21.01.2020

The VIII International Festival-Competition of Snow and Ice Sculptures «Magic Ice of Siberia» has finally concluded. For four days, the participants worked extremely hard to create large-scale sculptures made of ice and snow. Last Saturday, our professional jury assessed the final works and determined the winners in categories Ice and Snow.

Работа Серфинг 1 место Снег.jpg 1st place in the Snow category

 «The participants's lists change annually, but there are also old-timers who join us repeatedly and win prizes. The skill level is growing every year, we are presented with incredibly worthy sculptures. This year, the masters were tasked with a completely free topic: the sculptures embodied abstract ideas, plots of fairy tales and legends, as well as rather realistic concepts,» – noted Alexander Zaitsev, a jury member, sculptor, winner of international ice sculpture competitions.

E38A3692.jpg1st place in the Ice category

Mayor of Krasnoyarsk Sergei Eremin thanked the participants of the festival for their incredible art: «This, indeed, is a magical festival – the artists managed to create actual works of art from faceless ice blocks and snow cubes. The jury had a difficult time choosing. Obviously, they have their own professional evaluation criteria, but I think it is important that the city residents can vote for their favorite sculpture on their own, so next year we will introduce an additional Audience Award nomination». 

The completed art objects are located on the upper tier of the Yenisei river’s left-bank promenade. Residents and guests of the city alike have the opportunity to admire the impressive sculptural compositions until the end of January. The winning teams were awarded at the closing ceremony, and an electrifying concert programme was prepared for guests and participants of the event.

E38A3484.jpg2nd place in the Snow category

Krasnoyarsk Magic Ice team with the sculpture titled «Moonlight Sonata» took the first place. Their elegant composition with violin playing crickets is full of subtle, intricate details. The second place went to the HIT 2 team from Harbin, China. In their work «The Art of Slaying Dragons», the plot of an almost forgotten medieval Chinese legend is depicted. The third place was given to the sculpture «Sea Horse» created by the participants of the Holodec team from Yekaterinburg. The mythical hero made of crystal clear ice looks absolutely majestic.

Работа Искусство побеждать драконов 2 место Лед.jpg2nd place in the Ice category


The victory in the Snow category went to the «Surfing» composition by the team HIT 1 from Harbin, China. In the snowy composition froze the dynamic moment of a beautiful woman sliding along the waves. The second place was taken by the permanent participants of the competition, the Muusuus team from the Maya village, Yakutia. Their complex sculpture «Online» collected a lot of characters and details. The third place went to the team Phoenix from Shelekhov with their work titled «Wavecaller». The sculptural object is also dedicated to the marine theme and looks quite phantastical.

Морской конь 3 место Лед.jpg 3rd place in the Ice category


This year 20 teams from different parts of our country and the world participated in the competition. Masters from China, Lithuania, Kazakhstan, the Republic of Belarus, as well as Russian cities, such as Moscow, St. Petersburg, Perm, Yekaterinburg, Petrozavodsk, Krasnokamsk, Shelekhov, Novosibirsk, visited Krasnoyarsk.

Работа Волногон 3 место Снег.jpg 3rd place in the Snow category


As has become a good tradition, the Magic Ice of Siberia was held with the support of the Honourary Citizen of Krasnoyarsk and Krasnoyarsk Region Hazret Sovmen’s Charity Foundation.