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 Bridge (St.Mary’s/Marion)
Provencher Blvd. at St.Joseph St.
Provencher Blvd.at Archibald St.
River St. at Osborne St.
Club Regent Casino (1415 Regent West Ave.)
Sage Creek
Main St. at Broadway St.
Royal Canadian Mint (520 Lagimodière Blvd)
Université de Saint-Boniface (200 de la Cathédrale Ave.)
Manitoba Legislative Building (450 Broadway St.)
Broadway St. at Osborne St.
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!
Switzerland
Team : Mike Bauer, Marcel Robert-Tissot
Sculpture :Nurturing
Manitoba – Mexico
Team : Réal Bérard, Yolanda Paulsen, Maribel Ortiz
Sculpture : Vive les flocons voyageurs
Netherlands
Team : Wilco Lensink, Allan Fogg
Sculpture : Hé Ho!
Nova Scotia - Argentina
Team : Nigel Maney, Laura Marcos
Sculpture : Arachnophobia
Quebec
Team : Steve Totev, Ivanka Tacheva, Maya Nikolova
Sculpture : Momentum
United States North Dakota NDSU
Team : Anna Eckberg, Ward Briggs, Cody Gette
Sculpture : Collaboration Generates Support
Finland
Team : Marianne Aittomniemi, Saila Hastrup, Minna Eloranta, Jan Iastovicka
Sculpture : Bird of Myths and Tales
Mexico
Team : Isabel Santamaria
Sculpture : Sin Titulo
France
Team : Fabien Champeval, Laurent Sarpedon
Sculpture : Sans titre
Denmark
Team : Allan Bo Jensen, Lars Noerholm, Soeren Ibsen
Sculpture : The Dialogue – Birth of Democracy
United States North Dakota - New Mexico
Team : Stevie Famulari, David Swens, Kris Mills
Sculpture : Rising Choices
Argentina
Team : Natalia Mumbru, Laura Medinilla. Miriam Perlmutter, Amalia Hernandez
Sculpture : Familia en suplica
