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About
Now a BIENNIAL event, Hamilton's 6th IceFest is presented by the City
of Sculpture. LIONS AND TIGERS AND BEARS IN
ICE! View ice creatures great and small under the lights
on Friday evening. See ice carving competitions, demonstrations &
more! IceFest creates an exciting atmosphere and provides a schedule of activities for everyone
including spectacular ice sculptures created by Olympic, International
and local carvers. IceFest is a free and fun
family-oriented winter celebration that attracts visitors young and old while also highlighting the many sculptures located in
Hamilton, OH, City of Sculpture.Located on High Street, beginning at the
Government Services Center and ending just across the High-Main Street
Street Bridge. Hundreds of
ice sculptures - over 200 blocks - 40 tons of ice will
again be
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is presented by
Hamilton, OH, City of Sculpture, Inc.
Hamilton, Ohio, City of Sculpture
brought IceFest to Hamilton in 2001, the year after
Governor Bob Taft formally recognized Hamilton as the "City of
Sculpture". According to Debbie Cisle, chair of IceFest 2008,
“The mission of IceFest is to raise funds to continue our quest
to make Hamilton known worldwide as the City of Sculpture and to
create economic impact through promoting awareness of the arts
in Hamilton.” Sue Samoviski, President of City of Sculpture,
adds “We have already installed or collaborated with others to
install more than 20 permanent sculptures in Hamilton since our
beginning in 2000, bringing the total to almost 40. Community
members and other organizations have become increasingly
energized through this vision." IceFest supports the mission of
City of Sculpture, and all sponsors are greatly appreciated. The IceFest extravaganza in ice is now
one of
southwest Ohio’s premiere outdoor winter events.
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"Ohioan Blue Bear by Justin Sergent" |
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For
a sampling of Animal Kingdom Ice Sculptures
click here
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Theme
Each year, IceFest is given a theme
so that carved ice sculptures on display tie together through a
chosen highlighted idea. Previous themes have included The Ohio
Bicentennial, Around the World in Ice, Circus in Ice and Under
the Sea. In 2006, visitors to IceFest enjoyed seeing vibrant
ocean life such as dolphins, shrimp, swordfish, starfish, seals
or whales carved from a block of ice. There was an ice
sculpture of other marine creatures such as Jonah and the Whale,
King Neptune – God of the Sea, and a beautiful mermaid. Visitors
found scenic coral reefs and scuba divers along with sunken
ships. Other sculptures included sailing ships, surfers,
LOTS OF MARINE LIFE and much more!
The 2008 IceFest theme “Animal
Kingdom” provides many imaginative opportunities to display ice at the
downtown Hamilton event. |
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Artic Diamond, Inc.
Jeff Stahl, award-winning ice carver
and owner of Artic Diamond,
Inc., is the mastermind behind the Hamilton, OH IceFest event.
Jeff approached the Hamilton Convention & Visitors Bureau
several years ago looking for a venue for an ice sculpting
event. It was soon agreed that Jeff would work not only as
consultant for the City of Sculpture organization, presenter of IceFest, but would also act as creator for the
many unique ice sculptures found at each year’s IceFest. Artic
Diamond is Southern OH's premier ice sculpting company, with 30+ years of experience.
Click
here to visit Artic Diamond's site. |
