International Ice Carving Competition January 24 to 26, 2018 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada INTERNATIONAL ICE CARVING COMPETITION
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International Ice Carving Competition January 24 to 26, 2018 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada INTERNATIONAL ICE CARVING COMPETITION The Boardwalk Ice on Whyte Festival brings the beauty of ice carving to the tourist destination of Old Strathcona, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada from January 25 to 28 and February 1 to 4, 2018. The International Ice Carving Competition is the “opening act” for the festival. The competition begins on Wednesday, January 24 and end on Friday, January 26. We are thrilled to invite 10 two-person teams of professional ice carving artists from around the world to enter the competition. The competition begins on Wednesday at 8 am and ends on Friday at 2 pm. Sculptures will be judged on Friday, January 26 and awards are presented at approximately 6 pm. Registrations are accepted until December 1, 2017. We look forward to seeing you there! CANADA CUP OF ICE CARVING The Canada Cup of Ice Carving showcases the best ice carving talent at the three International Ice Carving Competitions in Canada - Winterlude in Ottawa, Ice Magic in Lake Louise and the Boardwalk Ice on Whyte Festival in Edmonton. In 2018, the Canada Cup of Ice Carving will be held at Ice Magic in Lake Louise. The Canada Cup of Ice Carving comes to the Boardwalk Ice on Whyte Festival in 2019. Congratulations to Samuel Girault from France & Michal Mizula from Poland for winning the Canada Cup at Winterlude in Ottawa in 2017! We wish Egor Stepanov and Alexey Andreev of Team Sakha our best as they represent the Boardwalk Ice on Whyte Festival at the 2018 Canada Cup at Ice Magic in Lake Louise. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT: Wanda Bornn, Festival Producer Office: 780-758-5878 Mobile: 780-446-8382 Email: [email protected] REGISTRATION & ELIGIBILITY The online application MUST be completed by Friday, December 1, 2017. To qualify for the competition, your sketch and the title of your piece MUST be submitted by Friday, December 15, 2017. Participants must be at least 18 years old to enter the competition. If you are a new applicant, please include a summary of ice carving experience, list of awards from other competitions and a photo of previous ice carving. Teams will be selected based on previous ice carving experience, your application sketch and past participation. Participation will be confirmed by email by Friday, December 22, 2017. COMPETITION DETAILS The Boardwalk Ice on Whyte Festival does not have a theme for you to adhere to, we just want you to create your very best work of ice carving art! MAXIMUM PARTICIPANTS 10 TEAMS NUMBER OF BLOCKS OF ICE 15 BLOCKS OF CLINEBELL ICE PER TEAM ALLOTTED TIME 34 HOURS MINIMUM CARVING HEIGHT 2.1 M (7’) MAXIMUM CARVING HEIGHT 3.05 M (10’) CARVING AREA 4.572 M X 6.1 M (15’ X 20’) ICE BLOCK SIZE 1 M X 50 CM X 25 CM (40” X 20” X 10”) ICE BLOCK WEIGHT 135 KG (297 LBS) TOOLS & EQUIPMENT SCAFFOLDING 1 SET PER TEAM STEPLADDER 1 PER TEAM POWER ONE 120 V 15-AMP OUTLET LIGHTING ONE SET PER TEAM TARP ONE PER TEAM WATER BUCKET ONE PER TEAM NORTH AMERICAN STANDARD CHAIN SAW BY REQUEST FOR INTERNATIONAL TEAMS ONE BLOCK OF ICE TO EXCHANGE BY REQUEST AS PER COMPETITION RULES TEAM RESPONSIBILITIES AND CONDITIONS Complete and submit the artist online registration form by December 1, 2017. Submit design sketch and title of piece by December 15, 2017. Attend the artist orientation dinner on Tuesday, January 23, 2018 at 7:30 pm. A lottery draw at the orientation will determine each team’s sculpture location in the carving area. Carvers must supply their own tools and equipment. Access will be given to one 120V 15-amp outlet (North American Standard) . Electric chains saws may be requested by international competitors on the application form. Carvers may use only one electrical tool at a time. No generators, props, coolants or coolers (with the exception of dry ice as approved by the judges and supplied by the Festival), colouring or special lights are permitted. Each competitor must follow all participation rules and guidelines according to nationally established rules and guidelines as administered by the judges. Safety First! In order to ensure the safety of all participants, health and safety measures are applicable. No helpers are allowed in the carving area unless approved by a judge. All allocated blocks of ice must be used and carved on all sides. Snow made from your original allotment of ice may be used, no artificial props, decoration or colouring of ice is allowed. No sponsor logos or material may be displayed in the carving area or on the sculptures except sponsor identification on clothing. Organizers reserve the right to disqualify carvers who produce sculptures that are considered to be in poor taste or commercial in character. Artists must remove all tools, cardboard, extra ice and debris from their allocated carving area at the end of every competition day and ensure that the carving is ready for judging at the end of the competition. The Festival’s site staff will be available to assist with cardboard, ice and debris removal. Competition organizers are not responsible for lost, damaged or stolen tools and equipment. WEATHER The Boardwalk Ice on Whyte Festival’s competition will be held in a giant tent. This will mitigate conditions for very warm or very cold temperatures. All decisions regarding carving in adverse weather conditions will be made at the orientation by the judges and artists. This decision is final and will be adhered to by the competitors for the duration of the competition. SAFETY In order to ensure the safety of all participants, health and safety measures are applicable for this event. Artists must wear personal protective equipment. Safety boots, pants or chaps with ballistic nylon inserts, chainsaw gloves, hearing protection, protective eyewear and any other relevant health and safety equipment are strongly recommended. The judges are aware of the importance of health and safety at this event and, should a lack of personal protective equipment or dangerous work methods be noted, they will issue warnings which may result in point reduction or disqualification. CARVING SCHEDULE The final carving schedule will be provided in the artist information package. Organizers and judges reserve the right to modify the schedule. ALL DAY ARRIVAL OF PARTICIPANTS AND JUDGES TUESDAY, JANUARY 23 7:30 PM TO 9 PM WELCOME DINNER & ORIENTATION WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24 8 AM TO 10 PM COMPETITION THURSDAY, JANUARY 25 8 AM TO 10 PM COMPETITION 8 AM TO 2 PM COMPETITION 2 PM JUDGING FRIDAY, JANUARY 26 6 PM AWARDS PRESENTATION 7:30 PM ARTIST FAREWELL RECEPTION JUDGING CRITERIA Each category is judged separately. Three experienced judges will rate the sculptures according to the criteria below. The judging will be by consensus as the judges will discuss the scores of each sculpture. The sculptures must remain standing until the judging process is complete. Judging may take up to 3 hours. OVERALL FIRST IMPRESSION 10 POINTS THE SCULPTURE IS ATTRACTIVE AT FIRST SITE SKILL STRUCTURE 15 POINTS USE OF ICE, BUILDING THE SCULPTURE SKILL SKILL AND TECHNIQUE 15 POINTS CARVING AND TECHNICAL SKILL, CHALLENGE INVOLVED SKILL DETAILS 15 POINTS APPROPRIATE DETAILS IN DESIGN, DESIGN REFINEMENT ARTISTRY CONCEPT AND DESIGN 15 POINTS PROPORTION, UNITY OF COMPOSITION, DESIGN FLOW ARTISTRY CREATIVITY 15 POINTS ORIGINALITY ARTISTRY ARTISTIC MERIT 15 POINTS OVERALL BEAUTY, LASTING IMPRESSION TOTAL 100 POINTS PRIZES & HONOURARIA All Teams $1000 Honourarium Certificate of Participation 1st Place $1000 & Medal Reserved spot for 2019 Canada Cup 2nd Place $750 & Medal Reserved spot for 2019 competition 3rd Place $500 & Medal Reserved spot for 2019 competition Metro News People’s Choice Award voting will continue to Feb 4 trophy awarded in 2019 Artist Choice Award Gift ARTIST SERVICES TRANSPORTATION ARTIST RESPONSIBILITY TO AND FROM EDMONTON INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS MAY APPLY FOR TRAVEL HONOURARIUM TO AND FROM EDMONTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ICE ON WHYTE WILL PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM HOTEL AND ICE ON WHYTE FESTIVAL ICE ON WHYTE WILL PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION ACCOMMODATIONS INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS 4 NIGHTS ACCOMMODATIONS, ONE TEAM PER ROOM (JAN 23 TO 26) CANADIAN ARTISTS 3 NIGHTS ACCOMMODATIONS, ONE TEAM PER ROOM (JAN 23 TO 25) Meals Breakfast Lunch Dinner TUESDAY, JAN 23 ORIENTATION & DINNER WEDNESDAY, JAN 24 HOTEL BREAKFAST ONSITE CATERED MEAL ONSITE CATERED MEAL THURSDAY, JAN 25 HOTEL BREAKFAST ONSITE CATERED MEAL ONSITE CATERED MEAL FRIDAY, JAN 26 HOTEL BREAKFAST ONSITE CATERED MEAL FAREWELL RECEPTION 2017 PARTICIPANTS Back Row: Mike Dunlop - BC; Valeriy Batalov & Eduard Ponomarenko - Russia; Maija Puncule & Karlis Ile - Latvia; Dominika Jarczok - Poland; Julio Martinez - Mexico; Edith van de Wetering - the Netherlands; Rusty Cox - BC; Steve Buzak - Edmonton; Wilfred Stijger - the Netherlands; Eileen Heidler - Judge; Ikuo Kanbayashi - Lead Judge. Front Row: Alexey Andreev & Egor Stepanov - Republic of Sakha in Russia; Kee Gawah - Malaysia; Austin Greenleaf - USA; Junichi Nakamura - Japan; Wanda Bornn - Festival Producer. Missing from photo: Ken Harper - BC, Kim Fjordbotten - Judge. RELEASE OF LIABILITY, WAIVER AND INDEMNITY I understand and recognize that my participation in the Boardwalk Ice on Whyte Festival’s International Ice Carving Competition involves certain risks. I hereby undertake to act in a responsible and safe manner at all times while participating in the Boardwalk Ice on Whyte Festival International Ice Carving Competition. Release of Liability I hereby release and forever discharge the Boardwalk Ice on Whyte Festival, its employees, officers, directors, agents, volunteers, its members or any other person for whom the Boardwalk Ice on Whyte Festival is responsible from any and all liability for any injury (including death) and/or property damage that I could sustain arising out of or in relation to my participation in the Boardwalk Ice on Whyte Festival International Ice Carving Competition.