Urban Idea and the Winnipeg Arts Council just announced the Creative Placemaking Challenge. The competition is to come up with do-able, temporary installations or activities in the alleys and dray ways (delivery alleys) of the West Exchange District. The goal is to get the public engaged in placemaking, either by putting a project together, or by coming by and interacting with the projects and the spaces. 

Proposals are due on June 13th and successful entries will receive up to $1,500 to implement their ideas. The project is inspired by examples in Melbourne, Seattle, and Portland. While the alleys in those places were eventually occupied by more permanent projects, they all started with temporary placemaking ideas.

Let's try this in Winnipeg!!

First, the call for proposals can be found here: https://urbanideawinnipeg.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/creative-placemaking-challenge-call.pdf

and more information can be found here: http://urbanidea.ca/2014/04/30/urban-idea-announces-the-creative-placemaking-challenge/

There is going to be a little information session on Wednesday May 7th from 5-7pm at PLATFORM (off the lobby at Artspace, 100 Arthur Street).

There will also be an opportunity to workshop your ideas. On Wednesday May 28th, from 5-8pm at the Patterson Global Foods building dining hall, there will be a chance to talk through your proposal and get advice or feedback from artists and designers who have experience with placemaking projects.

Please let all your friends know!

Molly