A not-for-profit society, The BC Marble International Sculpture Association, is planning an international stone carving symposiumin
the beautiful Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island.
The society’s mandate is to:
To promote the development and awareness amongst Cowichan Valley and resident artists of stone sculpture as an internationally recognized medium. The society will achieve its purpose by bringing together regional artists along with international artists in the stone sculpting discipline.
A minimum of six sculptors will be chosen for the project.
The material is a local high quality marble which is supplied for each sculptor. The maximum dimension is 6ft by 3ft by 3ft.
Airfare and accommodations are provided and a sculptors fee of 5,000.00 dollars Cdn is granted for the completed work.
Sculptures produced remain the property of the society and will be distributed to various communities in the Cowichan Valley.