INTERNATIONAL SCULPTURE SYMPOSIUM – CZECH REPUBLIC
 | Deadline: 31st of December 2012
This symposium takes place every year in July. You can make agreement with the secretariat if longer time is necessary. The material to be carved is a local type of sandstone. The stone blocks of two to three cubic meters size are to be chosen by participants in some of the quarries in the surroundings. Any special desire, concerning the shape of the block, should be announced to the organisers in advance.
The workplace is situated nearby the town, in a small abandoned quarry, surrounded by woods. The workplace is equipped with a shelter for tools and with a wooden house where you can cook, eat, relax etc. Finished works will pass over to the town and will become a part of the sculpture park. The personal working instruments, the pneumatic and electric power facilities, cranes, jacks, trucks, car for personal transport to the quarry, the auxiliary manpower are provided during the period of the Symposium. Symposium participants are accommodated at a small hotel. The participants should arrange their casualty insurance. The grant, settled at twenty thousand crowns (approximately 850 Euro), is awarded each participant of the Symposium. The Symposium pays participants' accommodation including breakfast and activities organized by the Symposium. Travel expenses and food (except breakfast) is paid by participants themselves from their awarded grant. Soirées, discussions, cultural excursions and other events take place during the Symposium. For detailed information on how to participate ( required documentation and contact address),
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