M.A.D.E. in Edmonton is pleased to announce our 8th annual Street Furniture Competition, taking place during and amongst The Works Art & Design Festival . The competition draws attention to the Works Festival’s focus this year on sustainability, social responsibility and creativity.

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Teams of three or fewer are encouraged to join us in Churchill Square (West of the Three Bananas Cafe) and use the materials provided to create pieces of furniture using their design instincts and constructive talents. This improvised industrial design competition will take place from 11:00am - 6:00pm on Saturday, June 27th and will be judged by a panel of esteemed community members on Sunday, June 28th from 1:00-2:00 pm.  Teams must arrive by 10:30am on Saturday for materials selection and on-site registration procedures.

Judges to be announced. We once again ask our community to participate in voting for their favorite with the "Peoples Choice Award". Awards will be presented on June 28th, with prizes to be distributed after the judging. Alberta Woodworks!, a division of the Canadian Wood Council, is teaming up with us again to make this event happen. Prizes will be awarded from local merchants (sponsors to be confirmed).No experience necessary; all those interested are welcome to participate, but there is a limited number of entrants so come early or email us at info@madeinedmonton.org for pre-registration. Materials and some tools will be provided on site, just bring your imagination! Participants are welcome to bring their own tools but may not supplement materials provided. We will also have skilled carpenter Terry Sheehan from On the Road Carpentry to assist withhis precision cutting on the table saw!

For more information about the Works Visual Arts Society or the Works Art & Design Festival visit: www.theworks.ab.ca