“Luci ed Ombre del legno” - Wood Sculpture Symposium

The “Centro di Documentazione del Lavoro nei Boschi”, in collaboration with the 5 municipalities of the Tesino Valley (Castello Tesino, Pieve Tesino, Cinte Tesino, Bieno and Strigno), the Trento dinstrict (Culture and Turism offices), Cassa Rurale Valsugana and Tesino, Region Trentino Alto Adige, Establishment Ca.ri.tro, PEFC Italy, vivarium Roncador, the tourist board Azienda per il Turismo Valsugana Lagorai Terme e Laghi, BIM Brenta, Stubai, Community Valsugana e Tesino, Sistema Bibliotecario Intercomunale Lagorai, art Gallery Atrebates and the library of Castello Tesino are organizing the 16th edition of Wood sculpture competition Simposio “Luci ed Ombre del legno” (Lights and Shadows of Wood), from Tuesday 23 July to Sunday 28 July 2019.

Selection
The competition will take place in the 5 villages of the Tesino valley; there will be 5 wood artists in Castello Tesino, 3 in Pieve Tesino, 3 in Cinte Tesino, 3 in Bieno and 3 in Strigno.
The workspace of each artist will be assigned randomly by the Jury.
The Jury will closely examine the application forms in order to select the 17 artists of the 2019 Simposio.
The selected artists will be informed within 31st May 2019.

Material and Tools

Each selected artist will have a pine-tree trunk at her / his disposal (height: 1,70-1,80 m; diameter: 0,40-0,50 m)
Each selected artist will have to use personal work tools. The use of the chain saw will be limited during the day. The artists have to work from 9 to 12,30 a.m., and from 3 to 7 p.m. from Tuesday to Sunday, and then on Thursday from 9 to 10:30 p.m. The artists have to finish their work till Friday at 7 p.m.
Each sculpture will be moved to the Giardini (public park) of Via Dante in Castello Tesino on Sunday morning, in order to allow the public and the Jury to vote. Both public and Jury will vote till Sunday at 2 p.m.

The official presentation of the event will take place at the municipality of Castello Tesino on Tuesday 23rd July 2019 at 11 a.m. The prize giving will take movie theater of Via Venezia in Castello Tesino on Sunday 28th July at 4,30 p.m.

Food and Accommodation

Artists’ food and accommodation (from Tuesday 23rd July to Sunday 28th July 2019) are covered by the Organization Committee. Artists working in Castello Tesino, Pieve Tesino and Bieno will have dinner and overnight in the same villages. For artists working in Cinte Tesino we will book a hotel in Pieve Tesino (2 km far from Cinte Tesino). For artists working in Strigno we will book a hotel in Spera (1,5 km far from Strigno). Artists coming from more than 400 km far from the Tesino Valley could also have dinner on Monday 22nd July 2019 and on Sunday 28th July, and could overnight also on Monday 22nd July and on Sunday 28th July.

Awards

The chairman of the Jury will be Mr Renzo Francescotti. The jackpot wil be:

1° prize: 1.200 €
2° prize: 900 €
3° prize: 700 €

After the competition, the Organization Committee will be the single owner of these 3 works.
There will be also a Art Gallery Atrebates (600 €): the owner of this sculpture will be Art Gallery Atrebates. In addition, for those interested, there is another award, 'Premio Floricoltura Roncador Valentino' for the creation of a paid work for the company, Vivaio Roncador, based in Mezzolombardo, Trentino.
Artists should not use too many colors while working on their sculptures; artists have to use as much as possible the pine trunk provided. The winner of the 2018 edition not win the 2019 edition etc.

A further prize will be given to the sculpture voted by the public. The public vote by a special ballot paper.
The event will take place in any type of weather regardless.
If one of the three winners comes from a foreign country the Committee can decide to use the only work created during the Simposio for the collective exhibitions (unless the artist pays for the transport of other works).

Travel Expenses

Artists coming from more than 500 km far from the Tesino Valley will receive a reimbursement of travel expenses (maximum € 180,00); in this case artists have to show proof of all travelling expenses.

Responsibility

Competitors acknowledge and accept these regulations by sending the application form, exempting the Organizing Committee from any liability in case of damage done or suffered.
By sending the application form artists expressly consent to the use of personal information according to Italian law.

Application

The artists interested in taking part in this Symposium have to send the following documents (by mail or by post) by 30th April 2019:

the application form (also to be required to the email addresses below)
professional curriculum vitae with personal details (place of birth, date of birth, address, vocational training, main art exhibitions; we prefer mail CV)
one full-color passport – size photo
at least one photo of a personal sculpture work
the draft of the work you would like to create during the competition (optional)

To this address:
Biblioteca Comunale
Via Venezia, 16/b
I-38053 CASTELLO TESINO (TN) – ITALY
e-mail: castellotesino@biblio.infotn.it or paolosordo@libero.it

The documents required will be utilized to create the catalogue of the 2018 edition of the Symposium, which will be given to the artists selected for the competition.
Website: www.luciedombredellegno.it