Invitation to Participants
Present your skills and knowledge in a sporting field.
Meet stone mates from all over Europe and make friends.
Bring your own tools – and an idea, of course...
Are you an apprentice, a qualified stonemason, a stone carver or a master mason?
Take advantage of the European stone Festival to present yourself and your skills to a wide audience, and enjoy the inspiring atmosphere of an international competition.
The European Stone Festival 2010 is a great opportunity for you!
Date:
28th - 30th May 2010
Location:
Saverne, France, Park of the Château des Rohan
Participating countries:
All European countries
Participants:
Apprentices, qualified stonemasons, stone carvers and sculptors
Contest:
The participants will have 18 hours to complete a piece of stone carving or sculpture.
The degree of difficulty depends on the individual level of training and experience. Materials to be used are sandstone and limestone.
The work pieces created during the contest will be judged and the best will receive awards. All of them will be auctioned to the public. A selection will be published on the web during February 2010.
Admission fee: Registration is binding once you have acknowledged your registration details.
Fee:
€ 35,00 entry fee for apprentices
€ 50,00 entry fee for journeymen, qualified carvers and sculptors.
This participation fee covers accommodation, meals and breakfast on Saturday and Sunday.
The entrance fee for the Supporting Festival Programme on Saturday evening is also included.
The admission fee is due on registration and will not be refunded after 15th April 2010.
To avoid additional charges for bank transfers from overseas participants, we also accept cash payments upon arrival at our official festival office.
Participants should send final and firm confirmation by 14th April 2010.
Supporting programme:
The themes for the festival in Saverne will be Romanesque Art in Europe and The Symbolism of the Unicorn.
Besides the attraction of being able to watch the participants at work during the competition, a magnificent exhibition about Stereotomy “The Art of Stone Cutting throughout its History and Le Compagnonnage” will also take place.
A visit to a lively stone carving workshop will allow the visitors to discover “l’Atelier de l’Œuvre Notre Dame de la Cathédrale de Strasbourg”, the dignified heritage lodge of stone carvers of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation. Of course, the professionals of the trade guild of stonemasons will demonstrate their know-how.
The final programme for the European Stone Festival and the supporting programme for the weekend will appear on this web site and in the media early in April 2010.
See the festival programme page for regular updates.
Contact:
European Association of Stone Masons and Sculptors “EASMS”
Norbert Stoffel
3, rue des Bouchers
F. 67490 DETTWILLER
FRANCE
Phone: 00 33 (0) 672 36 59 56
or +49 761 201-7750
Telefax: 00 33 (0)3 88 91 11 50
e-mail: norbert.stoffel@wanadoo.fr
Are you interested? Then apply online now!