Special Events

Wild Heart has vast experience in production of festivals, community events, and markets from small to large scale. Wild Heart can take care of everything from administrative tasks (permits, grant writing, budget maintenance) to marketing (ad buying, campaign building) project coordination (vendor recruitment, community and stakeholder engagement) and site management (infrastructure, safety plans and security).

Experience jasper avenue

In 2017, Wild Heart Collective had the privilege of working with the City of Edmonton to animate and program Jasper Avenue during the Experience Jasper Avenue demonstration.

Wild Heart was responsible for programming the area between 109 and 114 Streets, as well as for producing four signature events that took place throughout the pilot project.

impulse+loop: the quarters

In September of 2017 Nuit Blanche Edmonton presented IMPULSE+LOOP: THE QUARTERS - an illuminated interactive urban art playground designed by Lola Sheppard & Mason White from Toronto, and Oliver Girouard and Jonathan Villeneuve from Montreal. IMPULSE+LOOP was first unveiled at Montreal’s Luminotherapie Festival and is travelled to Edmonton for Edmonton’s first DESIGN WEEK,
September 22-30.

kevin 4 kids: ward d campaign

During the 2017 Civic Election, Wild Heart was approached by Ward D Candidate Kevin O’Connor to produce a fundraising and community engagement event.

taste of ward 7 with kris andreychuck

During the 2017 Edmonton Civic Election Wild Heart was recruited by Ward 7 Candidate Kris Andreychuk to produce an event series that highlighted local businesses from Ward 7. These events acted as fundraising and community engagement events for his Campaign.

Make-A-Wish Calendar of Wishes

The Calendar of Wishes is a month-long campaign in December leading up toward the holidays. Located in Make-A-Wish’s own Winter Wish Square located in Abbey Glen Park 10107 – 10147 Jasper Avenue. This large-scale, eye-catching structure built by Keller Construction and William Huff was visible to both pedestrians and motorists day and night. Make-A-Wish Northern Alberta raised over $70,000.00 in the first year of this campaign!

Eats on 118

Eats on 118 is a project that began in 2016. Wild Heart  was brought on to collaborate with the Alberta Avenue Business Association and City of Edmonton in coordinating an inclusive marketing plan and guided food tours for the diverse and eclectic businesses along 118 Avenue in Edmonton.

The 2017 season was an even greater success with all tours selling out and engaged new restaurants and patrons.

Shake Up Festival

The Winter Cities Conference returned to Edmonton in 2017 and once again Wild Heart Collective was thrilled to take part in planning the festival. With a new location near the newly renovated Armature, Wild Heart Collective collaborated and consulted with the Core Committee to produce ideas of an inclusive, animated festival that would engage the existing community of downtown and all citizens of Edmonton to the newly renovated Armature area. 

Petite Nuit Edmonton

Presented by Nuit Blanche Edmonton, Petite Nuit was a “small” version of 2015’s inaugural Nuit Blanche. Petite Nuit featured five commissioned artworks over two nights and was free to the public and suitable for all ages.

Meet Me In Mccauley Market

Meet Me in McCauley Market was a series of two dynamically programmed events that took place in the summer of 2016 on historic Church Street (96 Street from 107A Avenue to 108 Avenue) in the Edmonton neighbourhood of McCauley. Working with the City of Edmonton and the McCauley Revitalization Steering committee, the focus was to produce inclusive events that included family-friendly programming, interactive workshops with a focus on urban agriculture and food security, performance and art installations and vibrant markets with diverse vendors.

Nuit Blanche Edmonton 2015

Nuit Blanche Edmonton premiered in 2015 and Wild Heart Collective was hired to do festival production and coordination. The night was an incredible success and featured work by the likes of Yoko Ono, Turner Prize-winner Martin Creed, local sound artist Gary James Joynes and more.