Balbido and Rango International Wood Sculpture Symposium

36th edition — "Magical and Wild"

The 2025 edition of the Balbido and Rango International Wood Sculpture Symposium brought the theme "Magical and Wild" to the villages of Bleggio Superiore, interpreted by the sculptors during a week of outdoor work. It was a special edition, female-led and international, with the presence of artists from Serbia, Spain, and Mexico alongside Italian masters.

The main prize went to Nicola Cozzio for the work "Guardian of Secrets", a wooden owl that the jury deemed capable of fully representing the theme, with very precise formal and plastic aspects and a symbolic value for our times. Special mentions included works by Sara Cereghin, Marta Gutierrez, Marija Markovic, Diana Villasenor, and Marta Zucchinali, as well as recognition for the symposium veteran Ilio Buffa.

As per tradition, the sculptures created have gone on to enrich the permanent heritage of works that, year after year, dot the streets of Balbido and Rango.