Over twenty fve 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!
When sending out our newsletters and information regarding the upcoming events, a number of mailings have been rejected. If you are on our mailing list, but have not been receiving anything, the email information that we have on file is likely out of date. If you have any changes to email addresses, phone numbers or home addresses, please send this information to Jean Mousseau so that we may update our database.
If you would like to receive this information and are not on our mailing list, or know of someone who would like to receive this information, please send a note with your name and contact information to Jean Mousseau.
Happy Carving!
(see Rules document for more info)
Friday, March 30, 2012
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Sunday, April 1, 2012
Canad Inns Polo Park
Ambassador Rooms 1 & 2
1405 St. Matthews Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba
(204) 775-8791
Featured Workshops: (see Rules document for times, locations and more details) |
Bruce Lepper – “Blue Jay Bust, carving, texturing asn painting” |
Tory Neald– “Design and carve a walking stick” |
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Bob Steele – “INtro to Airbrush: setup, care, paints and painting a model feather group” |
| Downloads: (PDF format) |
All documents for the registration of carvings for the competition, registration for workshops, banquet tickets and hotel room discount information can be found in the rules document. |
Don Young, 64 Roslyn Cresent, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3L 0H7
Please note that categories that appear to be missing had no entries.
(All documents are in PDF format)
Best of Show winners (all skill levels) and Purchase Awards
Novice skill level
Intermediate skill level
Open skill level
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.
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
2006: Dr. Frank Baldwin of Lockport, Manitoba
2006: Hugh McVarish of Winnipeg, Manitoba
2007: Bill Palmer of Winnipeg, Manitoba
2008: Ron Davidson of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
2008: Les Barrow of Thunder Bay, Ontario
2009: Oak Hammock Marsh Interpretive Centre
2009: Harvey Welch of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
2010: Cam Merkle (Razertip Industries)of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
2011: Pat Godin of Paris, Ontario
Prairie Canada is pleased to enclose the 2011/12 list of Manitoba carving competitions, courses and clubs. Please distribute as you see fit.
If you know of any Manitoba clubs or events we have missed, or if the information provided needs updating, please forward the information to Ted Muir.
We will be releasing a companion brochure very soon entitled A Guide for Beginner Wood Carvers. This brochure along with a copy of our 25th anniversary pattern book will make for a wonderful Christmas present for novice carvers. Our pattern book is now available through Artists Emporium, Windsor Plywood (Main St, Century St and Pembina Hwy), Canadian Woodworker (Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatoon and Surrey), Oak Hammock Marsh Interpretive Centre gift shop and Razertip Industries.
Copies can also be obtained by contacting Tom Park.
Prairie Canada is pleased to provide details of an upcoming rusty nail shorebird power carving workshop to be held at the Elmwood/East Kildonan Active Living Center in Winnipeg. We will be releasing very soon details of a number of new introductory carving workshops to be held at the centre (Consult the latest newsletter for details).
(documents are in PDF format)
(Newsletters are in PDF format)
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 2011. 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
A special note of gratitude is extended to the 2011 slate of sponsors and partners. We simply couldn't have a show witout your generous contributions and support.
Oak Hammock Marsh Interpretive Centre
Manitoba Arts Council
Canadian Woodworker |
| Ducks Unlimited Canada |
| Jim Richardson Antique Decoy Purchase Award |
Morgan Whiteway BOSS Purchase Award |
| Razertip Industries |
| Stuart Olson Dominion Construction Ltd |
Wildfowl Carving Magazine |
| Adanac Carving Club - Carvers' Choice Award |
| Al Witfield Working Shorebird Purchase Awards |
| Artists Emporium |
| Cabela's |
| Canad Inns Polo Park |
| Dremel Tools |
| Foredom Electric Co. |
| Les Gens de Bois - People's Choice Award |
| Lee Valley Tools |
Manitoba Wildlife Federation |
| Oak Hammock Marsh Carving Guild |
Preferred Perch |
Ted Muir Purchase Award |
Professional Grinding |
Richard Whittom Duck Head Purchase Award - First Place |
Star Building Materials |
Ted Muir(Chairperson)
Don Young (Rules)
Don Young, 64 Roslyn Cresent, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3L 0H7
Board members:
Lynda Baxter
Doug Danell
John Frye
Helen Hafke
Prabir Mitra
Jean Mousseau
Ted Muir
Bill Nitzsche
Sandy Nitzsche
Tom Park
Fred Thomas
Bonnie Trodden
Dan Waldman
Al Whitfield
Don Young