Contest & Exhibition \"Open of Brittany\" 2009

[JMC]

Hi everyone,

I leave near Nantes, in France and paint in a painting club named \"Les Chevaliers du Centaure\"

We organize our 5th painting contest & exhibition, on 30 & 31th may 2009: The \"[SIZE=\"2\"]Open de Bretagne de la figurine[/SIZE]\".

The \"Open de Bretagne\" is an event organized by our painting club every two years. In 2009 it will reach its 5th anniversary.

The “Open de Bretagne” in figures : 500 pieces in competition, over 800 on exhibition, over 160 contestants from all over France and abroad and a thousand visitors over the week-end.

You can find all the informations about this event on our website:
http://www.chevaliers-du-centaure.org/?Les_evenements:Open_de_Bretagne_de_la_Figurine_2009

Here the 2009 official mini, sculpted by one of our members.
It\'s sculpted for a special painting challenge.
This mini will be the subjetc of a special painting trophy for this contest; the winner will win this piece, but painted by the french master Thomas DAVID( http://www.coolminiornot.com/artist/thomasdavid.tm )

To get one piece ( price : 5 € + postage 1.80 € in European Union or 2.50 € in others countries ), payment is possible by Paypal, contact our painting club:
http://www.chevaliers-du-centaure.org/?&mailform

Hope that some of you could visit us in May 2009 !

 

[squidders]

My parents live in Mellionnec, Brittany so I could possibly visit both...

The event looks great!

Will anyone from CMON be attending?

 

[JMC]

Here the link to the map where the contestants came from in 2007

http://maps.google.fr/maps/ms?ie=UT...46.286224,9.09668&spn=21.412939,42.890625&z=5

Here the link to the last edition pictures gallery
http://www.chevaliers-du-centaure.o..._de_la_Figurine_2007:Les_galeries_du_concours

 

[Beelzebrush]

If my parents still lived in Brittany, I may have been tempted to go.

@ Squidders my folks weren\'t too far from yours I think... they used to live in Tregonneau - lovely place

Looks a good event

 

[squidders]

It\'s only 63km away... not far away at all.

 

[Naoned]

Hi Everybody,

The contest is in 4 weeks !
Thomas David and Jacques-Alexandre Gillois (with 2 others people) should judge the contest in Fantasy category.

 

[boristfrog]

I\'d like to say that\'s the best poster advert for a painting/modelling event I\'ve ever seen.
It\'s nice to see something modern, and that properly celebrates the hobby.

 

[Naoned]

Message original : boristfrog
I\'d like to say that\'s the best poster advert for a painting/modelling event I\'ve ever seen.
It\'s nice to see something modern, and that properly celebrates the hobby.

Thanks ! :beer: I can send you one poster if you like it ! send me a MP

 

[Naoned]

Hi to all,
And some news about our show at today:

115 contestants are registred, 420 figures. We are waiting more unteal the next week-end.

Here a map daily uptated to see where they come from:

http://maps.google.fr/maps/ms?ie=UT...d=117646036181856186009.000465176ef784a5998ff


Some newspapers and local radios are talking about the show :

http://www.chevaliers-du-centaure.o..._Bretagne_de_la_Figurine_2009:Revue_de_Presse

 

[Naoned]

Hi Everybody,

Here the link about the pictures gallery (3rd link on the page)

694 pieces were in coimpetition (instead of 512 in 2007) !

Best of Show Historical : Philippe Gengembre
Best of Show Fantasy: Sylvain Deschamps

The Link :
http://www.chevaliers-du-centaure.o...ne_de_la_Figurine_2009:Les_Galeries_de_Photos


And here, the korrigan painted by Jean-François Pierre ( http://jfp.jimdo.com/ ) who won the special trophy \"Korrigan\"

 

[boristfrog]

Some really lovely entries - thanks for sharing.

 

[Naoned]

And the video about the trophy \"Korrigans\"

http://www.figurines-tv.com/kws/ind...13&PHPSESSID=ddcf1d6c72faed09f268b2a47cf3a9e3

 

[Naoned]

I\'ve added some pictures from the piece made by Sylvain Deschamps who won the Best of in Fantasy category.
You can enlarge the pictures by clicking on them.

The link:
http://www.chevaliers-du-centaure.o...ne_de_la_Figurine_2009:Les_Galeries_de_Photos