TATRY ICE MASTER 2021 International ICE SCULPTURE Championship
Notice!
We are very sorry that the international ice carving competition Tatry Ice Master 2021 was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The competition is being rescheduled to January 2022, under the exact same conditions. We will update you with the new date of the competition shortly. Competition teams and their drawings registered for TIM 2021 will be valid for 2022 also, the competition themes will not change. New teams will also be able to register and our expert jury will make a new selection of the competing teams. Thank you for your understanding.
Kind regards,
Tatry Ice Master team
TATRY ICE MASTER 2021
International ICE SCULPTURE Championship
The High Tatras, Slovakia 23.rd - 24.th January 2021
BASIC INFORMATION:
* Competition will host 10 top ice carving teams.
* Each team consists of 2 experienced ice sculptors older than 18 years.
* At least one team member of a given team has to have a citizenship of the country they represent.
* There can only be one team representing one given country.
* Each team member has to prove their qualification and has to provide references from international ice-sculpting competitions.
* Each team has to make the OBLIGATORY DEPOSIT PAYMENT of 300€ and present the necessary documents until the given date.
* Dear friends, for 9 years we take care of your comfort and safety. We want to make an event also this year, but we don´t know what the situation will be due to Coronavirus. For this reason, we are not responsible for any fly ticket refunds. Please consider any risks.
COMPETITION THEMES:
22nd January - Friday
No competition, a program consisting of a trip and wellness.
Short video from last year: https://www.facebook.com/iceart.club/photos/a.809003492521941/2721773677911570
This day is a part of the event, therefore all activities during this day are obligatory.
23rd January - Saturday
Theme:Woman – thousand faces and forms
(a woman has been an elementarymuse of sculptors since the origins of sculpting. A woman can be depicted in an infinite number of forms, it all depends on your creativity)
Design: 3D (object 360 degrees, no wall)
Working time: 8 hours
Quantity of the ice blocks per statue: 10pcs / 1 team
24th January - Sunday
Theme: Sci-fi - Science-fiction
(an image of the future world based on the knowledge of contemporary science and technology)
Design: 3D (object 360 degrees, no wall)
Working time: 8 hours
Quantity of the ice blocks per statue: 10pcs / 1 team
WINNERS' PRIZES:
23rd January - Saturday
Prizes for this day – Team competition:
1st place – 800€
2nd place – 500€
3rd place – 300€
Audience award - 200€
24th January - Sunday
Prizes for this day – Team competition:
1st place – 800€
2nd place – 500€
3rd place – 300€
Audience award - 200€
IF INTERESTED, THE SELECTED TEAMS CAN APPLY TO PERFORM OTHER PAID ACTIVITIES DURING THE EVENT:
Exhibition – ice show on the stage, accompanied by music, 750 €/team
Speed carving: 2-3 ice blocks, 2 team members, approximately 20 minutes.
The ice show takes place on both days of the competition, in the evening after the evaluation. We will be happy to provide more information upon your request.
Carving of an ice sculpture on top of the Lomnický peak during our trip there, 100 €/team.
Carving of an ice sculpture on the assigned topic, 2 ice blocks, 2 team members, approximately 2 hours. We will be happy to provide more information upon your request.
ASSISTANCE PROVIDED BY THE ORGANIZER FOR ALL COMPETING TEAMS:
FINANCIAL SUPPORT OF THE EVENT:
Each team will receive
a participation fee 600€/ team
a refund of 300€ deposit
The possibility of winning financial prizes or gifts depending on your results in the competition.
Refund of travel expenses:
EUROPE: maximum of 600€/ team
RUSSIA: maximum of 900€/ team
ASIA, AUSTRALIA, AMERICA: maximum of 2.300€/team
TRANSPORTATION FROM THE AIRPORT AND ACCOMODATION:
* Accommodation, breakfast, dinner, lunch
* Trip, wellness
* Transportation from the airport as follows:
From the Košice Airport to the High Tatras
on the 21.st of January, departure at 12.00(The drive takes 1 and a half hour). Please plan your flight arrival time according to the time of transfer’s departure.
From the High Tatras to the Košice Airport
on the 25.th January, departure at 08.00 (The drive takes 1 and a half hour)
Please plan your flight departure time according to the time of transfer’s arrival.
Teams arriving at the POPRAD Airport, or teams travelling individually, have to be in the High Tatrason the 21.st of January, at latest until 16.00. We will cover the taxi fare.
The team (or team member) which decides not to use our transportation assistance is obliged to secure the transportation for themselves individually,
at their own expense!!!
TECHNICAL SUPPORT OF THE EVENT:
In the past years, the competing teams reported to the organizer the following equipment needed for work during the whole competition: scaffolding 1x, pallets, a helper, 2 kilograms of dry ice/1 team/1 day, buckets 2x, extension cables 2x, motor oil.
Electric transformer, gasoline and oil will be secured upon special request by e-mail to the address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
All work tools and other devices not included in the list above are secured by the artists themselves!!!
Information and technical specifications:
- One ice block has a size of 100 x 50 x 25cm.
- The ice sculpture must be monumental with a minimum height of 2m and a maximum height of 2,9m and has to be carved in 3D (object 360 degrees, no wall).
- Each ice sculpture has to have a name.
Graphic drafts of the competing sculptures:
- Each applying team is obliged to send us a graphic draft according to the herein specified conditions, which will be the main criteria for the teams to be chosen to participate.
- The graphic draft has to fit the given theme and fulfill the defined parameters.
- Each graphic draft has to have the dimensions of the sculpture.
- If you want to participate, you have to send us 4 graphic drafts.
Insert the drawings into the attached file in the attachment.
MAIN SCULPTURE DESIGN (Good conditions) |
BAD CONDITIONS DESIGN (strong wind) Choice of the design is up to the organizer, based on the current weather. Artists themselves cannot decide to choose this design!!! |
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Day 1 Woman – thousand faces and forms
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Name your sculpture: ................................. Design name: 1. Woman – thousand faces and forms
min. 2,0m / max.2,9m
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Name your sculpture: ............................... Design name: 3. BAD CONDITIONS
max.1,6m
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Day 2 Sci-fi - Science-fiction |
Name your sculpture: .............................. Design name: 2. Sci-fi - Science-fiction min. 2,0m / max.2,9m
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Name your sculpture: ............................ Design name: 4. BAD CONDITIONS max. 1,6m
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Please send us the designs including the necessary parameters and information as provided in the table above.
FULL REGISTRATION HAS TO BE DONE UNTIL 06th SEPTEMBER 2020. PLEASE FOLLOW THE STEPS BELOW:
- Send us basic information about your team /full names, sexes of both team members and a country you represent/ as soon as possible to the email address This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
- Create or update your profile on www.iceart.club and upload a profile picture for your profile. Also add photos of previous ice art work to your profile.
- Graphic drafts of the competing sculpture - 4 graphic drafts – the design of the sculptures has to be in the given theme and has to fulfill the required parameters. Please send the drafts to the following e-mail address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.">info@agenturadaisy.sk
- Teams selected to participate have to make the deposit payment
WHEN NOT HAVING PAID THE DEPOSIT, THE TEAM WILL BE ELIMINATED FROM THE COMPETITION AND A SUBSTITUTE TEAM WILL COMPETE IN ITS PLACE.
- THE LIST OF THE 10 COMPETING TEAMS WILL BE PUBLISHED ON 30th SEPTEMBER 2020
Until the 31st October 2020
- The payment of registration fee (deposit) of 300 € based on an advanced invoice which will be sent to you immediately after your team is chosen to participate.
- The request for the refund of travel expenses containing the document proving the purchase of the ticket. The maximum limit of the refund for travel expenses is strictly given. Please send the filled out request form to the e-mail address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..">This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
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