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David Ducharme
7313 avis rd
Winlaw, B.C. V0G 2JO
Canada
Phone: 250-505-2343
Email: sculptlife@gmail.com
Website: www.terrasculpta.com
Education
1994 - 1995 Ceramics. Kootenay School of the Arts, Nelson, BC
1992 - 1993 Stone carving, Metalwork & Jewelry. Kootenay School of the Arts,
Nelson, BC
1990 - 1991 University of Quebec. Montreal, Quebec.
Businesses
Terra Sculpta Creations www.terrasculpta.com
Ephemeral Arts Ltd. (250-505-2343)
Professional Experience:
Artistic director
2023-24 Artistic director, Jesolo Sand Sculpture, Italy
2023 Artistic director, Ice Nativity, Jesolo, Italy.
Artistic director, ice event for Canada Games, PEI, Canada.
2005-19 Artistic director, JackFrost Winter Festival, PEI, Canada.
2008-09 Artistic director, Sandland sand sculpting festival, PEI, Canada
2012-13 Crew leader, Sand Sensation, Fort-St John. BC. Canada
Sand Event of 6 sculptors, managing compaction, design, consultant.
2005-19 Consultant/event coordinator. Jack Frost Children Winter Festival
Charlottetown, PEI. Managing a team of 7 sculptors creating big scale snow
sculptures and ice slides for a children festival. Managing compaction of
forms, building of ice slides in a timely fashion.
2010-13 Crew leader, High on Ice, Fort-St-John,B.C. Team leader guiding the
production of an ice event consisting of 7 sculptors with multiple
sculptures, ice slides and machines.
2007-08. SandLand Prince Edward Island Canada, artistic leader with our
company Ephemeral Arts Ltd, creating a sand event of 15 sculptures.
2008 Sand-sculpting workshop. Nakusp, BC.
Sand-sculpting workshop. Winlaw, BC.
2007 Sand-sculpting workshop. Lake Louise, BC
1994 Foundry assistant. Tom Lynn – Valley Art Foundry. Winlaw, BC.
Sculpting Competitions:
ICE
2012 2nd place Doubles. “High on Ice”. Fort St.John, BC Canada
2011 3rd place Doubles. "High on Ice". Fort St.John, BC Canada
2010 2nd place Doubles. "High on Ice". Fort St.John, BC Canada
2009 2nd place Doubles. “High on Ice”. Fort St.John, BC Canada 2006
2nd place Doubles; 2nd Team. “Fairbanks Ice Art - World Championship”.
Fairbanks, Alaska
SNOW
2019 1st place, double, Banff SnowDays, Alberta, Canada.
2006 1st place Team. “Winter Olympics” Torino, Italy
2005 1st place Team. Canadian Championship - Quebec Carnaval, Quebec
City, PQ.
2004 1st place Team. Provincial Championship. Silver Star. Vernon, BC.
2004 1st place Team. “International Snow Sculpture Championships”.
Breckenridge, CO.
2003 1st place Team. Ymir, BC
SAND
2024 1st place Annual Hampton Beach Master Sand Sculpting Classic, U.S.
2023 2nd place Rhodes Island international sand sculpting competition, U.S.
2018 2nd place doubles, Canadian Open Sand Sculpting Competition,
Parksville,B.C. Canada.
2017 1st place doubles, Canadian Open Sand Sculpting Competition,
Parksville, B.C. Canada
2016 2nd place doubles, Canadian Open Sand Sculpting Competition,
Parksville,B.C. Canada
2015 1st place doubles. Revere Beach International Sand Sculpting
Competition, USA.
1st place doubles, Canadian Open Sand Sculpting Competition,
Parksville, BC Canada.
2014 3rd place solo, Taiwan International Sand Sculpture Festival, Taiwan.
2013 1st place solo, International Sand Sculpture Festival, St-Petersburg.
Russia.
3rd place solo, World Championships Of Sand Sculpting. Atlantic City.
USA.
3rd place solo, Jesolo International Sand Sculpture Festival. Italy.
2012 1st place solo, sculptors choice. Canadian Open Sand Sculpting
Championship , Parksville. Canada
2010 2nd place solo, sculptors choice. Canadian Open Sand Sculpting,
Parksville,B.C
2006 People’s Choice Doubles . World Championship Sand Sculpture.
Harrison, BC
1st place Team. World Championship Sand Sculpture. Harrison, BC.
3rd place Doubles. Tournament of the Champions. Harrison, BC.
1st place Doubles. L’international de Sculpture sur Sable de Quebec,
Quebec City.
2005 2nd place Doubles; Sculptor’s choice; 2ndplace – Team. World
Championship Sand Sculpture. Harrison, BC.
1st place Doubles. L’international de Sculpture sur Sable de Quebec,
Quebec City, PQ.
2nd place Doubles. “Merveilles de Sable” - National Competition.
Gatineau, PQ.
2004 2nd place Doubles. World Championship Sand Sculpture. Harrison, BC.
3rd place Doubles. L’International de Sculpture sur Sable de Quebec,
Quebec City, PQ.
1st place Doubles. Merveilles de Sable de Gatineau – National
Competition. Gatineau, PQ
2003 1st place Doubles; 2nd place - Solo; co-artist’s choice. World Championship Sand
Sculpture. Harrison, BC.
2ndplace Doubles. Merveilles de sable de Gatineau – National Competition. P.Q.
Commissions
Snow and ice sculpture
2024 High on Ice, Fort-St-John, B.C. Canada.
Banff Lake Louise Tourism, Alberta, Canada.
McKenzie Recreation Center, B.C. Canada.
2023 High on Ice, Fort-St-John, B.C. Canada
Canada Games, P.E.I, Canada.
Rossland Winter Carnival, B.C. Canada.
Banff Lake Louise Tourism, Snow Days, Alberta, Canada.
2022 Zwolle ice sculpture event, The Netherlands.
High on Ice, Fort-St-John, B.C., Canada.
Rossland Winter Carnival, B.C.,Canada.
Banff Lake Louise Tourism, Alberta, Canada.
McKenzie Recreation Center, BC Canada.
2021 High on Ice, Fort-St-John, B.C., Canada.
Rossland winter Carnival, B.C.,Canada.
Banff Lake Louise Tourism, Alberta, Canada.
McKenzie Recreation Center, BC Canada.
2020 Rossland Winter Carnival, BC, Canada.
Jackfrost Children Winter Festival. Charlottetown, PEI. Canada.
Banff SnowDays, Alberta,Canada.
2019 Jackfrost Children Winter Festival. Charlottetown, PEI. Canada.
Rossland Winter Carnival, B.C. Canada.
Banff SnowDays, Alberta,Canada.
2018 Karls Ice Event, Germany
Jackfrost Children Winter Festival. Charlottetown, PEI. Canada.
Rossland Winter Carnival, B.C. Canada.
Banff SnowDays, Alberta,Canada.
2017 Zwolle Ice Event, Zwolle, The Netherlands.
Jackfrost Children Winter Festival. Charlottetown, PEI. Canada.
Rossland Winter Carnival, B.C. Canada.
Banff SnowDays, Alberta, Canada.
2016 Karls Ice Event, Berlin, Germany
Jackfrost Children Winter Festival. Charlottetown, PEI. Canada
High on Ice, Fort-St-John, B.C.Canada
Rossland Winter Carnival, B.C. Canada
2015 Jackfrost Children Winter Festival.Charlottetown, PEI. Canada
High on Ice, Fort-St-John, B.C. Canada
Rossland Winter Carnival, B.C. Canada
2014 Jackfrost Children Winter Festival. Charlottetown, PEI. Canada
High on Ice, Fort-St-John, B.C. Canada.
Rossland Winter Carnival.
2013 High on Ice winter festival. Fort-St-John.BC.Canada.
Rossland Winter Carnival, BC. Canada.
2012 Jackfrost Children Winter Festival". Charlottetown,PEI.
High on Ice Winter Festival. Fort-St-John. BC. Canada
2011 Jackfrost Children Winter Festival. Charlottetown,PEI.
Coors Event by EventSing, Brandon BC
High on Ice winter Festival. Fort-St-John. BC.
Whistler Winter Arts Festival.Whistler,BC.
2010 Jackfrost Children Winter Festival.Charlottetown,PEI.
Rossland Winter Carnival. Rossland,BC
Christmas by the lake silverton,BC
2009 Jackfrost Children Winter Festival. Charlottetown, PEI.
High on Ice Winter Festival. Fort St.John, B.C.
Celebration 2010. Whistler Arts Council. Whistler, B.C.
Christmas by the Lake, Silverton,BC.
2008 Jackfrost Children Winter Festival. Charlottetown, PEI.
Christmas by the Lake. Silverton, B.C.
Warren Miller Film Festival, Yellowstone Club,Montana.
Rossland Winter Carnival. Rossland, BC.
Celebration 2010. Whistler Arts Council. Whistler, B.C.
2007 Jackfrost Children Winter Festival. Charlottetown, PEI.
Christmas by the Lake. Silverton, B.C.
Revelstoke Mountain Resort. Revelstoke, B.C.
Celebration 2010. Whistler Arts Council. Whistler, B.C.
2006 Inaxi Snow & Ice Festival. Eindhoven, Germany
Jackfrost Children Winter Festival. Charlottetown, PEI.
Celebration 2010. Whistler Arts Council. Whistler, B.C.
Hindu Temple. Surrey, B.C.
2005 Inaxi Snow & Ice Festival. Oberhausen, Germany.
Inaxi Snow & Ice Festival. Hamburg, Germany.
Inaxi Snow & Ice Festival. Antwerp, Belgium.
Inaxi Snow & Ice Festival. Oberhausen, Germany.
Jackfrost Children Winter Festival. Charlottetown, PEI.
2004 Quebec Ice Hotel - Interior decoration. Duchesnay, PQ.
Sculpture Michel Lepire, Quebec city,PQ.
2003 Quebec Ice Hotel – Interior decoration. Duchesnay, PQ.
Sculpture Michel Lepire. Quebec City, PQ.
Sand Sculpture
2024 Sand Museum, Tottori, Japan.
Animals in the Arts, Jesolo, Italy.
Faith and Superstitions, Hundested Sand Festival, Denmark.
Nexo Sand Festival, Bornholm, Denmark.
2023 Jesolo Sand Sculpture, contemporary art, Jesolo, Italy.
Hundested Sandskulture,, fairy tales, Denmark.
Bornholm Sand Event, fairy tales, Denmark.
Atlantis Rising, Rhode Island
2022 Sculpture Works, Gaia Zoo, The Netherlands
Hundested Sandskulture, Denmark.
Sultans of Sand, Jesolo, Italy.
Sand Museum, Tottori Japan.
Bornholm Sand Event, Denmark
Christina Lake sand event, BC,Canada
Race Against the Tide, tv show, St-John, NS, Canada
Rhode Island, Atlantis Rising sand event, US
Boneo dinosaur sand event, Australia.
Sand Nativity, Sultans of Sand, Jesolo, Italy.
2021 Sand sculpture event Garderen, the Netherlands (‘t Veluws
Zandsculpturenfestijn)
Sand Sculpture event Hundested, Denmark (Hundested Sandskulptur
festival)
Sand Sculpture event Summer Jesolo, Italy (SultansofSand)
Sand sculpture event Middelkerke, Belgium (Global PowWow)
World Record Tallest Sand castle, Blokhus, Denmark, (Kulturhuset &
Skulpturparken Blokhus)
Sand Sculpture event, Melbourne, Florida,USA.(Sandsational)
Sand sculpture event, Nativity, , Jesolo,Italy.(Sultans of Sand)
2020 Sand Museum, Tottori, Japan.
Plasticine sculptures, Utrecht, the Netherlands, Garderen.
Arabian Horse, Saudi Arabia
Greek Mythology, Graz, Austria
2019 Sand Museum, Tottori,Japan
Sultans of Sand, Jesolo, Italy.
Sultans of Sand, Nativity, Jesolo, Italy.
Nativity Scorrano Italy.
Sandstorm Event, Melbourne, Philips Island, Australia.
2018 Sand Museum, Tottori, Japan.
Bible Stories, Elburg, Holland.
Sultans of Sand, Summer,Jesolo, Italy.
Sultans of Sand, Nativity, Jesolo, Italy.
Enchanted Forest, Melbourne, Australia.
2017 Forgotten Land, Phan Thiet, Vietnam.
Sand Museum Tottori, Japan
Ocean Park, Villafane Studios, Hong-Kong.
Art of music, Melbourne, Australia
Sultans Of Sand, Jesolo, Italy.
Sultans of Sand , Nativity, Jesolo, Italy
Bible Stories, Elburg, Holland.
2016 Sand Museum, Tottori, Japan.
Sultans of Sand, Jesolo, Italy
2015 Tottori Sand Sculpture Museum, Japan.
Nativity, Sultans of Sand, Jesolo, Italy.
2014 Nativity Sultans of Sand, Jesolo, Italy.
Taiwan International Sand Scultpure Festival. Taiwan.
Fairy Tales, St-Petersburg, Russia
Tottori Sand Sculpture Museum, Japan.
2013 Renaissance Sultans of Sand, Jesolo. Italy
Sultans of Sand, Nativity, Jesolo, Italy.
Walk on the wild side, Fort-St-John. BC.Canada.
2012 Venice, Sultans of Sand, Jesolo, Italy.
Nativity Sultans of Sand, Jesolo, Italy
Gold Rush Era, Fort-St-John, BC. Canada
2011 Nativity, Sultans of Sand, Jesolo, Italy.
100th Expo Cite, Expo Cite, Quebec, Canada
Thirst, Sculpture Walk, Castlegar, BC,Canada
Buffalo Hunt, Calgary Stampede, Calgary, Canada
2010 Nativity , Sultans of Sand, Jesolo,Italy
Pinnochio, Sultans Of Sand, Jesolo, Italy
2009 Nativity , Sultans of Sand, Jesolo,Italy
Dante's Inferno, Sultans of Sand, Jesolo,Italy
Nakusp Music Festival. Nakusp,B.C.
2008 Nakusp Music Festival. Nakusp, BC.
Sandland. Charlottetown, PEI.
2007 BC Rivers Day. Trail, BC.
Nakusp Music Festival. Nakusp, BC.
Sandland. Charlottetown, PEI, Charlottetown, PEI.
2006 BC Rivers Day. Trail, BC.
General Motors Promotion. Volt Hybrid – Sand car. Vancouver, BC.
Inaxi Sand Festival. Brighton, England.
Inaxi Sand Festival. Great-Yarmouth, England.
Prince Edward Island. Sand-sculpture Founders Hall.
2005 7th Zhoushan International Sand Festival. Zhoushan, China
Enchanted World of Sand. Harrison B.C.
Sculpta Sand Festival. Blankenberge, Belgium.
Sculpta. Sand Festival p. Apeldoorn, Holland.
2004 Inaxi Sand Festival. Thorn, Holland.
Selected Media Coverage:
2013 canadaam.ctvnews.ca/
2011 Calgary Sun, July 10,
Castlegar News.com, August 04
The Nelson Daily, October 23
2009 Vancouver Sun. January 23. Vancouver, BC.
CBC Radio “North By Northwest”. Vancouver, BC.
The Guardian. February 16. Charlottetown, PEI.
2007 Nelson Daily News. November 2. Nelson, BC.
2006 Vancouver Sun. September 8. Vancouver, BC.
Eastern Daily Press. Great-Yarmouth, England.
2005 Zhoushan Evening News. September 25. Zhoushan, China.
2004 Chilliwack Progress. September 10. Chilliwack, BC.
list of countries
Canada. Japan. England
USA. Taiwan. Saudi Arabia
The Netherlands Germany. Vietnam
Belgium. Australia
Denmark. Austria
Russia. Hong-Kong
Italy China