Canstruction 2016
The annual Canstruction exhibit is now on display at the State Museum. It'll be up in the fourth floor terrace gallery through March 30.
The exhibit is a fundraiser for The Food Pantries for The Capital District. Teams of architects, designers, and students build structures almost entirely out of canned or non-perishable food items. And then visitors can vote for their favorites by dropping canned goods into bins by each structure. All the food ends up being donated to the Food Pantries.
The structures are always fun to see. This year's theme is "play," so many of the structures draw inspiration from games or play places. And a few incorporate motion.
A bunch of photos are after the jump. But if you have a chance to stop by in person over the next few weeks, it's worth it to see how they're constructed (and you can make a donation).
Photos
They're above in large format -- click or scroll all the way up.
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Regarding the "Whack Out Hunger" display (by CHA) - the "moles" are bear shaped canisters of animal crackers. Unfortunately a few of the moles seem to be having issues (all 5 were running last night); it's a shame only two were working today (still looks pretty cool).
... said Dave R. on Mar 16, 2016 at 3:10 PM | link