“Stone in the Galilee” Sculpture Symposium

The town of Maalot-Tarshiha (in the Galille, Israel) is unique for its' harmonious coexistence of Arabs and Jews, sharing 7 quarters and one municipality.
For the past eighteen years the Municipality of Maalot-Tarshiha has organized an annual International Sculpture Symposium known as “Stone in the Galilee.”
The event hosts sculptures from Israel and all over the world, who stay at Maalot-Tarshiha for 20 days and sculpt open-air exhibits and sculptures out of local Galilee stone (dimensions up to size 2m3, with height not less than 1.2 meters).
The upcoming “Stone in the Galilee” Symposium is planned for March 26th through april 14th 2009 and sculptors are invited to submit their proposals / sketches for sculptures to be executed at the Symposium. Proposals must relate to the theme : Urban Environmental Sculpting.
Priority shall be granted to proposals incorporating materials other than stone, such as metal, wood, glass, etc.
The information and forms can be downloaded from callsandopps.com website.