May 14, 2019 at 12:52 pm

The Winning Sand Sculpture of the 2019 Texas Sand Sculpture Festival

by twistedsifter

liberty crumbling by damon langlois 1 The Winning Sand Sculpture of the 2019 Texas Sand Sculpture Festival

 

Damon Langlois has been awarded 1st Place for his incredible sand sculpture, “Liberty Crumbling”, at the 2019 Texas SandFest. The 23rd annual Texas SandFest drew 35,000 people to Port Aransas, Texas and is recognized as the largest native-sand sculpture competition in the United States.

Texas SandFest’s mission is to give back to the community by raising funds for local charities and scholarships for high school students. This year they raised $355,000 usd and have raised $1,261,750 usd for charities in the last 8 years.

To see all of the winners from this year’s competition click here.

[via reddit]

 

 

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Artwork by Damon Langlois

 

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Artwork by Damon Langlois

 

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Artwork by Damon Langlois

 

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Artwork by Damon Langlois

 

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Artwork by Damon Langlois

 

liberty crumbling by damon langlois 2 The Winning Sand Sculpture of the 2019 Texas Sand Sculpture Festival

Artwork by Damon Langlois