Prairie Canada Carvers’ Association Inc.
Woodcarving community
About
In 1987, a group of wildlife enthusiasts got together and founded the Association with a goal of promoting an appreciation for wildlife through carving.
Today, Prairie Canada’s goal remains the same and we continue to support and promote our love of carving and appreciation of wildlife through our annual Show and Competition. Over the years, our competition has grown to showcase a variety of carvings of wildlife (waterfowl, song and shorebirds, decoys), traditional carving (whittling, relief & chip carving, caricatures, animals or human form), fish and pyrography, in all forms of art media – wood, stone, bark, bone, and antler. The Prairie Canada Carving Competition has not only grown in size, but has developed into one of North America’s premiere competitions.
Our show has been featured in Wildfowl Carving and Competition magazine, published in the USA on numerous occasions. This is a wonderful accomplishment, as only a few competitions from across North America are featured in this publication each year!
Gathering
Annual Show and Competition
Date: May 9th and May 10th
Time: 9:00am to 4:00pm daily
Location: Pembina Curling Club, 1341 Pembina Hwy, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Theme: The Enchanted Forest
Activities: workshops; raffles; and merchnadise
PCCA is inviting the public to this year’s carving show. With carving from traditional to decoys, birds, fish and others, we are sure that a walk through our show’s displays will be an adventure that will both amaze you with the artistic abilities of our participants and also stimulate your imagination.
LOCATION: Pembina Curling Club, 1341 Pembina Hwy, Winnipeg
DATES: Saturday, May 9th and Sunday, May 10th.
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC: 9:00am to 4:00 pm each day.
Cost is $7.00 per person per day at the door with children under 12 free.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE: Information, registration forms;
competition rules and costs can be found on PCCA’s website: 2026 Spring show
& competition – Prairie Canada Carvers Association’s Blog
THEME ACTIVITY “THE ENCHANTED FOREST” : Carvers of all expertise levels are invited to
participate in this display and submit a carving that reflects something one might encounter in an enchanted forest. Carvings should be roughly 4 inches tall and can be of any style. We hope this activity will give all participants a fun way to participate in a collective project!
WORKSHOPS: Saturday and Sunday, some carving clubs will provide opportunities for the public to get hands-on experience with carving. There will be activities for children and adults. Full details will appear on our website in February.
MERCHANDISE: Due to popular demand, the Garage Sale is back. Items for sale will include: books; magazines; wood; tools and more. In addition to the Garage Sale, books, tools, food and clothing will be available to be purchased. Vendors such as Artist Emporium and Canadian Woodworkers will be featured.
COCKTAIL CARVING AUCTION IS A SHOW HIGHLIGHT AT 2:00PM Sunday. This is an opportunity for the public to support PCCA & take home a unique carving that fits in a cocktail glass. The auction is a huge support to our show and a popular opportunity for people to take home a treasured carving. We would appreciate as many contributions as possible, and encourage all to participate in the auction!
RAFFLES: Robert Heath’s “Hummingbird” carving (see above) will be the Prairie Canada Major Award raffle. Tickets for this raffle will only be sold at the show. There will be many other silent auction raffles of carving related items such as equipment merchandise and carvings that will be of interest to many as well as opportunities to purchase Prairie Canada souvenir merchandise. Your purchases support our show and provide opportunity to go home with some spectacular artwork or supplies.
Whether you are an experienced carver, an aspiring carver, art appreciator, or a lover of nature, you will enjoy this event. For information on any of the above, as well as new show details as they are confirmed, be sure to check out http://www.prairiecanadacarvers.ca, or contact Doug Fyfe dougmfyfe@shaw.ca 204- 396-6409 or Lynda Baxter lyndabaxter0@gmail.com 204-255-6216 with questions.
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