What is a Kinetic Sculpture?
What is a Kinetic Sculpture?
What is a Kinetic Sculpture?
What is a Kinetic Sculpture?
What is a Kinetic Sculpture?
What is a Kinetic Sculpture?
It is a human-powered 3D representation of your interpretation of your favorite literary character or book. Bring your imagination to life using pedal power, as an individual or as a team. A team may include multiple members on a bike with themed costumes or multiple escorts in costume riding or walking along with a sculpture that includes kinetic movement.
Rules:
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1. Sculptures must have wheels or moveable legs, at least one gear, and be able to move forward, stop, and turn.
2. You must be able to keep up with a 3 mph minimum speed.
3. Sculptures must be able to stop safely and quickly. Sculptures that do not pass the brake safety check will not be allowed to compete.
4. All pilots must wear approved helmets. Please bring your own.
5. Sculptures must not pose any danger to anything/anyone around it or near it and must not have open flames. The pilot must be able to escape quickly and safely in the event of an emergency.
6. Participants are not allowed to consume alcoholic beverages prior to or while operating the vehicle.
7. All Participants must be in an appropriate costume. This is a family-friendly event. Therefore, the City reserves the right to determine the appropriateness of costumes.
8. Sculptures must be no larger than 8' 6" (102 inches) wide, 8' high, and 18' long. A variance may be given with special permission from the parade coordinator.
Kinetic Sculpture Awards 2024
SpongeBob Squarepants "Bikini Bottom Imagination Award"| Trophy Awarded | $200 Award from NAI Columbia
This award celebrates the kinetic sculpture that best embodies the spirit of imagination and whimsy. The best overall kinetic sculpture that includes consideration of the kinetic motion, design, creativity, recycling, costumes, and crowd appeal.
Awarded to team The Caddyshack Counselors.
"Mickey's Magic Motion Award"| Trophy Awarded | $200 Award from NAI Columbia
Presented to the sculpture that best captures the spirit of Mickey Mouse by using motion in a magical and captivating way.
Awarded to team Regal Rowdy Reagan.
STEAM Kids Creation Award | Trophy Awarded | $200 Award from NAI Columbia
This is the award for the school with the Kinetic Sculpture that WOWS the judges and uses principles of STEAM, creativity, and recycling.​
Awarded to team Lex 2 Scooby-Doer's.
"Yabba-Dabba-Do Engineering Award" | Trophy Awarded | $200 Award from NAI Columbia
Given to the sculpture with the most ingenious and imaginative engineering design, inspired by the Flintstones' Stone Age technology.
Awarded to team California Dreaming.
Kinetic Sculpture Awards 2023
"The Neon" Best Overall of the Kinetic Sculptures | Trophy Awarded | $200
The best overall kinetic sculpture that includes consideration of the kinetic motion, design, creativity, recycling, costumes, bright neon, and crowd appeal.
Awarded to team Girl Scout Troop 3395's sculpture Fantastic Plastic.
Golden Mullet Award | Trophy Awarded | $200
The sculpture with the most accurate depiction of the chosen 80’s theme.
Awarded to team Charley Pop's car The Purple Pyro.
STEAM Kids Creation Award | Trophy Awarded | $200
This is the award for the school with the Kinetic Sculpture that WOWS the judges and uses principles of STEAM, creativity, and recycling.​
Awarded to team Busbee Creative Arts Academy's sculpture Under the Sea.
Best Special Effects, Kinetically Speaking | Trophy Awarded | $200
This is the award for the most kinetic action on the sculpture.​
Awarded to team Starting Over's car Silly Filly.