CANSTRUCTION is an international community service project of the design and construction industry to benefit community food banks. With the support of local teams, thousands of hungry people are fed; a greater awareness of the issues surrounding hunger is brought to the public while spotlighting the local design and construction industry giving back to the community.
Architects, engineers, designers and contractors compete to design and build giant-sized structures made entirely out of canned foods.
The 20th Annual Cincinnati Canstruction competition will take place on April 4, 2017. Teams will be ‘canstructing’ their sculptures in several downtown locations including the Weston Art Gallery and the Aronoff Center, the downtown Public Library, Scripps Center, Macy’s Fountain Place and a few others. Each team will have five hours to complete the building of their gigantic food structure.
On April 5, 2017 our celebrity jurors will travel to each location to view the structures and deliberate to choose winners in different categories: Best Meal, Best Use of Labels, Structural Ingenuity, Jurors’ Favorite, CAN Spirit Award.
Winners will be announced on Friday, April 7, 2017 at the 20th Annual Cincinnati Canstruction Awards Gala to be held at the Fifth Third Theater at the Aronoff Center. The Canstruction exhibit will be on display from April 4 – 23, 2017. There is no charge for admission, but the public is encouraged to bring canned goods or make a donation to the Freestore Foodbank.
Through the generosity of volunteers, celebrity jurors and members of our local community, Cincinnati Canstruction has contributed 736,000 pounds of food to the Freestore Foodbank, enough to provide over 613,000 meals to our hungry neighbors in the Tri-State area.
Strut the Structures Guided Walking Tours – FREE, Family-Friendly Event!
Join us each Saturday of the display (April 8, April 15 and April 22) at 10:00 am at the Weston Art Gallery as we gather for a walking tour to see this year’s structures built entirely out of canned food up close.
Award Gala tickets: //cincinnaticanstruction.org