Wood Carving Sculpture Sympsium 2022 ROSSLAND

“WOOD CARVING SCULPTURE SYMPOSIUM”

FRI. JUNE 23- SUN. JUNE 26
9AM-4PM DAILY
NEXT TO 1939 COLUMBIA AVE
ROSSLAND

THEME: Courage and Movement

The Rossland Council for Arts and Culture is proud to present Rossland’s second Wood Carving Symposium on June 23-26 2022!

Join us in the parking lot next to the Cold Beer and Wine Store at the corner of Columbia Avenue and Spokane Street starting at NOON on THURSDAY with an opening Indigenous prayer to honour the land we all work and play on every day.

That day will go until 5 and then join us from 9am to 4pm until Sunday where you can see our three guest artists openly carve masterful sculptures before your eyes!

The three new sculptures will be featured on Rossland’s Centennial Trail for trail users to enjoy year-round.

Help us welcome our participating sculptors:

Trevor Angus – Gitxsan/Wetsuweten born & raised in Kispiox, B.C; now lives in Vancouver
*Check out some of Trevor’s work at the Lattimer Gallery in Vancouver: https://www.lattimergallery.com/collections/trevor-angus

Lars Baggenstos – born in Germnay, raised in Switzerland and now lives in Rossland, BC
*Check out Lars’s website: https://www.larsbaggenstos.com/

Damian John – Tl’azt’en Artist currently living in Ymir.
*View Damian’s work on his website @ https://caribouwoman.com/

The presence of public art demonstrates to visitors and residents that Rossland is not just an active sporting community but also a dynamic arts & culture community that makes art accessible!

We recognize that a public art piece that is professional, of high artistic merit, and a subject that people can identify with, creates an appreciation and legacy for the arts by the general public.