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​​​​The Project​
Sculpture races are short races (< 1 mile) of pushed, pulled, and select pedaled artwork in urban locations followed by exhibitions.  The fourth annual rockland Sculpture Race will take place on Saturday, JUNE 22, 2024, IN CONJUNCTION WITH the ROCKLAND SUMMER SOLSTICE EVENT.  Individuals, teams and community groups are encouraged to submit a design/sketch/proposal to  kimbernard65@gmail.com as soon as possible.  SUBMISSIONS will be REVIEWED and APPLICANTS will be notified of their acceptance soon after submitting.  Thanks to the generous support of local BUSINESSES, the first 10 applicants will receive a $100- MATERIALS allowance, TO BE GIVEN TO PARTICIPANTS ON THE DAY OF THE RACE.  


PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED FOR...​

  • SPEED - WHO FINISHES THE RACE FIRST

  • SPECTACLE - VISUALLY STRIKING PERFORMANCE OR DISPLAY, CREATIVITY, CRAFTSMANSHIP, UNIQUENESS, ARTISTIC MERIT, DARING, WILDNESS, SIGNIFICANCE

  • INGENUITY - ENGINEERING, INNOVATION​

  • PEOPLE'S CHOICE - THE PUBLIC WILL CAST THEIR VOTE DURING THE SUMMER SOLSTICE Celebration


OFFICIAL GUIDELINES​

THE OVERARCHING  AESTHETIC IS SPECTACLE, TOWARDS WHICH END ART OBJECTS, ARTIST, AND ACTIONS FORM A WHOLE ARTWORK.  OTHER IMPORTANT AESTHETIC ELEMENTS ARE EXPRESSION AND CAPTURING THE IMAGINATION.  ALL WORKS MUST BE HUMAN–POWER, I.E. PUSHED, PULLED OR PEDALED.  PEDALED WORK MUST HAVE SOMEONE RUNNING ALONG WITH IT OR MOVE NO MORE THAN 2 METERS WITH EACH PETAL TURN, SO AS NOT TO DISADVANTAGE CONTENDERS ON FOOT.


BICYCLES, COVERED OR NOT, ARE NOT PERMITTED, THOUGH BICYCLE PARTS MAY BE USED.​


AS THE WORK IS OUTSIDE, IT SHOULD BE OF ADEQUATE SCALE, COLOR AND AMPLITUDE TO MAKE AN IMPACT IN ALL WEATHER.

ALL SCULPTURES MUST BE ABLE TO TRAVERSE A 3/4 MILE FLAT, OBSTACLE-FREE COURSE.


ROLLING PARTS, SUCH AS WHEELS, OR OTHER DEVICES, MAKING CONTACT WITH THE GROUND MUST BE INTEGRAL TO THE ARTISTIC WORK.


ARTIST MAY DETERMINE WHETHER SPEED IS IMPORTANT TO THEM. SOME OF THE BEST WORKS IN THE HISTORY OF SCULPTURE RACING ALWAYS ARRIVE LAST.  ARTIST SHOULD CONSIDER THE Aesthetic OF THE ANTI-VEHICLE.  ALL ARTIST WILL BE HONORED. PERFORMANCES AND ARTWORK/EVENT WILL GENERATE LIFE, CREATIVE SOUND ARE ENCOURAGED.


Race Route

RACERS WILL EXHIBIT THEIR SCULPTURES ON MAIN STREET FROM (Time TBA) where the public will vote on the people's choice award.  the race will begin at (Time TBA) at the corner of Main and Tilson AVE., turn  right on Park St., THEN  right on winter St. ending near the cmca courtyard. The award ceremony will take place immediately FOLLOWING the race in the Cmca courtyard.  

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HOW TO ENTER

INDIVIDUALS, TEAMS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY GROUPS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT A DESIGN/SKETCH/PROPOSAL TO kimbernard65@gmail.com.  


INCLUDE:  

  • NAME, EMAIL, PHONE NUMBER AND ADDRESS OF TEAM LEADER (AND AGE IF UNDER 18)

  • OTHER TEAM MEMBERS NAMES (AND AGES IF UNDER 18)

  • THE TITLE OF YOUR CREATION/CONTRAPTION​

  • ONE PARAGRAPH DESCRIPTION OF ENTRY DESCRIBING WHAT MATERIALS WILL BE USED AND HOW IT WILL BE HUMAN POWERED

  • A DRAWING OR PHOTOGRAPH OF PROPOSED ENTRY IN JPEG OR PDF FORMAT


ALL APPLICANTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO SIGN A WAIVER TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR OWN SAFELY AND ENTRY DURING THE RACE.  

SUBMISSIONS WILL BE REVIEWED AND APPLICANTS WILL BE NOTIFIED SOON AFTER SUBMITTING.  


The First Manifesto of Sculpture Racing 

(from the founding World Sculpture Racing Society's First Manifesto in 1982)

  • SCULPTURE RACING is kinetic art in which both artwork and mover are perceived as one; sculpture races are dynamic groupings of art objects and personalities

  • SCULPTURE RACING exists in the zone between high art and mass culture; it is moveable art that may appear anywhere, not necessarily where one expects it

  • SCULPTURE RACING takes art out of the galleries and museums and into the streets

  • SCULPTURE RACING blends art with the ambience of the popular festival, making it more accessible to the general public

  • SCULPTURE RACING brings artists out of the isolation of the studio and into public: it brings the public into contact with artist-as-personalities in an atmosphere that is relaxed and open, allowing an easy give-and-take

  • SCULPTURE RACING offers artists relief from the uncertainties of subjective criticism and art historical evaluation by giving them the clear-cut winner, loser, first, second, third place ranking enjoyed by athletes

  • SCULPTURE RACING embraces the competitiveness of the modern art world that compels artists to throw themselves into promotion, mass marketing and popular appeals

  • SCULPTURE RACING is the focus of a protest against the new political conservatism with its accompanying cuts in social programs and funding for the arts, the results of which have engaged artists in all media in a desperate race for survival

  • SCULPTURE RACING is an art of social-aesthetic dialectics

  • Ultimately the “Art of Sculpture Racing” per se will not reside in individual art objects—not even in individual sculpture races

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ROCKLAND SCULPTURE RACE

Submit your entry proposal early!  

A $100- materials allowance will be given to the first 10 submissions. 

Saturday, June 22, 2024 at 2pm