EXPERIENCE THE MAGIC AGAIN WINTER 2024
CALL TO ARTISTS
2024
Our team at The Valley Zoo Development Society is excited to host our 12th year of Zoominescence: A Festival of Light presented by The King’s University this December at the Edmonton Valley Zoo! Nestled within Edmonton’s beautiful River Valley, the Valley Zoo will be home to a spectacular exhibition of artistic light installations for guests of all ages to admire and enjoy. Zoominescence offers a unique and special way to experience the Zoo at night to help us celebrate light, artistry, imagination, and the strong spirit of our community in the winter.
Zoominescence 2024 will be open every Friday to Sunday starting November 29th, plus every day starting December 13th to January 1st (excluding Christmas Eve and Christmas Day) for a total of 24 public festival days.
We welcome individuals, teams, and organizations of local artists and creatives with a passion for the arts and animals to create a light-up installation or sculpture that enhances the beauty of the Edmonton Valley Zoo at night. Our Call to Artists is a friendly competition open to all, but only a handful of submissions will be selected to showcase their art at the Zoo. Submissions will be judged and selected by a jury of Zoo and event management and winners will each be awarded $3,500.
LOCATION
Edmonton Valley Zoo
13315 Buena Vista Road Edmonton, AB T5J 2R7
DATES + TIMES
Check back in November for exact dates and times.
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2023 ART INSTALLATIONS
PORCUPINE LANTERN
GABBS & TREW FACKS
When thinking of conservation, porcupines might not be the first animal to spring to mind. Their…
THE ICE WALKER
RETRO ACTIVE ARCADE
The Ice Walker installation depicts a life-sized, or close to life-sized, Polar Bear in motion…
NORTHERN SPIRITS
ACE WOOD CO.
“Northern Spirits” will center around a striking seven-foot hexagonal structure, serving…
LOVE EACH OTTER
WE-MET WIRE WORK
Love Each Otter, two six-foot tall North American River Otters, celebrates the success story of…
IMPACT
SOKARIS INC.
“Impact” is an interactive art installation displaying what people can achieve when they…
THANK YOU TO OUR
2023 SPONSORS
We want to extend a heartfelt thank you to the amazing sponsors who have made our 2023 event possible. Your support is essential to our success, and we’re grateful for your commitment to our mission of conservation and community. Thanks to your support, we’re able to host events like this to help raise funds for the Edmonton Valley Zoo and promote awareness about conservation throughout our community. Once again, thank you for being a part of Zoominescence and for your continued support. We can’t wait to see you at the event!
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HELP BUILD OUR ZOO!
It is through today’s zoos that future generations will come to a greater understanding of the human impact on the natural world and be motivated to preserve it and reverse the damage already done. Every donation, big or small, helps us revitalize our beloved Edmonton Valley Zoo! Thank you for caring for the animals, our children’s future and the planet!