenov and Andrey Koshelev (Russia). Dream<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da21c8b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"da21c8b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb4fd28 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"fb4fd28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ce80ea e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1ce80ea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6e350d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c6e350d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dc67b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4dc67b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2009 XI INTERNATIONAL ICE SCULPTURE FESTIVAL<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e88578c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e88578c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"text-align-justify\">9-15 of 2009 in February (extended until February 28)\u00a0<br \/>Jelgava, Uzvaras Park\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"text-align-justify\">Theme \u2013 \"Galaxy of Love\"\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"text-align-justify\">The 11th International Ice Sculpture Festival was moved to the spacious Victory Park in 2009. There is enough space for more sculptures and a wider influx of visitors. For this reason, the number of invited artists increased. For some good years, there were close to thirty of them, so together with team sculptures, snow formations and commissioned works, the number of sculptures was already close to half a hundred.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"text-align-justify\"><em>Individual sculptures:<br \/>1st place \u2013 Mathew Chaloner (Great Britain). The Perfection of Eternal Love\u00a0<br \/>2nd place \u2013 K\u0119stutis Musteikis (Lithuania). One moment is like a lifetime\u00a0<br \/>3rd place \u2013 Irina Chistyakova (Russia). Relation\u00a0<br \/>Audience Award - Sandis Kondr\u0101ts (Latvia). Bitter happiness\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"text-align-justify\"><em>Team sculptures:<br \/>1st place \u2013 K\u0119stutis Musteikis, Algirdas Bosas (Lithuania). Along the Milky Way\u00a0<br \/>2nd place \u2013 Edith Van De Wetering, Wilfred Stijger (Netherlands).<\/em><\/p><p class=\"text-align-justify\"><em>\u00a0Universal love\u00a0<br \/>3rd place \u2013 Natalia Chistyakov, Yevhenii Zavyalov (Russia). Paranoia<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9413bc6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9413bc6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a11040 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7a11040\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_6074_0.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4487\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_6074_0.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_6074_0-300x188.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_6074_0-768x480.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_6074_0-18x12.jpeg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e39962 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0e39962\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af338a5 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"af338a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a09d4ec e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a09d4ec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-715d457 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"715d457\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-573b130 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"573b130\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_7722.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4488\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_7722.jpg 800w, https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_7722-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_7722-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_7722-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab25551 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ab25551\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e138fe3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e138fe3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2010 XII INTERNATIONAL ICE SCULPTURE FESTIVAL<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4974020 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4974020\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"text-align-justify\">7-21 of 2010 February<br \/>12-14 in February in Jelgava, Uzvaras Park; 19-21 in February in Ogre, near the Culture Center\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"text-align-justify\">Theme \u2013 \"Around the World\"\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"text-align-justify\"><em>Individual sculptures:<br \/>1st place \u2013 Ainars Zingniks (Latvia). Catch the wind\u00a0<br \/>2nd place \u2013 Tatyana Kuznetsova (Russia). A journey of thought<br \/>3rd place \u2013 Mathew Foster (Great Britain). Paper dreams<\/em>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"text-align-justify\"><em>Team sculptures:<br \/>1st place \u2013 Ruslan Korovkov, Irina Taflevska (Bulgaria). Through other worlds<br \/>2nd place \u2013 Antti Pedroso (Finland), Fergus Mulvany (Ireland). A revolution of the mind<br \/>3rd place \u2013 K\u0101rlis \u012ale (Latvia), Vilius Matutis (Lithuania). Door<br \/>Jury prize for mastery - Andrejs Molokovs (Russia), Ainars Zingniks (Latvia). Yin Yang\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4ed3e5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d4ed3e5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf983d2 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"cf983d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78ee42f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"78ee42f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7f79e2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a7f79e2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7091e55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7091e55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2011 XIII INTERNATIONAL ICE SCULPTURE FESTIVAL<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b692dec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b692dec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"text-align-justify\">Jelgava, Uzvaras Park, 7-13 of 2011. February\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"text-align-justify\">Topic \u2013 \"My Religion\"\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"text-align-justify\">Individual sculptures:<br \/>1st place \u2013 Sandis Kondrats (Latvia). free fall\u00a0<br \/>2nd place \u2013 Vytautas Musteikis (Lithuania). An unfinished prayer\u00a0<br \/>3rd place \u2013 K\u0101rlis \u012ale (Latvia). Naked freedom\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"text-align-justify\">Team sculptures:<br \/>1st place \u2013 Sandis Kondrats, Krists Zari\u0146\u0161 (Latvia). Latvian story\u00a0<br \/>2nd place \u2013 Tatyana Kuznetsova, Marina Erkovich (Russia). Spirit is freedom, and freedom is the victory of spirit!\u00a0<br \/>3rd place \u2013 Mathew Foster, Darren Jackson (Great Britain). Jump and spin and dive and laugh\u00a0<br \/>Jury prize \u2013 Aleksej Verbitkis, Deniss Novitkis (Russia). Complete freedom. Flight of thought<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74d6f76 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"74d6f76\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35a1d1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"35a1d1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_7630.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4492\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_7630.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_7630-300x188.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_7630-768x480.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_7630-18x12.jpeg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cd9f27 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2cd9f27\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-447f98e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"447f98e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6687a8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c6687a8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-283ea85 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"283ea85\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72fe7f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"72fe7f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_7743.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4496\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_7743.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_7743-300x188.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_7743-768x480.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_7743-18x12.jpeg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a46937f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a46937f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b9bfbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3b9bfbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2012 XIV INTERNATIONAL ICE SCULPTURE FESTIVAL<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19261d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19261d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"text-align-justify\">6-12 of 2012 In February<br>10-12 in February (extended until February 28) in Jelgava, Uzvaras Park; 15-16 in Ogre in February; 17-19 in February in J\u0113kabpils, S\u0113li s\u0113ta&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-justify\">Theme of the festival \u2013 \"Mysteries\"&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-justify\">In 2012, the highest ice sculpture in the Baltics was carved in Jelgava - the nine-meter-high \"Flame that rises in wings\"&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-justify\"><em>Individual sculptures:<br>1st place \u2013 K\u0119stutis Musteikis (Lithuania). Is the apple really the beginning of everything?<br>2nd place \u2013 Ruslan Korovkov (Russia). A transcendental world<br>3rd place \u2013 Donatas Mockus (Lithuania). Mr. Paganini<br>Jury's sympathy award - Sergejs Cechebrovskis (Russia). Transcendent love<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-justify\"><em>Team sculptures:<br>1st place \u2013 K\u0101rlis \u012ale (Latvia), Vilius Matutis (Lithuania). A flame that takes wings<br>2nd place \u2013 Dzhulastan Markov, Kyunneya Takasayeva (Russia). Ikedzukuri<br>3rd place \u2013 Sergey Loginov, Igor Nareiko (Russia). The legend of the famous Nani<br>Jury's sympathy award - Andrejs Molokovs, Sergejs Cechebrovskis (Russia). Mystery Halloween&nbsp;<br>Jury Sympathy Award \u2013 Agnese Rudz\u012bte-Kirillova (Latvia), Donatas Mockus (Lithuania). Biochemistry<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-493c561 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"493c561\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bc82a2 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6bc82a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae368ba e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ae368ba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60bbbdb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"60bbbdb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cf641a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1cf641a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2013 XV INTERNATIONAL ICE SCULPTURE FESTIVAL<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abaa43a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"abaa43a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"text-align-justify\">February 8-10, 2013, in Uzvaras Park\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"text-align-justify\">Theme of the festival \u2013 Planet \"Ice\"\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"text-align-justify\">The international ice sculpture festival celebrated its 15th birthday by reviving Planet \"Ice\" in Jelgava. As in a galactic birthday party \u2013 various surprises, six fireworks, shows, a record number of ice sculptures and even a unique, never-before-seen ice bath.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"text-align-justify\">Since 2013, after evaluating sketch applications, 30 world-renowned artists have been approved for participation in the festival, who create individual sculptures and team sculptures working in teams of two in less than five days.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"text-align-justify\"><em>Individual sculptures:<br \/>1st place \u2013 Donatas Mockus (Lithuania). Black and white<br \/>2nd place \u2013 Alexey Verbitskiy (Russia). Flying above the waves<br \/>3rd place \u2013 Mathew Thomas Foster (Great Britain). Sun rings<br \/>Jury's Favorite Award \u2013 Vadim Polin (Russia). Ice flower<\/em>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"text-align-justify\"><em>Team sculptures:<br \/>1st place \u2013 Sergei Tcelebrovskii and Andrei Molokov (Russia). The girl and the moon<br \/>2nd place \u2013 K\u0119stutis Musteikis and Vytautas Musteikis (Lithuania). The frozen howl<br \/>3rd place \u2013 K\u0101rlis \u012ale and Vilius Matutis (Latvia). Touch the sun<br \/>Jury sympathy awards - Inese Valtere - \u0141ande (Latvia) and Donatas Mockus (Lithuania). With the moon<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c40237 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0c40237\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4be207d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4be207d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/DSC04802.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4500\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/DSC04802.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/DSC04802-300x188.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/DSC04802-768x480.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/DSC04802-18x12.jpeg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9610b3e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9610b3e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42544a4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"42544a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b5bf0b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2b5bf0b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94c0e71 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"94c0e71\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6851c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b6851c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_2260.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4504\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_2260.jpg 800w, https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_2260-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_2260-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_2260-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63164e8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"63164e8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4af9913 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4af9913\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2014 XVI INTERNATIONAL ICE SCULPTURE FESTIVAL<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-480ce2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"480ce2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"text-align-justify\">February 7-9, 2014, Uzvaras Park\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"text-align-justify\">Theme of the festival \u2013 \"Wonderland\"\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"text-align-justify\">The 16th International Ice Sculpture Festival is characterized by the word \"stability\". It consists of the independent festival tradition, venue, time. The organizers already know what the visitors want and what the festival artists want. As the festival tradition develops and the large number of visitors grows, so does the demand for quality and variety.<\/p><p class=\"text-align-justify\">Along with the large number of sculptures, visitors are offered a series of other activities - programs for children, attractions, concerts of popular musicians, fireworks, various ice objects that can not only be viewed piece by piece, but also sit in them. As the years go by, the stable value and ice objects, which are especially popular with visitors due to their use in the coldest month of the year, do not change - the Ice Bar.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"text-align-justify\"><em>Individual sculptures:<br \/>1st place \u2013 Donatas Mockus (Lithuania). Shepherd<br \/>2nd place \u2013 Lauri Tamm (Estonia). Sun nest<br \/>3rd place \u2013 Irina Kudriavtseva (Russia). Happiness<br \/>Jury's sympathy award - Maija Puncule (Latvia). Pixel Man<\/em>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"text-align-justify\"><em>Team sculptures:<br \/>1st place \u2013 Andrei Molokov and Sergei Tcelebrovskii (Russia). Catch luck<br \/>2nd place \u2013 Elena Timofeeva and Pavel Kaltygin (Russia). Princess of the sea<br \/>3rd place \u2013 Inese Valtere \u2013 \u0141ande (Latvia) and Donatas Mockus (Lithuania). Queen<\/em><br \/><em>Jury's favorite awards - Aleksandr Parfenov and Andrey Koshelev (Russia). Dream<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae58e84 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ae58e84\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d217b5 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3d217b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2d52cd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d2d52cd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3703598 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3703598\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fde18d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8fde18d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2015 XVII INTERNATIONAL ICE SCULPTURE FESTIVAL\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94d15c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"94d15c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"text-align-justify\">February 6-8, 2015, Pasta Island&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-justify\">The theme of the festival is \"Fairytale of Ice\"&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-justify\">2017 brings new challenges and tests to the organizers of the International Ice Sculpture Festival, and surprises to the visitors. This year is marked not only by the festival's new venue \u2013 Pasta island, but also by the 750th anniversary of the city of Jelgava.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-justify\"><em>Individual sculptures:<br>1st place \u2013 Andrey Koshelev (Russia). The voice of the ocean<br>2nd place \u2013 K\u0101rlis \u012ale (Latvia). Morning star<br>3rd place \u2013 Vytautas Musteikis (Lithuania). How the story comes to us<br>Jury's favorite awards - Aleksandr Skardnov (Russia). Fire bird<br>Konstantin Evdokimov (Russia). The little spirit<br>Ivan Loktiukhin (Russia). Goldfish<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-justify\"><em>Team sculptures:<br>1st place - Agnese Rudz\u012bte - Kirillova and Anatolijs Kirillovs (Latvia). Shelter<br>2nd place \u2013 Iurii Mistryukov and Mariia Mazunina (Russia). Kiss of the Snow Queen<br>3rd place \u2013 K\u0101rlis \u012ale and Maija Puncule (Latvia). Crown of the North<br>Jury's Choice Award \u2013 Steve Armance and David Diatta (France). Glaurung. What woke me up?<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fdc372 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8fdc372\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f1eaa4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3f1eaa4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ledus_2015_02_06-249.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4509\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ledus_2015_02_06-249.jpg 800w, https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ledus_2015_02_06-249-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ledus_2015_02_06-249-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ledus_2015_02_06-249-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae235d3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ae235d3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-593c98a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"593c98a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d267990 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d267990\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c13b3c3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c13b3c3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0d2c1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c0d2c1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/60img5174.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4513\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/60img5174.jpg 800w, https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/60img5174-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/60img5174-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/60img5174-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ce9faf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7ce9faf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c02e74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1c02e74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2016 XVIII INTERNATIONAL ICE SCULPTURE FESTIVAL<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-359106a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"359106a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"text-align-justify\">February 5 - 7, 2016, Pasta Island\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"text-align-justify\">The theme of the festival is \"Wonders of the World\"\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"text-align-justify\">The International Ice Sculpture Festival taking place in Jelgava becomes the largest sculpture art festival in the Baltics and also the largest ice art festival in Northern Europe, which has retained the competition format. The festival is also included among the TOP 10 largest Ice and Snow sculpture events in the world, standing alongside such great countries as Russia, China, Canada and the USA.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"text-align-justify\"><em>Individual sculptures:<br \/>1st place \u2013 Kestutis Musteikis (Lithuania). Snowflake in palm<br \/>2nd place \u2013 Konstantin Evdokimov (Russia). Freedom<br \/>3rd place \u2013 Ainars Zingniks (Latvia). Cyclops<br \/>Jury sympathy award - Agnese Rudz\u012bte Kirillova (Latvia). Chameleon<br \/>Anna Evdokimova (Russia). Face to face<br \/>Daniil Ambrosov (Russia). Time Machine<br \/>Elisabeth Kristensen (Norway). Having fun<\/em>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"text-align-justify\"><em>Team sculptures:<br \/>1st place \u2013 Vytautas Musteikis and Kestutis Musteikis (Lithuania). Childs birth<br \/>2nd place \u2013 Sergei Tcelebrovskii (Russia) and Wiaczeslaw Borecki (Poland). The secret of birth<br \/>3rd place \u2013 Tautvilas Povilionis and Martynas Gaubas (Lithuania). Chuck Norris vs the Leaning Tower of Pisa<br \/>Jury sympathy awards - Ainars Zingniks and Z\u012ble Ozoli\u0146a-\u0160neidere (Latvia). Didn't expect?<br \/>Aleksey Verbitskiy and Svetlana Verbitskaya (Russia). A bureaucrat<br \/>Agnese Rudz\u012bte \u2013 Kirilova (Latvia) and Mariia Mazunina (Russia). The ability to fly<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a887706 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a887706\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ebdc00 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0ebdc00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-288512e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"288512e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcafac6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bcafac6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87896e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"87896e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2017 XIX INTERNATIONAL ICE SCULPTURE FESTIVAL<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f712359 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f712359\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"text-align-justify\">February 10-12, 2017, Pasta Island\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"text-align-justify\">Theme of the festival \u2013 \"Carnival\"\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"text-align-justify\">The 19th festival is like a turning point for future festivals. It is marked not only by the record number of submitted applications and sketches (more than 100), but also by the unexpectedly large number of visitors (85,000). It is like a springboard for the next anniversary festival, to select artists in an even tougher competition and create a festival with more and wider venues.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"text-align-justify\"><em>Individual sculptures:<br \/>1st place \u2013 Michela Ciappini (Italy). Guess who I am?<br \/>2nd place \u2013 Vladimir Mistriukov (Russia). Modern masks<br \/>3rd place \u2013 Agnese Rudz\u012bte\u2013Kirillova (Latvia). Always in fashion<br \/>Jury's Favorite Award - Matvey Vavaev (Russia). Hand fan<br \/>Marina Erkovich (Russia). Time to be different<\/em>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"text-align-justify\"><em>Team sculptures:<br \/>1st place \u2013 Vladimir Mistriukov and Iurii Mistriukov (Russia). Freedom<br \/>2nd place \u2013 Z\u012ble Ozoli\u0146a-\u0160neidere and Sanita R\u0101vi\u0146a (Latvia). Risk<br \/>3rd place - Ivan Zverev and Vadim Parkhomenko (Russia). Crazy World<br \/>Jury sympathy awards \u2013 Tautvilas Povilionis and Martynas Gaubas (Lithuania). Invite a punk to a carnival<br \/>Ivan Smirnov and Elena Smirnova (Russia). Monthly Sonata<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5aa4665 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5aa4665\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-823ba65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"823ba65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Ledus_skulpturas_piektdiena_billijs_locs_printsize-0232-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-669\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Ledus_skulpturas_piektdiena_billijs_locs_printsize-0232-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Ledus_skulpturas_piektdiena_billijs_locs_printsize-0232-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Ledus_skulpturas_piektdiena_billijs_locs_printsize-0232-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Ledus_skulpturas_piektdiena_billijs_locs_printsize-0232-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Ledus_skulpturas_piektdiena_billijs_locs_printsize-0232.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d3ef9e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0d3ef9e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53cb517 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"53cb517\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef8cff3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ef8cff3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-127042f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"127042f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d41b5c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d41b5c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Ledus_2018_Jelgava-0163.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4520\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Ledus_2018_Jelgava-0163.jpg 800w, https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Ledus_2018_Jelgava-0163-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Ledus_2018_Jelgava-0163-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Ledus_2018_Jelgava-0163-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42ac0d0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"42ac0d0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-845ab02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"845ab02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2018 XX INTERNATIONAL ICE SCULPTURE FESTIVAL<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-753b8f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"753b8f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"text-align-justify\">February 9 - 11, 2018, Post Island, Hercoga J\u0113kaba Square, J. \u010cakste Boulevard\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"text-align-justify\">Theme of the festival \u2013 \"Dreams\"\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"text-align-justify\">33 sculptors from 10 countries took part in the 20th anniversary festival - Latvia, Lithuania, Russia, Ireland, Portugal, Norway, the Netherlands, Ukraine, Bulgaria and China. The territory of the sculpture park is being expanded and the holiday is already being celebrated in three venues - J\u0101nis \u010cakste boulevard, Pasta sala and Hercog J\u0113kab Square. Not only the anniversary of the round festival, but also the centenary of Latvia is celebrated for three days, for two and with a record number of sculptures. This year, guests from Lithuania set a record number of visitors.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"text-align-justify\"><em>Individual sculptures:<br \/>1st place \u2013\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0<em>Z\u012ble Ozoli\u0146a-\u0160neidere \/ Latvia \u00abLet your dreams go\u00bb<br \/>2nd place \u2013 Martynas Gaubas \/ Lithuania \u00abDream yourself\u00bb<br \/>3rd place - Irina Alimurzayeva \/ Russia \"Imagination\"<\/em>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"text-align-justify\"><em>Team sculptures:<br \/>1st place \u2013\u00a0<\/em><em>Z\u012ble Ozoli\u0146a-\u0160neidere and Roman Petrov \/ Latvia and Russia \u00abCatch the dream\u00bb<br \/>2nd place - Elena Smirnova and Ivan Smirnov \/ Russia \"Reality\"<br \/>3rd place \u2013 Nial Magee and Pedro Mira \/ Ireland and Portugal \u00abComprehension\u00bb<\/em>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"text-align-justify\"><em>Jury promotion awards:<br \/>Elisabeth Kristensen \/ Norway \"Open Your Heart\"<br \/>Ruslan Korovkov \/ Bulgaria \u00abModern Time\u00bb<br \/>Pedro Mira \/ Portugal \"Forest of the Mind\"<br \/>Maria Vavaeva and Matvey Vavaev \/ Russia \u00abAnd let the whole world wait\u00bb<br \/>Martynas Gaubas and Tautvilas Povi\u013cionis \/ Lithuania \u00abWet Dreams\u00bb<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c12551 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9c12551\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d20b1b4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d20b1b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b1f1a9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5b1f1a9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6c07eb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c6c07eb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5274399 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5274399\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2019 XXI INTERNATIONAL ICE SCULPTURE FESTIVAL<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1417cf0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1417cf0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"text-align-justify\">February 8-10, 2019. Pasta Island, J. \u010cakste Boulevard and Pilssalas iela 1\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"text-align-justify\">Theme of the festival \u2013 \"Cinema\"\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"text-align-justify\">The 2019 Ice Sculpture Festival is also taking place in three places in the city - Pasta Island and J. \u010cakste boulevard, but the parking lot on Pilssalas street 1 has been chosen as the free zone of the festival.<\/p><p class=\"text-align-justify\">The festival gathers world-class sculptors from 7 countries - Latvia, Lithuania, Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, USA and Canada. It is noteworthy that among the participants of the festival there are some sculptors - chefs, whose ice sculpting skills are also useful in cooking. The artists' task in 2019 is to depict the theme \"Cinema\" in more than 70 tons of ice.<\/p><p class=\"text-align-justify\">In total, more than 65 ice objects can be viewed during the festival - 30 of them are illuminated individually created by artists and 15 are large team sculptures, as well as an ice labyrinth and six large-format photo sculptures.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"text-align-justify\"><em>Individual sculptures<\/em><\/p><p class=\"text-align-justify\"><em>\u00a01st place \u2013 Roman Petrov \/Russia\/<br \/>\"Torn Bulletin Board\"<br \/>2nd place \u2013 Pavel Solovev \/Russia\/<br \/>\"Cheshire Cat\"<br \/>3rd place \u2013 Vladimir Mistriukov \/Russia\/<br \/>\"Popcorn\"<\/em>\u00a0<\/p><p><em>Team sculptures<\/em><\/p><p><em>1st place \u2013 Iurii Mistriukov and Vladimir Mistriukov \/Russia\/<br \/>\"Plans\"<br \/>2nd place \u2013 Roman Petrov \/Russia\/ and Z\u012ble Ozoli\u0146a\u2013\u0160neidere \/Latvia\/<br \/>\"Movie Star\"<br \/>3rd place \u2013 Elena Smirnova and Ivan Smirnov \/Russia\/<br \/>\"The Little Knight\"<\/em><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><em>Jury's Choice Awards<\/em><\/p><p><em>Vladimir Filatov \/Russia\/<br \/>\"Change of perspective\"<br \/>Andrey Kokorin \/Russia\/<br \/>\"Montage\"<br \/>Manoj Khorugdharry \/Canada\/<br \/>\"Midnight\"<br \/>Iurii Mistriukov \/Russia\/<br \/>\"Watching\"<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf6d97f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bf6d97f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ff467c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4ff467c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Ledus_Skulpturas_2019_piektdienas_vakars_billijs.lv-0158.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4524\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Ledus_Skulpturas_2019_piektdienas_vakars_billijs.lv-0158.jpg 800w, https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Ledus_Skulpturas_2019_piektdienas_vakars_billijs.lv-0158-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Ledus_Skulpturas_2019_piektdienas_vakars_billijs.lv-0158-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Ledus_Skulpturas_2019_piektdienas_vakars_billijs.lv-0158-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aeadf49 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"aeadf49\" 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800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8cdf01 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a8cdf01\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7285180 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7285180\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2020 XXII INTERNATIONAL ICE SCULPTURE FESTIVAL<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bde8c8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bde8c8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>February 7-9, 2020. Pasta island, open-air concert hall \"M\u012btava\" and J. \u010cakste boulevard\u00a0<\/p><p>Theme of the festival \u2013 \"Superheroes\"\u00a0<\/p><p>The year 2020 came to Latvia with uncharacteristically warm weather for winter - without frost and snow. This prompted serious reflection on whether the long-standing tradition - the International Ice Sculpture Festival - will be able to take place in Jelgava at all. However, it happened and was heard with great scale in three venues - the Pasta Island, the open-air concert hall \"M\u012btava\" and J. \u010cakste boulevard, bringing a few frosty days to Jelgava along with the ice sculptures. In order to create works of art, sculptors had to work not only during the day, but also late into the evening hours, \"catching\" the moments when the air temperature dropped below zero.<\/p><p>Sculptors from 7 countries - Latvia, Lithuania, Russia, Belarus, Bulgaria, Ukraine and Finland - took part in the 22nd International Ice Sculpture Festival, capturing superheroes in their works - both those depicted in literature and cinema, and those encountered in their own lives.\u00a0<\/p><p><em>Individual sculptures<\/em><\/p><p><em>\u00a01st place \u2013 Vadim Parkhomenko \/Russia\/<br \/>\"Half Superhero\"<\/em><\/p><p><em>2nd place \u2013 Iurii Mistriukov \/Russia\/<br \/>\"Pushing aside obstacles\"<\/em><\/p><p><em>3rd place \u2013 Sanita Ravi\u0146a \/Latvia\/<br \/>\"Hold on\"<\/em><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><em>Team sculptures<\/em><\/p><p><em>1st place \u2013 Nikolai Kokorin and Andrei Kokorin \/Russia\/<br \/>\u201cFuture Heroes. The next generation\"<\/em><\/p><p><em>2nd place \u2013 Sergey Aseev \/Russia\/ and Artem Samoylov \/Ukraine\/<br \/>\"Prometheus\"<\/em><\/p><p><em>3rd place \u2013 Kestutis Musteikis and Vytautas Musteikis \/Lithuania\/<br \/>\"Genie in a Bottle\"<\/em>\u00a0<\/p><p><em>Jury's Choice Awards<\/em><\/p><p><em>Iurii Mistriukov and Vladimir Mistriukov \/Russia\/<br \/>\"Stephen Hawking travels the Milky Way\"<\/em><\/p><p><em>Ekaterina Malukhina \/Finland\/ and Egor Kuklin \/Russia\/<br \/>\"You are what you want to be\"<\/em><\/p><p><em>Agnese Rudz\u012bte \u2013 Kirillova \/Latvia\/<br \/>\"Amelia Earlhort\"<\/em><\/p><p><em>Vadzim Bandarets \/Belarus\/<br \/>\"Yarila\"<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-243c5bf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"243c5bf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2a07ac elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c2a07ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-619cbad e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"619cbad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4ff8e1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a4ff8e1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39b757f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"39b757f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">YEAR 2021 - ENVIRONMENTAL OBJECTS \"THE MIRACLE OF BETHLEHEM\" AND \"ELNIS 2021 AND FRIENDS\"<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a6a5a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a6a5a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"text-align-justify\">Adapting to the restrictions on gatherings and events in Latvia and the world, the traditional Ice Sculpture Festival in Jelgava did not take place in 2021. However, continuing to develop the tradition of ice art and preserving its continuity, two monumental ice objects were created in the city. During Christmas, sculptors conjured up a scene of Bethlehem in Herzog J\u0113kab Square - the environmental object \"Miracle of Bethlehem\" is by far the largest work of ice art ever created in Jelgava. On the other hand, in anticipation of the turn of the year, an environmental object \"Moose 2021 and friends\" took up residence on the Post island, which carried the symbolism of the city of Jelgava and the turn of the year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-justify\">\n<\/p><p class=\"text-align-justify\">The author of the environmental objects was the sculptor K\u0101rlis \u012ale, who implemented the idea together with a team of Latvian artists - Maija \u012ale, Agnes Rudz\u012bti-Kirillova, Z\u012bli Ozoli\u0146u-\u0160neideri and Sanita R\u0101vi\u0146a.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91ab546 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"91ab546\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df7a0fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"df7a0fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/BETLEME.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4532\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/BETLEME.jpg 800w, https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/BETLEME-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/BETLEME-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/BETLEME-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4002e0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c4002e0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-704fe48 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"704fe48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34d1810 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"34d1810\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e46a7e2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e46a7e2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b48b37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6b48b37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ZOO.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4536\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ZOO.jpg 800w, https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ZOO-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ZOO-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ZOO-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b92f486 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b92f486\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de971c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"de971c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2022 - INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM \"ICE SCULPTURES IN JELGAVA\"\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f01e2f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f01e2f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"text-align-justify\">The year 2022 began with the emergency situation and the extension of gathering restrictions, so the planned International Ice Sculpture Festival had to be transformed into a different format - at the beginning of February, an international symposium \"Ice Sculptures in Jelgava\" was held in Jelgava, gathering ten sculptors from Latvia, the Netherlands and Russia. Ice artists brought the theme \"ZOO\" to life in their works.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-justify\">\"ZOO - this laconic designation is recognized all over the world and is associated with the world of animals. Not only with the man-made animal world in the zoo, but the indescribably diverse fauna that exists alongside us - on land and in water. And also in us. An animal carries a wild nature within itself, but in interaction with a human - a tamed nature, in which a human can become both the animal's main provider and its greatest enemy. But sometimes we ourselves are guided by animal instincts, and it is said that there is an animal hidden in each of us, or maybe a beast? Where does humanity end and the animal kingdom begin? Is a lion living in a zoo cage more human than one living on the steppe? And is a person who goes hunting guided by animal instincts? Humans and animals are united by nature, but nature is different from the point of view of humans and animals,\" says the justification of the topic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-justify\">A total of 21 ice art objects were created, which were displayed in the courtyard of the tower of the Holy Trinity Church, near the \u0110ederts Elias Jelgava Museum of History and Art, Pasta Island, J\u0101nis \u010cakste Boulevard, Hercoga J\u0113kaba Square and Uzvara Park, as well as near the Culture House and the square behind it, Stations in the park and Ozol Square.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-justify\">This year Husqvarna supported the project by providing the sculptors with electric saws.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e434bd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8e434bd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d7b707 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6d7b707\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1ab663 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f1ab663\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9875d1d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9875d1d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61cb5e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"61cb5e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2023 - XXIV INTERNATIONAL ICE SCULPTURE FESTIVAL \"ANCIENT DEITIES\"<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e5847c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e5847c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"text-align-justify\">In 2023, the 24th international ice sculpture festival was held, in which a record number of countries participated - 32 sculptors from 12 countries. In this year's theme, the sculptors revealed a unique perspective on the ancient deities and their importance in the cultures of different nations. Sculptors had the opportunity to depict not only deities, but also mythological beings such as the Green Tara, those who embody the power and phenomena of nature, such as the Thunder, and those found in Greek, Egyptian, Aztec, Nordic and other cultures.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-justify\">\n<\/p><p class=\"text-align-justify\">\n<\/p><p class=\"text-align-justify\" dir=\"ltr\">In total, more than 45 ice art works were created, which were displayed in three places in the city - J\u0101nis \u010cakste boulevard, Pasta Island and the open-air concert hall \"M\u012btava\". 30 of these sculptures were created by artists individually, and 15 of them were team work.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-justify\">\n<\/p><p class=\"text-align-justify\" dir=\"ltr\">On the opening day of the festival, visitors had the opportunity to enjoy the cold works of art with their own eyes and watch the sculptors who demonstrated their skills in creating new ice objects.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8b9036 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c8b9036\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acb6a6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"acb6a6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/LEDUS2023-Raimonds_Subatovics_T26676432-171_0_0.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4543\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/LEDUS2023-Raimonds_Subatovics_T26676432-171_0_0.jpg 800w, https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/LEDUS2023-Raimonds_Subatovics_T26676432-171_0_0-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/LEDUS2023-Raimonds_Subatovics_T26676432-171_0_0-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/LEDUS2023-Raimonds_Subatovics_T26676432-171_0_0-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d918f3f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d918f3f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a8dfad elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9a8dfad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-623a495 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"623a495\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5321acf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5321acf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4ce6bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d4ce6bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Senais-samanis.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7231\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Senais-samanis.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Senais-samanis-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Senais-samanis-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Senais-samanis-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b8c7b1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0b8c7b1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3de464 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d3de464\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2024 - 25TH INTERNATIONAL ICE SCULPTURE FESTIVAL IN JELGAVA \n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1659a70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1659a70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>From February 2 to 4, the 25th anniversary International Ice Sculpture Festival took place in Jelgava \u2013 on J\u0101\u0146a \u010cakstes Boulevard and Pasta Island. Their unique view of <em><u>world treasures<\/u><\/em>,32 professional sculptors from 11 countries \u2013 Ukraine, Indonesia, Argentina, Latvia, the Netherlands, Lithuania, Estonia, the Czech Republic, Mongolia, the United Kingdom (UK) and Spain \u2013 showed off their skills with ice sculptures. Forty-five competition sculptures were created during the festival, but in total more than 60 ice objects were on display. In addition to the competition entries, the festival also featured an ice bar, an ice sauna, photo sculptures, ice attractions and games.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfa96ed e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cfa96ed\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-630b163 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"630b163\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52329c5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"52329c5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-491d580 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"491d580\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bcec00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1bcec00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2025 - 26TH INTERNATIONAL ICE SCULPTURE FESTIVAL \"THE STORY OF THE UNIVERSE\"<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0034e2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0034e2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>From February 7 to 9, the 26th International Ice Sculpture Festival took place in Jelgava. Thirty-two ice sculptors brought their vision of the theme \"THE STORY OF THE UNIVERSE\" to life in ice, using more than 80 tons of ice in their works. More than 60 ice objects were created during the festival.<\/p><p>The jury of the ice sculpture competition consisted of six experienced experts, one of whom was Juhani Lillberg from Finland, President of the International Snow and Ice Sculpture Association. After careful and professional evaluation, the jury selected the winners in two categories \u2013 individual and team sculptures.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><u>In the team sculpture category:<\/u><\/p><p>1st place: I MADE SUTAMA (Indonesia); SANTIAGO GONZALEZ (Argentina) \u201cQuantum Singularity\u201d<\/p><p>2nd place: Z\u012aLE OZOLI\u0145A-\u0160NEIDERE (Latvia); LUDO RODERS (Netherlands) \u201cThe Universe Between Us\u201d<\/p><p>3rd place: MINDAUGAS TENDZIAGOLSKIS (Lithuania); LIUTAURAS GRIE\u017dE (Lithuania) \u201cJuggler\u201d<\/p><p><u>Jury's Choice Award <\/u><\/p><p>DORJNAMJIL BAATAR (Mongolia); SOLONGO KHASHBAATAR (Mongolia) \u201cHistoriology\u201d<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><u>In the category of individual sculptures:<\/u><\/p><p>1st place: KRISTAPS ANDERSONS (Latvia) \u201cWalking in the Gardens of the Galaxy\u201d<\/p><p>2nd place: AGNESE RUDZ\u012aTE KIRILLOVA (Latvia) \u201cThe Beginning\u201d<\/p><p>3rd place: LIUTAURAS GRIE\u017dE (Lithuania) \u201cThe Idea\u201d<\/p><p><u>Jury's Choice Award<\/u><\/p><p>SANTIAGO GONZALEZ (Argentina) \u201cMaterial Unsuitable\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3893f5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b3893f5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4490a1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4490a1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ledus-skulpturu-festivals-2025-5-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16328\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ledus-skulpturu-festivals-2025-5-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ledus-skulpturu-festivals-2025-5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ledus-skulpturu-festivals-2025-5-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ledus-skulpturu-festivals-2025-5-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ledus-skulpturu-festivals-2025-5.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>V\u0113sture Starptautiskais Ledus skulpt\u016bru festiv\u0101ls ir viens no iespaid\u012bg\u0101kajiem kult\u016bras notikumiem Latvij\u0101, kas norisin\u0101s ziem\u0101. \u0160ogad nu jau ir 25. jubilejas gads, t\u0101p\u0113c atz\u012bm\u0113jot \u0161os sv\u0113tkus, m\u0101kslinieki ar savu redz\u0113jumu apmekl\u0113t\u0101jiem atkl\u0101s Pasaules d\u0101rgumus. 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