Squirrel on an Acorn Ice Sculpture illuminated in red at night. 2010 World Ice Art Championships February 20-March 28, 2010, Fairbanks, Alaska. Single-Block Realism Category The World Ice Art Championship, is an event held each spring in Fairbanks, Alaska. Sculptors from around the world come to the interior of Alaska to compete in both a small block and large block ice carving competition.