VI-th International festival of sandy sculptures "Water of life" - 2007

On May, 26th - on July, 30th, 2007

Producer centre "Art-assemblies"
 with support of Committee on culture of St.-Petersburg
 represents

VI INTERNATIONAL Festival 
Sandy sculpture

"WATER OF LIFE"

On a Peter and Paul Fortress beach

The Peter and Paul Fortress throughout three centuries – soul and a city symbol.
 Festival on the Beach in the historical centre – a unique example as for Russian,  and for the European cities when on a natural beach in a frame of architectural masterpieces works of art from sand are created.

THEME OF FESTIVAL OF 2007  - WATER OF LIFE

Basis for creativity of sculptors were images of national mythology, heroes of slavic folklore, Water Deities of the Ancient World (Egypt, Rome, India, Greece, Japan, Slavs, Celts, etc.) Every possible mermaids, water, nymphs, naiads, underwater mythological inhabitants, spirits of falls, the rivers and lakes, a rainbow and rain clouds, spirits of wells, baths and springs; the Neptune, Posejdon, the Tsar and the Tsaritsa of the Sea, Sirens, Volkhov, characters of Russian bylinas and fairy tales. An out-of-competition sculpture «the Image of Water and Time» (for example, Sand or the Water-clock, as a reminder about Eternal and Main in our life). The purpose - to find for itself the image, value and Time criterion. The theme of festival besides an estetichesko-educational orientation, mentions questions of tolerance, international dialogue and interosculation of cultures. Considering that 2007 г it is recognised by Year of Russian special attention was it is given Russian folklore images. The motives answering to problems of world ecology were welcomed.

   Commands of sculptors have taken part in festival from the countries of near and far abroad and different regions of Russia.

One of ideas of present Festival is a preservation and development of humanitarian potential, variety of national cultures, a material and spiritual heritage of the countries of Europe, Asia, America, the CIS. Summarising and solemn ceremony of rewarding of winners of festival has taken place on June, 1st.

Also this year within the limits of Festival has passed II International children's competition of a sandy sculpture where master classes were spent by the masters entering into ten of the best sandy sculptors of the world; and a number of socially-significant, charitable actions for children from children's homes of St.-Petersburg and Leningrad region.

Traditionally festival of herds one of the most sign and bright city events that finds reflexion as in local, and foreign mass-media.

This year it is planned that for three summer months a beach with sandy sculptures, and also concerts, film displays, various actions and actions of the International Festival will visit more than 300 thousand persons!

Time of carrying out of Festival of a sandy sculpture is necessary on peak of a tourist season that, undoubtedly, favours to strengthening of image of Petersburg as world centre of tourism and culture.