Florence-Darlington Technical College Welding Rodeo returns to FMU Arts International
Sparks will fly as Florence-Darlington Technical College’s eighth annual Welding Sculpture Rodeo returns to Francis Marion University’s Arts International Festival Saturday, April 8, 2017.
This will be the fourth year that the festival has hosted the welding sculpture competition. SCATE Inc. and Lincoln Electric are sponsoring the day-long free event in downtown Florence.
The contest starts at 7:30 a.m. with teams of professional and student welders running in a “scrap dive.” The competitors will pick out scrap metal, which they will turn into pieces of art. The teams will have eight hours to complete their sculpture.
The theme of the competition this year is automation. A panel of judges will pick the best pieces in the professional and student divisions and cash prizes will be awarded.
All of the artwork will be auctioned off at the end of the competition to benefit the FDTC Educational Foundation’s scholarship fund.
For more information about the eighth annual FDTC Welding Sculpture Competition, contact Jill Lewis with the Foundation office via email at jill.lewis@fdtc.edu or 661-8003.