Food-related sculptures made of canned goods raise hunger awareness (photo by twi-ny/mdr)
World Financial Center
200 Vesey St.
Through November 23, 7:00 am – 11:00 pm (till 5:00 pm on 11/23)
Admission: free but donations of canned food accepted for City Harvest
www.canstructionny.org
www.artsworldfinancialcenter.com
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The annual Canstruction architectural competition used to be held in the New York Design Center, where visitors would take the elevator to the top, then make their way down through individual showrooms filled with elaborate structures made out of canned goods. Last year it was moved to the World Financial Center, where once again the canstructions will be spread out across the vast downtown space. Now in its seventeenth year, the event seeks to raise awareness of world hunger; all of the cans used in the structures – which are remarkably complex and a lot of fun – are donated to City Harvest, and visitors are asked to donate canned goods as well in lieu of an admission free. Even if you’re not the picture-taking type, be sure to bring a camera, because it is often easier to figure out just what each can sculpture is by looking through a camera lens than by just seeing it with a naked eye.