Dear Event Organizer, and prospective sand carvers on the Sultans Of Sand crew,
  
   The Sultans Of Sand summer show in Italy summer 2008 is for the 11th edition of the Jesolo International Sand Sculpture Festival.

The theme is two fold... China AND the Olympics. The exact format for doing these themes is still being worked out.

The show schedule is as follows:
(We erect the show tent on May 23, and take it down July 24)
Friday, May 23: Tent erection completed
Sunday, May 25: SoS Field engineers arrive in Jesolo (Rich, Mark, John & Brad)
Monday, May 26: Field engineering/Poundup -First day
Friday, June 06: Field engineering/Poundup -Last day.
Friday, June 06: Carving crew arrives in Jesolo
Sunday, June 08: Sculpting first day
Tuesday, June 17: Sculpting last day
Wednesday, June 18: Decorating (carvers free day- or depart Jesolo)
Thursday, June 19: Decorating (carvers free day)
Friday, June 20: Decorating (carvers free day)
Saturday, June 21: Grand Opening (carvers who stayed over are present at opening)
Sunday, June 22:  Remaining carvers depart Jesolo (or remain at own expense)
Sunday, July 20: Show closes
Thursday, July 24. Tent is removed and the beach is restored.

  Carvers are offered 4 comp days in Jesolo after sculpting ends on June 17, & before the grand opening June 21, on us if they opt for it. As usual, anyone staying for comp time needs to plan to be at the opening on June 21.

I am planning to hire between 18 and 22 international master sand sculptors to be on my crew for this project. If artists are crossing over from this event to other events in Europe or abroad, or if they have articulated tickets otherwise, my producer will be sharing travel costs with those other event organizers, or paying the respective artists travel expenses based on a prorated format.

Artists that have been invited and have committed to coming so far are:

CONFIRMED FIELD ENGINEERS/AND CARVERS
(Involvement required from May 25 through at least June 17):
John Gowdy
Mark Anderson
Brad Goll

DIRECTOR: Rich Varano

CARVERS ONLY:
(All carvers are required to be in Jesolo from June 06 through at least June 17 the four comp days after carving ends, are optional for all the artists.)

CONFIRMED:
Pavel Zadanuk.
Alexey Dyakov
Vladimir Kuraev
Radek Zivney
Lars Borst
Karen Fralich
Damon Farmer
Brad Goll
Peter Busch-Jensen

INVITED:
Katsuhiku Chaen
Marjon Katerberg
Sussane Russler
Kevin Crawford
JOOHeng Tan
A few others, 'To Be Announced', depending on needs & availability.

Crew members and prospective crew members:
Complete details will be posted on this web site and you will be directed to updates as they are developed. No news yet besides these dates though.
Standard pay rates and perks are in affect.

All the best,
Rich

Rich Varano
Owner: Varano Sand Sculpture Company LLC
"The Sultans Of Sand Worldwide”
Global Sand Sculpture Services
2006 & 2007 World Grandmaster Sand Sculpting Champions
Office: (386) 409 S.A.N.D. [7263]
Mobile: (407) 363 S.A.N.D. [7263]
www.sultansofsand.com