Ice Festival - MEET THE ICE CARVERS

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Ice Festival - MEET THE ICE CARVERS

This year we have a talented line-up of 9 ice carvers for the Downtown Dartmouth Ice Festival presented by East Coast Credit Union.

❄️Renowned ice artist, Richard Chiasson of Ice Creation Glace is back again from New Brunswick with decades of ice carving experience.

❄️Also joining us from New Brunswick is International award-winning sculptor and lifelong artist, Joel “Swamp Bear” Palmer of Swamp Bear Art - Joel Palmer -

❄️Residing in Nova Scotia, Chandana Kapila and Rob Milner, will be back carving again this year! Chan is sous chef at The Port Pub & Bistro in Port Williams NS & Rob is a competitive power carver that works with both wood and ice!

❄️Claude Roussel & Mathew Nuqingaq will be joining us at Ice Festival for the second time this year! Claude spent 12 years in Nunavut where he worked closely with Iqaluit-based, multi-talented artist Mat Nuqingaq. Mat has worked to create & promote Inuit art for over 20 years.

❄️NEW this year, we have our very own Darren Hudson. A veteran lumberjack, world champion log roller, and operator of Timber Lounge Axe Throwing - Dartmouth