Revere Beach’s International Sand Sculpting Festival has been drawing crowds for 20 years to see its shores become a temporary art museum. The festival, filled with entertainment, food and vendors, plays host to thousands of visitors and a handful of talented artists from around the world.Melineige Beauregard, an artist who co-organizes the festival, said being an impermanent art form means they can come back year after year.”It’s a bit like life,” she said. “To carve in the moment!” This year’s artists hail from homes in the Netherlands, Canada, Japan, and Massachusetts. “It is fun,” said Berlin-based sculptor Bouke Atema. “Meet nice people, see nice places. Yeah, it’s a good job.”Atema’s work, and that of his competitors, was inspiring 7-year-old Jerry Moschopoulos to consider what he might make.”I put a lot of detail into things,” he said, “And I think I could really do this!”That’s exactly what Beauregard hopes to inspire.”A lot of people don’t make it to the museum,” she said. “It’s kind of, we’re bringing the museum to them.”Watch the video above to see the art being designed this weekend on Revere Beach. The event runs Friday through Sunday at 7 p.m. with an awards ceremony Saturday at 6 p.m.
Revere Beach’s International Sand Sculpting Festival has been drawing crowds for 20 years to see its shores become a temporary art museum.
The festival, filled with entertainment, food and vendors, plays host to thousands of visitors and a handful of talented artists from around the world.
Melineige Beauregard, an artist who co-organizes the festival, said being an impermanent art form means they can come back year after year.
“It’s a bit like life,” she said. “To carve in the moment!”
This year’s artists hail from homes in the Netherlands, Canada, Japan, and Massachusetts.
“It is fun,” said Berlin-based sculptor Bouke Atema. “Meet nice people, see nice places. Yeah, it’s a good job.”
Atema’s work, and that of his competitors, was inspiring 7-year-old Jerry Moschopoulos to consider what he might make.
“I put a lot of detail into things,” he said, “And I think I could really do this!”
That’s exactly what Beauregard hopes to inspire.
“A lot of people don’t make it to the museum,” she said. “It’s kind of, we’re bringing the museum to them.”
Watch the video above to see the art being designed this weekend on Revere Beach.
The event runs Friday through Sunday at 7 p.m. with an awards ceremony Saturday at 6 p.m.
