{"id":236427,"date":"2013-08-31T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-08-31T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdnews.com\/sand-sculpting-and-3d-artists-compete-on-b-street-pier\/"},"modified":"2013-08-31T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2013-08-31T07:00:00","slug":"sand-sculpting-and-3d-artists-compete-on-b-street-pier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/sand-sculpting-and-3d-artists-compete-on-b-street-pier\/","title":{"rendered":"Sand Sculpting and 3D artists compete on B Street Pier"},"content":{"rendered":"

Morgan M. Hurley | Downtown Editor<\/strong><\/p>\n

The second annual US Sand Sculpting and 3D Art Expo is open to the public from Friday, Aug. 30 through Monday, Sept. 2 on the B Street Pier, located along the Embarcadero, Downtown.<\/p>\n

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Cool Carver James Shinn’s “State of the Art” Third Place (Photo by Jon Gebhart)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Operating hours are 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., daily.<\/p>\n

Aside from a wide range of professional sand sculpting art to view in various stages of completion, there will also be live entertainment, food trucks, a kid\u2019s playground with rides and a sandbox, and a 3D artist exhibitor area.<\/p>\n

The entertainment stage will offer live music every day from 11 a.m. \u2013 7 p.m. and the lineup consists of the following acts: Jay and Janet, The Little Kings, Bill Caballero, Black Market 3, South Bay Jazz Ramblers, the Kohl Trio, and various DJs. Circus performers will also be milling about the grounds and prizes will be given away throughout the day.<\/p>\n

Bruce Phillips \u2013 a World Master sand sculptor from Carlsbad \u2013 will match his skills against 10 other World Masters coming in from the U.S., Canada and Europe. Others from stateside include two more from California, Rusty Croft from Carmel and Kirk Rademaker from Stinson Beach, and Sue McGrew from Seattle, Wa.<\/p>\n

The international competitors include Helena Bangert from the Netherlands, Melineige Beauregard from Canada, Michela Ciappini from Italy, and Joris Kivits also from the Netherlands. The final two are a mixed bag, John Gowdy from New Jersey who currently lives in Italy, and Latvian Sandis Kondrats who resides in Washington.<\/p>\n

World Masters will have grand-, second- and third-place awards along with a people\u2019s choice and a sculptor\u2019s choice. Awards will be presented on Saturday from 5 \u2013 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

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World Master (Italy) John Gowdy’s “Sandman Blues” (Photo by Jon Gebhart)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Also on Saturday, starting at 9 a.m., the three teams who have placed first in the last 10 U.S. Open Sandcastle competitions previously held in Imperial Beach will face off against each other in the I.B. Challenge, named in honor of the former event. Those competing are I.B. Posse and Sand Squirrels, both from Imperial Beach, and Archisand from Orange County. Teams will compete for a grand prize and a people\u2019s choice award.<\/p>\n

Finally, the California Cool Carvers will offer yet a third class of competition starting on Saturday, and consist of nine, two-person sand sculpting teams. Cool Carvers will compete for a grand prize, and second and third place awards.<\/p>\n

All sand sculpting winners will receive cash prizes as well as trophies. Awards for I.B. Challenge and Cool Carvers will be presented on Sunday from 6 \u2013 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

The exhibitor area will have 3D artwork for sale from 32 different artists, offering a wide array of dimensional art, from pottery and hand-painted glassware to succulent arrangements, and from handcrafted metal jewelry and steel sculptures to recycled home d\u00e9cor. The 3D artists will also be competing for first, second and third place trophies.<\/p>\n

Para m\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n visite ussandsculpting.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

*** US Sand Sculpting & 3D Art Expo Schedule of Events ***<\/strong><\/p>\n

Open 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily<\/p>\n

B Street Pier, Embarcadero<\/p>\n

Every Day:<\/b><\/p>\n