 The National Ice Carving Association (NICA) is a global organization based in the United States that is devoted to promoting the art of ice sculpture or ice carving, networking carvers, education, business and competition across the country and around the world. With nearly 400 members, NICA sanctions and organizes ice carving competitions around the world. Providing standardized guidelines for judging, learning seminars and certifying carvers, NICA has given the art focus and direction. Continually reaching for the highest standards, NICA carvers have become some of the best in the world.
NICA's 2010 U.S. National Champion is Aaron Costic
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Looking for an ice sculptor in your area for your special event? Need an Ice Carving? To see if there's a NICA member or associate that can help you please click more. |
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NICA's competition circuit is the largest in the World ! Over $100,000 in cash and prizes are were up for grabs this 2010 season ! For information upcoming ice carving events, please click the more button. |
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NICA has over 20 years experience and the largest network of ice carvers in the world. For more information on what NICA does and why you should become a member or sanction and event with us please click the more button. |
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NICA's New President
Having the honor of being the newly elected President of the National Ice Carving Association means I also have the honor of writing this letter to you about our organization, its history, its present status, and its future goals. I have some big shoes to fill as our most recent Presidents Butauski, led the organization with passion and innovation in gearing the NICA toward our ever-changing ice sculpture industry.
Read more Stephan and his direction in the latest edition of NICA's "ON ICE"
Click here to see the rest of NICA's Board of Directors |
Stephan Koch is
NICA's New President
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U.S. National Championships Results
The scores were tight with Aaron Costic just edging out Steve Brice for the title of NICA U.S. National Champion. Junichi Nakamura took top honors in the International / Open division sculpting a piece titled "Playing with Hair". Congratulations to all the competitors for putting on a great show at this new venue. Also, a big thanks goes to Ice Alaska for hosting our Nationals this year.
NICA U.S. Nationals Division
1st Aaron Costic 93.63
2nd Steve Brice 93.03
3rd Dean Murray 88.50
4th Heather Brice 87.77
5th Stephan Koch 84.47
NICA International / Qualifier
1st Junichi Nakamura - 94.87
2nd Victor Dagatan - 88.70
3rd Vitaliy Ledney - 87.83
Click here to see pictures and webcam shots of all of the sculptures |
1st Place "Olympic Flame" carved by Aaron Costic
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Please click on the logo to go to the School of ICE!
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NICA's School of ICE
This is a fun, educational, and informative new site that was created to fill a gap we saw on the NICA web site. Please browse thorough this new site and send us your photos, designs, and knowledge to help this site grow. This new site will continually be a work in progress. We did our best to recognize the many who have helped shape the Ice carving world over the years. Click here to go the new site.
Download our member application here.
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The 2010 Tour Champion is Aaron Costic !
Congratulations to Aaron all of those who competed in the tour.
Thank you www.icesculptingtools.com for being this years sponsor.
PlaceAverage Score
1st Aaron Costic92.91
2nd Greg Butauski89.4
3rd Stephan Koch86.01
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The 2010 Tour Champion is
Aaron Costic
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Catch Chainsaw
Ice Sculptors -Challenge Alaska
on TLC August 23 @ 10 PM EST
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Ice Carving in the News!
Chainsaw Ice Sculptors - Challenge Alaska -
Catch the ice carving drama unfold and see some of the most amazing ice sculptors in the World. Don't miss it !
Please pass this news on to your friends, families and other carvers. The episode airs August 23 (10pm eastern) on The Learning Channel
This section will cover ice carving news stories, videos and websites. Click for more information.
If you have a story please send it our way: nicaexdir@aol.com
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Over $100,000 in cash and prizes are up for grabs this season!
- U.S. Nationals $5,000 First Place
- Crowning a U.S. National Champion
- Crowning a Tour Champion
- Collegiate Circuit
- Crown U.S. National Collegiate Champions
- Contact us to see what a NICA Competition can do for your winter festival !
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Visit the Calendar of Events page for a
complete list of this years of events
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First Place: Oakland Community College
Pictured left to right: Tyler Colman, John Zehnder, Doug Gahns, Jolie Skwiercz
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2010 NICA U.S. Collegiate National Championships
Oakland Community College takes the title back home for the third year in a row!
The beautiful weather this past weekend in Frankenmuth, MI helped to create some impressive student ice sculptures at the 2010 NICA U.S. Collegiate National Championships. John Zehnder and his staff helped us host another fantastic Nationals. A big thank you to all the coaches, students, judges and John Zehnder and his crew.
Team Placements:
First Place - Oakland Community College
Second Place - SUNY/ Delhi
Third Place - Macomb Community College
Fourth Place - Macomb Community Collage
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Randy Finch is NICA's
New Hall of Fame Chairman
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NICA's Ice Carving Hall of Fame has a new Chairman
Click here to read more about its inductees.
Anyone can nominate a potential Hall of Fame Member to our running list of possible inductees. We are looking for people who have put their mark on the ice sculpting world. NICA members and non-members are welcome in our Ice Carving Hall of Fame.
Email: nicaexdir@aol.com if you would like to nominate as a possible inductee.
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New levels of certification, Including Certified Ice Carving Educator
New ways to get certified! Help us build our certification program, better your business and impress your clients.
Download our member application here.
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We are taking a year off for the 2010 NICA Trade Show, check back for details about the 2011 NICA Trade Show !
NICA's 2009 Ice Carving Trade Show
in Las Vegas a Success!
The National Ice Carving Association was excited this year to host its Trade Show in the biggest convention city in the world, beautiful Las Vegas... After some talk of hosting the show there at the poker table last year in Boca Raton, Florida and Ryan McDougall's willingness to offer has host, this became a reality. There was a little hesitation this year, because of the industry downturn, but we stayed the course and produced another fantastic show. It was important for us and our membership to move this show around to different areas, so that everyone has an opportunity to join, learn and network. Click to read
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The 2010 U.S. Nationals were are at the same location as
The BP World Ice Art Championships.
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