Snow Sculpture Contest This Weekend
The Second Annual Chicagoland Snow Sculpting Competition, founded and organized by Arlington Heights sculptor Fran Volz, is this weekend at the Campus of Roosevelt University in Schaumburg (near Ikea). Last year's event drew 80,000 to 100,000 people and this year is expecting similar crowds. The event was originally supposed to be held in January but was postponed do to warm weather. Public viewing will be on Saturday and Sunday from 8 a.m, to 10 p.m.
Fran Volz is the creator of the William Dunton statue in downtown Arlington Heights and the long time series of large snow sculptures on his front lawn on Arlington Heights Road.
You can see the sketches of this year's proposed entries here and last year's entries here.
Fran's snow sculptures can be seen here and his bronze sculptures can be seen here.
