Online Voting for People's Choice Award Now Open

2021 Winter Arts Snow Sculpting Competition

Since Wednesday, February 10, snow sculpting teams have been working in Washington Park in downtown Dubuque to transform six-feet square by eight-feet high block of manufactured snow into incredible works of snow art.

You can now vote from 12-3PM today for your favorite snow sculpture online to help choose the 2021 Winter Arts People's Choice Award Winner.

This year's event featured 2 professional teams from Dubuque and a team representing the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. A State of Iowa award winner will also be selected today by a jury of 3 arts professionals to advance to the U.S. National Snow and Sculpting Competition in Lake Geneva, Wis.

Additional online engagement with this year's event includes:

Daily Winter Arts @ Home suggested activities posted to the Dubuque Museum of Arts Facebook page.
Special interviews with the teams and daily progress videos posted to the City of Dubuque's Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs YouTube channel.

Drive-by viewing of the sculptures is encouraged; sculptures are located on the Bluff Street side of Washington Park between 7th and 6th Streets. Washington Park remains open to foot traffic; masks are required and social distancing should be adhered to by those viewing the sculptures on foot.

The Winter Arts Snow Sculpting Competition is produced in partnership between the City of Dubuque Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs and the Dubuque Museum of Art.

The event is sponsored by Barton Wealth Management, LLC and supported through in-kind contributions from Sundown Mountain, JaMar Pattern, Inc., Truck Country, and HyVee. Special media coverage by KWWL. The event is sanctioned by WinterFun, Inc.

For additional information, visit www.cityofdubuque.org/winterarts or contact the Dubuque Museum of Art at 563.599.9486 with questions.