Marble Sculpting Symposium

Marble marble stone carving symposium marble co.

Marble sculpting symposium. Sculptures at the 2019 marble symposium. Courtesy of marble institute of colorado. Stone carving symposium in co three sessions are offered on the same dates each year. Participants of any age and experience level are welcome from first timers to pros.

Opening meeting begins at 9am to meet staff review tool shed protocol fire escape plan kitchen use basic symposium information and more. Stone carving symposium is experience of a lifetime the marble marble symposium has been sharing the art and joy of stone carving in a non competitive culturally diverse atmosphere of learning and sharing for over 30 years. Wander through the blocks of marble scattered throughout the area remnants of the national historic marble mill site. The stone for the sculpting symposium is colorado yule marble which comes from the quarries located in marble colorado high in the rockies near the ski resort of aspen.

Symposium grounds are located just outside the quaint town of marble colorado. Marble more than five decades ago palisade resident brann johnson was a young man taking a sculpting class and. Bc marble international sculpture symposium. You can check in anytime between 9 00 4 00 to turn in your informed consent papers collect your t shirt and name badge get your carving site set up and select a stone.

556 likes 33 talking about this 50 were here. Founded by the non profit bc marble international sculpture association along with organizing sponsor bc marble products ltd. The marble for the lincoln memorial the tomb of the unknown soldier and hundreds of other buildings was quarried and finished here. With the co operation of the cowichan valley regional district cvrd and the municipality of north cowichan.