Fri, Jan 27, 2012
Sun, Jan 29, 2012
(This event has already taken place.)
The 2011 festival will now be held at Navy Pier. You can see 15 teams of professional sculptors creating their masterpieces at Gateway Park located just west of the entrance to Navy Pier. The teams of professional artists have been selected based on their pencil sketch drawings that they submitted. This year, in addition to teams from Chicago and our neighboring states, teams will head to Chicago from Canada, Mexico, Bulgaria, China and Russia. A dozen teams from Chicago’s Public High Schools will also be at Gateway Park, view the High School Teams pencil sketch drawings. Other entertainment includes Dog Sled Racing Demonstrations and Weight Pulling by Green Valley Dog Drivers; a Snowboard Rail Jam Competition and family entertainment at the Family Pavilion inside Navy Pier.
