{"id":90870,"date":"2025-07-25T08:10:18","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T08:10:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/90870\/"},"modified":"2025-07-25T08:10:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T08:10:18","slug":"paul-revere-sand-statue-highlights-revere-beach-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/90870\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul Revere Sand Statue Highlights Revere Beach Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"

Matthew Deibert, one of the participants, plans to mold 10 tons of sand into a masterpiece inspired by AI that depicts a robot holding people by strings being sucked through a vortex. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a very hard competition here to have, [there are] very talented artists on the beach,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\"SculptorSculptor Melineige Beauregard worked on, \u201cRevolutions Start Here.\u201dCraig F. Walker\/Globe Staff<\/p>\n

For the festival\u2019s 21st year, organizers decided to honor the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution.<\/a> In addition to the Paul Revere centerpiece statue<\/a>, attendees can enjoy the free <\/b>multi-day event that features 75 food vendors, amusement rides, various activities, and a fireworks show. <\/p>\n

The winner of the sand castle competition, whose participants have come from all over the world, will be crowned on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Melineige Beauregard, one of the judges, said she enjoys the sand sculpting festival\u2019s competitive nature. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s really difficult to judge, and we all have different styles. But still for me, it\u2019s still kind of a rush of competing to try to push myself more,\u201d said Beauregard, who previously participated in the competition.<\/p>\n

Bruce Phillips, a sand sculptor from San Diego, has been sculpting since he was introduced to the concept at his local mall in 1992. His piece this year features chains wrapped around a sand block. <\/p>\n

Phillips said sand sculpting is usually a solitary endeavor, so he liked that a lot of sculptors were gathered in one place. <\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s probably 100 master-level artists and we don\u2019t always get to work together on different projects.. it\u2019s always good to get together in the evenings and while working,\u201d Phillips said. <\/p>\n

\"BruceBruce Phillips, of San Diego, CA, sprayed down a column of sand.Craig F. Walker\/Globe Staff<\/p>\n

Marissa Babin <\/b>traveled from Malden to attend the festival and see the detailed sculptures. The creations never cease to amaze Babin, who\u2019s an artist herself.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love drawing. I have no experience doing sand sculptures or anything like that, but I guess because I love art so much in general, that\u2019s why I find it really cool,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Adrienne Maguire, executive board member of the Revere Beach Partnership, <\/b>a nonprofit that works to make the beach more enjoyable for visitors, first introduced the idea of a sand sculpting competition 21 years ago. To Maguire, the festival showcases the Partnership\u2019s mission to \u201cpreserve and enhance America\u2019s first public beach.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cWe know that the sculptors love being here and to me, that means we\u2019re doing something right,\u201d she said<\/p>\n

\"PolishPolish sculptor Wiaczeslaw Borecki shaped one of the faces in his piece, Deep Sleep. Craig F. Walker\/Globe Staff<\/p>\n

Connie Neibauer and Jacob Stoll, who are visiting Revere from Wisconsin for a family wedding, stumbled upon the sand sculptures while walking down the beach. <\/p>\n

\u201c[The sculptures] are beautiful and the detail is amazing,\u201d Neibauer said. \u201cI\u2019ve seen ice sculptures in Wisconsin, but [in] bad weather, they melt quickly. This is really cool to walk up to.\u201d <\/p>\n

Artists must finish their pieces by 2 p.m. on Saturday, and then visitors can vote for their favorites from 2 to 4 p.m. The winner will be announced on Saturday night, but the sculptures will remain on the beach through the end of the festival on Sunday. <\/p>\n

\"MatthewMatthew Deibert, of Smithville, NJ, shaped the head of his piece at Revere Beach. Of the impermanence of the medium he said, \u201cthat\u2019s what\u2019s cool about it. It\u2019s here, people enjoy it, then it\u2019s gone. If you get attached to your art, then sand sculpting wouldn\u2019t be good for you.\u201d Craig F. Walker\/Globe Staff<\/p>\n

Katarina Schmeiszer can be reached at katarina.schmeiszer@globe.com<\/a>. Follow her on X at @katschmeiszer<\/a>. <\/p>\n