This is an HTML code for a website article. It includes text, images, and a footer.This is an HTML code for a website article. It includes text, images, and a footer. The article is about a sand sculpting competition in Parksville, British Columbia, Canada. It mentions that there are 10 Canadian participants and a strong contingent from the Netherlands. The festival also welcomes its first ever entrant from Colombia this year. The competition takes place over 24 hours, and competitors use a share of more than 315 yards of specially screened sand to create their sculptures. Awards are presented on Sunday, and the sculptures are on display for several weeks following the competition. The article also mentions that the sand sculpting competition has been taking place annually in Parksville since 1982, and that proceeds from gate donations are spread out to numerous mid-Island non-profit agencies.
Ten Canadian participants are in the running, while a strong contingent from the Netherlands leads an international contingent of competitors.
The festival welcomes its first ever entrant from Colombia this year.
After spending Thursday creating and filling forms with sand and packing and pounding water, competitors get to work on Friday 2 pm at Parksville Beach at the Community Park, which coincides with gates opening to the public.
Competitors have 24 hours to complete their work through Sunday afternoon by using a share of more than 315 yards of specially screened sand trucked into the site.
Awards will be presented on Sunday at about 5 pm with judges selecting top five finishers in each category, while competitors choice awards for both divisions will also be handed out.
Dill said sculpting is how these competitors earn a full-time living.
“They sculpt in sand, they sculpt in snow and ice, they sculpt in other mediums. They are artists and they really know their medium well,” she said.
Just over 108,000 people viewed the sand sculptures during last summer’s Parksville Beach Festival, a five-and-a-half week celebration of entertainment on Parksville’s waterfront.
Following the competition, you can view the dazzling life-like creations by donation daily from Monday, July 15 through Aug. 18 from 9:30 am through 8:30 pm
After event costs are settled, proceeds from gate donations are spread out to numerous mid-Island non-profit agencies.
Aside from COVID-19 related cancellations in 2020 and 2021, the Sand Sculpting Competition & Exhibition has taken place annually in Parksville since 1982.
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