{"id":18461,"date":"2026-05-18T16:49:53","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T13:49:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/?p=18461"},"modified":"2026-05-18T16:51:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T13:51:19","slug":"pasta-sala-top-juras-laikmeta-stasti-smiltis-sakusies-skulpturu-veidosana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/en\/2026\/05\/18\/pasta-sala-top-juras-laikmeta-stasti-smiltis-sakusies-skulpturu-veidosana\/","title":{"rendered":"Stories of the Jurassic take shape in the sand on Pasta Island \u2013 sculpture creation has begun"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Stories of the Jurassic take shape in the sand on Pasta Island \u2013 sculpture creation has begun<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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18. May, 2026.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t
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Sand sculptors from various countries around the world have arrived in Jelgava to begin work on their sculptures for the 20th International Sand Sculpture Festival. Pasta Island is bustling with activity\u201415 artists from Turkey, the U.S., Ukraine, Spain, Bulgaria, Poland, the Netherlands, Estonia, Lithuania, and Latvia are transforming sand into impressive works of art step by step. The sculptors will continue working on their sculptures until Thursday, May 21.<\/p>

This year, the festival is celebrating its anniversary and invites visitors to embark on an exciting journey millions of years into the past\u2014to the Jurassic Period. In their works, the sculptors bring to life both the world of dinosaurs and stories about the evolution of life, the forces of nature, and the balance between them. Alongside dynamic and action-packed scenes, the sculptures also reveal peaceful moments, concern for offspring, and themes close to the human heart\u2014choices, imagination, and relationships.<\/p>

Visitors will also be able to view the demo sculpture \u201cDinosaur gathering,\u201d created by Agnese Rudz\u012bte-Kirilova from Latvia and Roger Ferralla from Spain. It depicts a scene from the Jurassic period\u2014dinosaurs of various species gathered together in a shared moment of daily life, while a tyrannosaurus rex watches the scene from above and pterodactyls circle in the sky.<\/p>

The sculpture \u201cVolcanus\u201d at the festival\u2019s entrance gate was created by Sanita R\u0101vi\u0146a from Latvia. The Latin word \u201cVolcanus\u201d refers to the god of fire and volcanoes in Roman mythology\u2014the patron of blacksmiths and craftsmen, who forged armor and weapons for gods and heroes. It was Volcanus who gave his name to volcanoes, as in ancient times it was believed that volcanic eruptions were linked to his anger and actions.<\/p>

The International Sand Sculpture Festival on Pasta Island will take place on May 23, offering a wide-ranging cultural and entertainment program throughout the day. During the day, visitors will be entertained by family activities, puppet shows, foam parties, creative workshops, large-scale games, and improvisational theater performances, while in the evening, the season-opening concert will take place at the \u201cM\u012btava\u201d open-air concert hall. Taking the stage will be the band \u201cKautkaili,\u201d Samanta T\u012bna, the band \u201cPienved\u0113ja Piedz\u012bvojumi,\u201d and Fi\u0146\u0137is, creating an energetic and diverse evening program.<\/p>

Tickets can be purchased at \u201cBi\u013ce\u0161u parad\u012bze\u201d ticket offices and online. A one-day festival ticket allows you to leave the territory and return as you please, giving you the opportunity to enjoy both sand art and the diverse offerings of Museum Night in a single day, concluding the evening with a concert program at the \u201cM\u012btava\u201d open-air concert hall.<\/p>

Starting May 21, Pasta Island will be closed to visitors while the festival is being set up and taking place, but the children\u2019s playground will remain open. Additional parking spaces will be available for the convenience of festival visitors\u2014please use the Waze app to find their locations.<\/p>

The event is organized by the City of Jelgava and the \u201cKult\u016bra\u201d institution, with support from AS Ramirent Baltic.<\/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

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Jelgav\u0101 ieradu\u0161ies smil\u0161u t\u0113lnieki no da\u017e\u0101d\u0101m pasaules valst\u012bm, lai uzs\u0101ktu darbu pie skulpt\u016bru veido\u0161anas 20. Starptautiskajam smil\u0161u skulpt\u016bru festiv\u0101lam. Pasta sal\u0101 valda ros\u012bba \u2013 15 m\u0101kslinieki no Turcijas, ASV, Ukrainas, Sp\u0101nijas, Bulg\u0101rijas, Polijas, N\u012bderlandes, Igaunijas, Lietuvas un Latvijas soli pa solim p\u0101rv\u0113r\u0161 smiltis iespaid\u012bgos m\u0101kslas darbos. T\u0113lnieki pie skulpt\u016bru izveides str\u0101d\u0101s l\u012bdz ceturtdienai, 21. maijam. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":18453,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18461","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-smilsu-skulpturas","category-zinas"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18461","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18461"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18461\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18465,"href":"https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18461\/revisions\/18465"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18453"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18461"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18461"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kultura.jelgava.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18461"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}