MEDIA ADVISORY/PHOTO OP - Ontario Science Centre celebrates the majestic depths of Lake Ontario with permanent art installation DEEP BLUE

Toronto-based creative studio co-creates installation with help from Science Centre visitors

TORONTO, Oct. 5, 2017 /CNW/ - Fold, crease, repeat, complete! On Thursday, October 12, the Ontario Science Centre unveils DEEP BLUE, a stunning, collaborative art installation comprised of more than 2000 origami swans, carp and turtles, depicting the bathymetry of majestic Lake Ontario. Part of the Great Art for Great Lakes initiative to celebrate Canada's sesquicentennial, DEEP BLUE was created by Labspace Studio in collaboration with 12-year-old Great Lakes Trust junior ambassador Daniel Ranger – with help from Science Centre visitors.

An exemplary example of connecting local artists with the public, DEEP BLUE will remain on permanent display at the Ontario Science Centre, showcasing the ecology – and grandeur – of Lake Ontario.

What	Unveiling of DEEP BLUE, a community art installation
Who	The Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario Maurice Bitran, Ph.D., CEO and Chief Science Officer, Ontario Science Centre
	Karen Kun, Founder and Executive Director, Waterlution/Co-founder, Greatness The Great Lakes Project John Loerchner and Laura Mendes, Co-Directors and Curators, Labspace Studio Daniel Ranger, Junior Ambassador, Great Lakes Trust
When	Thursday, October 12, 2017
	10:00 a.m. Registration
	10:30 a.m. Formal remarks 10:45 a.m. DEEP BLUE unveil
Where	Ontario Science Centre 770 Don Mills Road, Toronto, ON
	Please enter via main entrance

SOURCE Ontario Science Centre

Anna Relyea, Director, Strategic Communications, 416-696-3273 | c: 416-668-1967, [email protected]; Jefferson Darrell, Media Relations Officer, 416-696-3154 | c: 647-464-9665; [email protected], Andrea Mus, Media Relations Officer, 416-696-3191 | c: 416-895-5482, [email protected]

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