SCULPTURES IN VOYAGEUR PARK
Together a team of sculptor work to transform Whittier Park into what will become, for the duration of Festival du Voyageur, a magical place called Voyageur Park. The sculptors manage, every year, to transform 450,000 ft3 of snow into a winter wonderland. From the moment you set foot in Voyageur Park, you are greeted by a gigantic sculpture reaching up to 50ft long and 18ft high. A little further, you’ll come across a fantasy land for the adventurous little ones who aren’t afraid to make the most out of a refreshing winter day!
SCULPTURES IN WINNIPEG
In the month leading to Festival du Voyageur Winnipeg metamorphoses into a city-wide outdoor gallery. Sculptures can be seen all over town and are a friendly reminder that Festival du Voyageur is just around the corner. Every year, Festival’s sculptors create unique pieces varying in style and size, bringing life and joy to the then hibernating neighbourhoods. Every resident or visitor that passes by one of these sculpture witnesses a unique creation that will be forever lost when spring settles back in.
Sculpture locations
Norwood Brigdge (St- Mary’s at Marion)
Provencher at St-Joseph
Provencher at Archibald
River at Osborne
Club Regent Casino (1415 Regent W Ave.)
Sage Creek Neighbourhood
Main at Broadway
Manitoba Legislative Building (450 Broadway)
INTERNATIONAL SNOW SCULPTING SYMPOSIUM
Presented by Air Canada
Festival du Voyageur’s International Snow Sculpting Symposium gives sculptors from around the world the opportunity to express themselves in a spirit of mutual support and cooperation, through a short-lived art medium that has evolved since many generations. Each team is asked to create a piece of art out of a simple block of snow inspired by their experience at Festival du voyageur or simply guided by their own imagination.
Don’t forget to bring your camera!
Teams at the 2013 Festival du Voyageur
Estonia
Team – Lauri Tamm, Jana Huul, Agu Trolla
Sculpture – Rotation
Guatemala / Manitoba
Team – Rene Humberto Lopez Coti, Réal Bérard
Sculpture – Jun Tz’ikin (Un parajo)
Netherlands / Manitoba
Team – Wilco Lensink, Allan Fogg
Sculpture – Festival
Nova Scotia / Argentina
Team – Nigel Maney, Laura Marcos, Devin Bird
Sculpture – Arachnophobia II
Bulgaria / Québec
Team – Svetslova Totev, Ivanka Tacheva, Maya Nikolova
Sculpture – Vestige
United States – North Dakota
Team – Daniel Nipstad, Kelsey Windrum, Patrick O’Keefe, Keith M Dahl
Sculpture – Summer Solstice
Italy
Team – Francesca Cosmi, Walter Fantino
Sculpture – Watch your back!
France / Germany
Team – Fabien Champeval, Friederike Schroth
Sculpture – Révélation
Saskatchewan / Manitoba
Team – Theressa Wright, Terry Ouellette, Carole Dagenais
Sculpture – Snow’s Magic
Argentina
Team – Gabriela Farias, Adriana L Oplanich, Hugo Marcelo Ruiz Caceres
Sculpture – El Grito
