International Art Doll Competition
Gaudir
The results of the competition will be published on July 30, 2025.
Grand Prix 2024:
Margarita Dadykina «The Fine Line — Life. Pippi.»
The annual international competition of artistic dolls Gaudir was founded in 2019 and quickly gained popularity.
The contestants include authors with international recognition and young talents. Experts and critics note the high level of the contestants and the organization of the show. The jury of the competition consists only of highly professional doll artists.
Gaudir is an international competition that has become the standard of success and recognition in the world of artistic dolls.
Gaudir 2025 Theme – Light
The award (statuette) is given for winning in the following nominations:
Composition
Movement
Originality
Expressiveness
Costume
Disclosure of the theme
The work that scores the maximum number of points is awarded the Grand Prix (200 euros + statuette)
Statuette author Natalia Krutova
Patrizia Cozzo. Winner 2023
Prizes from sponsors
Personal prize of the Chevalier of the Order of Arts of France Sergey Chaika (200 euros)
A set of materials for creativity from the VINCENT store (the wishes of the winner are taken into account)
Personal prize of Irina Abraskina (illustrated encyclopedia of the history of fashion of the Fashion Institute in Kyoto. Publisher TASCHEN)
Prize from the glossy magazine RUSSIAN INN (interview on the pages of the magazine)
TERMS OF PARTICIPATION
The competition is held in three stages. The first stage is the selection stage.
After it, works that have scored at least a certain number of points are allowed to participate further.
The second stage is the nomination for the award. In each nomination, the strongest works that have received the highest scores from the jury will be presented.
Important! The work that passed the selection round will not necessarily be nominated!
The third stage is the awarding of the winners in all nominations and the grand prix. Works for the competition are accepted until June 20, 2025.
1. The work must not have participated in any competition before
2. The authorship of the work must not be in doubt
3. The amount of 30 euros is a service fee and is non-refundable
4. Each participant who has paid the service fee must send high-quality photographs of their work by June 20 in a format of at least 1920*1280px for horizontal and 1280*1920px for vertical
6. Works made in any technique are accepted for participation
7. Each master has the right to submit one or more works to the competition
8. Violation of the rules of participation threatens removal from the competition without compensation of the service fee
9.It is necessary to share the process of preparation for the competition in your social networks. It is desirable to publish at least four publications with #gaudir
author Natalia Krutova
2024
Please send your applications to gaudireu@gmail.com
The application must contain:
1. Artist’s name
2. Title of the work
3. Technique of execution
4. Photographs
5. Artistic concept (if necessary)
6. Confirmation of payment of the service fee.
APPLICATIONS ARE ACCEPTED UNTIL JUNE 20, 2025!
Jury 2025
Virginie Ropars
Ima Naroditskaya
Svetlana Rumayntseva
Katerina Tarasova
Simona Catapano
For any questions please contact us gaudireu@gmail.com
Sponsors of the VII season of the competition GAUDIR
A set of materials for creativity from the VINCENT store (the wishes of the winner are taken into account)
Personal prize of the Chevalier of the Order of Arts of France Sergey Chaika (200 euros)
