NASHUA – Columns of powdery dust enveloped sculptor Brent Howard as he bore down with a hand-held rotary saw on a large block of raw material that will soon be transformed into a work of art.

Outfitted with a filtered breathing apparatus and wearing protective headgear that looks like a cross between a hockey goalie’s full mask and a welding helmet, Howard appeared immersed in the project at hand – the creation of a sculpture that will be installed sometime next month along a rail trail that runs parallel with East Hollis Street in the area of Nashua Fire Rescue Station 4.

Howard, along with fellow sculptors Anna Miller and Corinna D’Schoto, are the guest artists for this year’s 15th annual Nashua International Sculpture Symposium, a unique event co-founded by acclaimed sculptor John Weidman, the owner of Andres Institute of Art in Brookline and the late Meri Goyette, one of Nashua’s most dedicated supporters and benefactors of the arts in Nashua.

The symposium just passed the mid-point of this year’s event, and there’s still plenty of time to stop by and watch the sculptors work on their creations.

The best time frame in which to visit is between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. daily, except Sundays. They are working alongside the Picker Artists building, 3 Pine St. Parking is available on-site.

For more information on the symposium, including bios of the three artists, and the event’s history and background, go to nashuasculpturesymposium.org/2022-symposium.

Dean Shalhoup may be reached at 594-1256 or dshalhoup@nashuatelegraph.com.