Call to Artists/Designers: Cool Gardens 2025

Presented by Storefront Manitoba, Cool Gardens is a design competition and curated public exhibition of contemporary garden installations. The 2025 exhibition will include sites across the City of Winnipeg, on Treaty 1 Territory and on the homeland of the Red River Métis.

Cool Gardens 2025 will officially run from July 5th to September 28th. New partnerships with the Assiniboine Park Conservancy, the City of Winnipeg, and the Osborne Village Biz will enable Cool Gardens to expand its reach with a range of new installation sites.

DEADLINE: March 9, 2025, 11:59PM CST

COMPETITION: up to five (5) new temporary garden installations

BUDGET: $2,000 CAD Honorarium (per team) + up to $10,000 CAD for

materials/fabrication/installation (jointly managed with Storefront Manitoba)

ELIGIBILITY: This Call for Submissions is open to local, national, and international teams and individuals consisting of designers, architects, landscape architects, and/or visual artists. Individuals may be students, interns, or practitioners. Multiple submissions are permitted.

Storefront Manitoba is committed to representing the diversity of people living in our region. We welcome submissions and self-declaration from underrepresented groups including Indigenous Peoples, Women, Racialized Peoples, Persons Living with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQQIA+ Peoples, and Newcomers.

For full project and submission details, please visit www.storefrontmb.ca/cool-gardens.