Gowdy, a retired Atlantic City firefighter and professional sand sculptor who has traveled literally around the world to compete or build commissioned works, says the best time to build your sand ...

Sandcastles aren’t just for kids! Spending a day at the beach creating a sand sculpture is a great way to unleash your inner artist and have some extra fun. We asked four professional sand sculptors — ...

A geotechnical engineer explains how water, air and sand create solid structures. By Joseph Scalia / The Conversation | Published Aug 22, 2022 9:00 PM EDT This article was originally featured on The ...

When Viola Connelly and her friend Casey Metzler, both 10, enter the annual Saltaire Sandcastle Contest on Fire Island, the girls from Manhattan and Brooklyn choose a timely theme — they craft an ...

Join us on an extraordinary adventure as we take on the unique challenge of building a sand castle on a glacier. Watch as we merge the warm, creative art of sand sculpting with the stark beauty of icy ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (CNN Newsource/WTKR/WKRC) - These aren't the kind of sand castles you usually see at the beach. Artists from around the world competed in the International Sand Sculpting ...

Unfortunately, sand sculpture enthusiasts will have to wait until 2025 for the next competition. This year’s event, originally scheduled for Aug. 3, was canceled due to “logistical challenges and a ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — After a two-year hiatus caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the Sand Fest sand castle and sculpture competition sponsored by the Cleveland Chapter of the American Institute of ...

Janel Hawkins runs the sand sculpting company, Sand Castle University, where she designs intricate beachside creations KateLENSPhotography/ Sand Castle University LLC; sand_castle_university/TikTok ...

This article was originally featured on The Conversation. If you want to understand why some sandcastles are tall and have intricate structures while others are nearly shapeless lumps of sand, it ...