About Prairie Canada Carvers Association Inc.

Over twenty years ago, 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 deep appreciation of wildlife through our annual Show and Competition. Over the years, our competition has grown to showcase a variety of carvings, including waterfowl, song and shorebirds, fish, traditional carvings, as well as, stone, bark, bone, and antler carvings. 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 Collecting magazine, published in Pennsylvania, USA on several occasions. This is a wonderful accomplishment, as only a few competitions from across North America are featured in this publication each year!

 

 

2010 Information

(see Rules document for more info)

Friday, March 26 2010
Saturday, March 27 2010
Sunday, March 28 2010

New Location!

Canad Inns Polo Park
Ambassador Rooms 1 & 2
1405 St. Matthews Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba


(204) 775-8791

www.canadinns.com

 

Featured Workshops:

(see Rules document for more details)

Del Herbert – “Paint a Ruddy Tyurnstoner”
March 24 to 26, 2010

Carole Peters – “Pyrography”
March 29 to 31, 2010

Jean Minaudier – “Brush pianting a White-Throated Sparrow casting”
March 29 & 30, 2010

 

Competition Award Winners

 

Click on Section Heading to view Divisions within that section.

Click on the Division to view Award Recipients.

Photos of Best of Show and Purchase Award carvings can be seen here.

Purchase Awards

 
Ross Gage Purchase Award Black-necked stilt, Ray Minaudier, St Claude MB
Morgan Whiteway BOSS Purchase Award Wood duck hen, Bob Lavender, Saskatoon, SK
Oak Hammock Marsh Purchase Award Eider duck hunting rig, Ray Minaudier, St Claude MB
Dremel Purchase Award Timber wolf family, Desiree Hajny, Blue Hill, Nebraska
Jim Richardson Antique Duck Purchase Award Canvasback drake, Bill Palmer, Winnipeg, MB
   

Best of Show carvings

 
Cocktail Barn owl, Bob Lavender, Saskatoon
Wildfowl 1st Novice Ruddy duck drake, Jim Cellars, AB
Wildfowl 2nd Novice Lesser scaup drake, Lloyd Laing, St Claude, MB
Wildfowl 3rd Novice Green-winged teal hen, Jim Cellars, Calgary AB
Wildfowl 1st Intermediate Oldsquaw drake, Barb Janman, Calgary, AB
Wildfowl 2nd Intermediate American avocet, Barb Janman, Calgary, AB
Wildfowl 3rd Intermediate Yellow-throated warbler, Gord Unger, Carman, MB
Wildfowl 1st Open Ring-necked pheasant, Lee Garbel Williston, ND
Wildfowl 2nd Open Ruffed grouse, Bob Lavender, Saskatoon, SK
Wildfowl 3rd Open Mourning dove, Harvey Welch, Saskatoon, SK
Traditional 1st Novice Pacific grey whale, Ernie Beauchesne, Duncan, BC
Traditional 2nd Novice Stone sparrow on leaves, Randy Warren, Winnipeg
Traditional 3rd Novice Voyageur relief , Prabir Mitra, Winnipeg
Traditional 1st Intermediate Walleye, Eric Meder, Winnipeg
Traditional 2nd Intermediate White-tailed deer, Shirley Lawrence, Selkirk, MB
Traditional 3rd Intermediate Killer whale, Gerry Beyersbergen, Edmonton, AB
Traditional 1st Open Brook trout, Carl Robblee, Swan River, MB
Traditional 2nd Open Wizard relief, Rick Brereton, Lac du Bonnet, MB
Traditional 3rd Open The cyclist, Herb Bodnaruk, Winnipeg, MB
Carvers' Choice Award The cyclist, Herb Bodnaruk, Winnipeg, MB
People’s Choice Award Aboriginal in buckskin, Tim Desrochers, Winnipeg, MB

 

Section 1 - Wildfowl

Grouping descriptions

Division A - Decorative Life-size Floating Waterbird

Division B - Traditional Gunning Life-size Decoy

Division C - Contemporary Gunning Life-size Decoy

Division D - Slick Life-Size Decoy

Devision E - Decorative Life-size Non-floating Wildbird

Division F - Decorative Miniature Wildbird

Best of Show

 

Section 2 - Traditional

Division G - Natural Finish Wildlife

Division H - Animals

Division I - Human

Division J - Fish, Reptiles, Amphibians

Division K - Relief

Division L - Natural Materials

Best of Show

 

Section 3 - Cocktail Carvings

Division M - Cocktail Carvings

Section 4 - Special Competition and Purchase Awards

Division N - Special Competitions

Division O - Purchase Awards

Division P - Exhibition Categories

Division Q - Miscellaneous

People's and Carver's Choice Awards

People's Choice Award

Aboriginal in Buckskin

Tim Desrochers, Winnipeg, MB

 

Carver's Choice Award for Caricature

The Cyclist

Bert Bodnaruk, Winnipeg, MB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carver's Award of Excellence

The Carver’s Award of Excellence was established in 2006 to acknowledge individuals, organizations and businesses for excellence and achievement in promoting and engendering the art of carving in North America. It was designed, quite simply, to pay tribute to those who have done special things to foster carving.

Recipients must be nominated for recognition from the carving community. They should have made a long term commitment to the advancement and promotion of carving, ideally leaving a lasting influence upon the community.

Please consult this document for more detailed information.

Nominations

Please use this document if possible (in Microsoft Word format)

Nominations should be submitted in writing to :

(email by clicking on name, or mail to the following)

John Frye, 139 Lodge Avenue, Winnipeg, R3J 0R6 

Recipients to date include:

Dr. Frank Baldwin of Lockport, Manitoba
Hugh McVarish of Winnipeg
Bill Palmer of Winnipeg
Ron Davidson of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Les Barrow of Thunder Bay, Ontario
Oak Hammack Marsh Interpretive Centre
Harvey Welch of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

 

 

Carving Clubs & instructors

The following document contains information about Carving Venues, Clubs, and Instructors:

2009 Manitoba Club List

(document is in PDF format)

 

 

 

Latest Newsletter: November 2009

(Newsletters are in PDF format)

 

Sponsors needed

Events like the Prairie Canada Carving Championship are expensive undertakings, costing in the range of $17,000 to $20,000 a year to host. So it is no surprise that PCCA has relied upon sponsors to remain financially viable. In this we have been very successful as noted by the impressive array of organizations/individuals that sponsored the show and competition in 2009. However sponsors come and go, so if you know of individuals or organizations that potentially could support your show please contact Ted Muir at (204) 237-1385. PCCA will do all the approaching if need be, but we need your help in identifying potential sponsors

Gold

Oak Hammock Marsh Interpretive Centre

Silver

Jim Richardson
Manitoba Hydro
Dremel Tools
Morgan Whiteway

 

 

 

Bronze

Adanac Carving Club
Les Gens de Bois
Artists Emporium Manitoba Pork Council
Bigmouth Creations
Manitoba Wildlife Federation
Cabela's
Professional Grinding
Canadian Woodworker
Razertip Industries
Ducks Unlimited Canada
Ross Gage Investment Counsel
Dominion Construction Turnbull Whitaker Insurance
Foredom Tools
Canad Inns Polo Park
Lee Valley Tools

 

 

Board Members

Ted Muir(Chairperson)

Don Young (Rules)

Doug Danell
Georges Druwe
Dave Koss
John Frye
Prabir Mitra
Jean Mousseau
Ted Muir
Shawn Nicol
Tom Park
Laurie Prokopanko
Bonnie Trodden
Al Whitfield
Don Young