international art medal competitions

The Year Medal Competion 2012 - finland

The annual medal competition of the Guild of Medallic Art in Finland was won by Andrei Bakharev for his submission called “Serafim”. According to the jury “it is interesting and magic. It shows a basically medallic arrangement and the hole in the middle combines the sides – the dimensions create two worlds”. The medal will be cast in bronze.

(Photo: Pekka Barman)

The Prize Medal for the Ice hockey World Championship 2012 - finland

The Ice Hockey World Championship will be played in Finland and Sweden in May 2012 with finals played in Helsinki. The Finnish Ice Hockey Association asked the Guild to organize a prize medal competition with three invited sculptors, Ms Heli Kauhanen, Mr Tapio Kettunen and Ms Erja Tielinen. The idea was that also a sports medal can be a fine piece of art. The competition was won by Tapio Kettunen with the submission “Winning Goal”.  It was regarded by the jury as “a submission representing a new and unique realization, catching a fleeting moment.” The medal will have a diameter of 70 mm. A commemorative medal, struck in bronze, with the same design and a diameter of 50 mm will be given to all voluntary workers.

(Photo: Marko Hannula, FIHA)

Guidelines for art medal competitions and commissions

FIDEM using their full experience have prepared a guideline to help all those interested in medals.

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