Washington Park Feb 10 at 8 AM CST – Feb 13 at 4 PM CST Price: Free · Duration: 3 days This free, family-friendly event is brought to you by the Dubuque Museum of Art, in partnership with the City of Dubuque's Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs and Winterfun, Inc. This event is […]
Winter Arts 2022 Snow Sculpting Competition & Festival Public Event and Voting: Sunday, February 13th Washington Park The Dubuque Museum of Art, in partnership with the City of Dubuque, will host the 2022 Winter Arts Snow Sculpting Competition & Festival, sanctioned by Winter Fun Inc., February 10th - 13th. Visit with the artists as they […]
Meet veteran snow sculptor Hugh McCarron and learn about the preparation, tools, and design work that goes into competing at the national level. Hugh will also share tips and answer questions for anyone interested in learning how to get started working with snow. With a few simple household tools and a bucket to pack snow […]
The Dubuque Museum of Art in partnership with the City of Dubuque Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs will host the 6th annual Winter Arts Snow Sculpting Competition and Festival in Dubuque’s downtown Washington Park, February 9-12, 2023. To prepare for the event, volunteers are needed on Tuesday, Feb. 7 to ‘stomp snow’ in wooden […]
The 2023 Winter Arts Snow Sculpting Festival will take place Thursday, February 9 through Sunday, February 12, with community festivities on Sunday from 12 to 4 PM. This free, family-friendly event is produced by the Dubuque Museum of Art in partnership with the City of Dubuque's Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs. Teams of professional, […]
Spring temperatures have arrived early in Dubuque this year and Dubuque's 2024 Winter Arts Snow Sculpting Festival has been canceled due to the warmer than normal temperatures. On Sunday, February 18th, gather in Washington Park and celebrate our community’s creativity at the 7th Annual Winter Arts Snow Sculpting Festival. Inspired by the Dubuque Symphony Orchestra’s […]
Showcase your creativity in the heart of Dubuque. The City of Dubuque and the Dubuque Museum of Art invite professional, amateur, and collegiate teams across Iowa and the Greater Dubuque region to apply for the Winter Arts 2025 Snow Sculpting Festival, happening Feb. 6-9, 2025, at Washington Park. Prizes: 1st Prize: $1,000 People’s Choice Award: […]
Youth ages 8-14 are invited to participate in a hands-on design workshop with Nate Trevethan, DuMA’s landscape architect and principal at Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates. Participants will collaborate as a group with Nate to develop designs that will be incorporated into the gardens of the new Museum Campus opening in 2027. Projects Nate has worked […]
The Winter Arts Snow Sculpting Festival offers a free, family-friendly gathering with hands-on activities, food and beverage vendors, and People's Choice voting in Washington Park and inside the Dubuque Museum of Art from 12-4 PM. Activities include a community snow sculpting area with preformed blocks of snow and tools provided for anyone to try their hand […]