Vancouver Island Stone Sculpture Symposium 2024

Vancouver Island Stone Sculpture Symposium 2025
When: September 8th to 14th 2025
Location: Cowichan Lake Education Center, Cowichan Lake, BC

A weeklong immersive and comprehensive stone sculpture carving experience at beautiful Lake Cowichan. If you have always wanted to learn how to carve stone, this is it! 

Stone Sculpture Instructors

John Fisher (marble) Carving monumental marble sculpture.

Deborah Wilson (jade) Special workshops for those interested in harder stone (Additional jade fee)

Sandy Cline (soapstone ) Great beginners’ teacher in soapstone.

Nicolas Thompson (face workshop) works at architectural stone carving at the Centre Block and the Parliamentary Precinct.

Daniel Cline – Symposium Director - Field Instructor

Anything else you want to learn about stone sculpture

Daily Schedule – 7 days Monday 9th – Registration and Setup day – Dinner and Lodging – Evening Workshop/Demo Tuesday 10th – Full day - Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner and Lodging – Evening Workshop/Demo Wednesday 11th - Full day - Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner and Lodging – Evening Workshop/Demo Thursday 12th - Full day - Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner and Lodging – Evening Workshop/Demo Friday 13th - Full day - Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner and Lodging – Evening Workshop/Demo Saturday 14th - Full day - Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner and Lodging – Evening Workshop/Auction Sunday 15th – Last day – Breakfast – Continue working, pack up, goodbyes.

Total Symposium fee is $1650 CA

Early registration - deposit $550 CA with balance of $1100 CA by end of July 2025

Registration

Vancouver Island Sculptors Guild 

If you would like to arrange to pay part or all by cheque or e-transfer

E transfers to: 

Cheques to:

Vancouver Island Sculptors Guild

612 Downey Road

North Saanich,BC

V8L 5M6

Attention: Andrew Hellmond, Treasurer VISG