{"id":20669,"date":"2018-02-03T08:55:20","date_gmt":"2018-02-03T13:55:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/allin\/?p=20669"},"modified":"2020-03-26T03:24:12","modified_gmt":"2020-03-26T07:24:12","slug":"mosaivernales-and-winterlude-time-in-canadas-capital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/allin\/2018\/02\/03\/mosaivernales-and-winterlude-time-in-canadas-capital\/","title":{"rendered":"Photo tour: Mosaivernales at Winterlude in Canada’s capital"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The entrance to Mosaivernales. Photo: James Morgan<\/p><\/div>\n

Ottawa and Gatineau\u2019s annual Winterlude festival is celebrating its 40th<\/sup> anniversary. But, there\u2019s also Mosaivernales, an exhibit of 25 snow and ice sculptures at Jacques Cartier Park in Gatineau. The word Mosaivernales is a blend of\u00a0mosaic<\/em> and\u00a0hivernales<\/em>, a French word for winter. So, it basically means\u00a0winter mosaic.<\/em>\u00a0Last summer, the park was the site of the highly popular Mosaicanada150 plant sculpture and topiary exhibit that attracted 1.3 million visitors.<\/p>\n

Mosaivernales is described as \u201cAn illuminated journey amongst mythical icons, fairies, and gods sculpted in snow.\u201d It incorporates some of the designs used in Mosaicanada150 but most of it is composed of entirely new works.<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n

The art is the work of a team of 20 master sculptors from Harbin, China. The exhibit explores various themes of winter, nature, Indigenous culture, Canadian heritage, and\u00a0Asian culture. Light is what really sets this exhibit apart from ordinary snow and ice sculpture displays, so its only open in the evenings.\u00a0 Unlike the summer exhibit which was free, there is a $10 admission charge for Mosaivernales. I recently went on a very cold evening (-5F\/-20 Celsius) and took in the sights.<\/p>\n

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Mosaivernales in with the Alexandra Bridge and Ottawa skyline in the background. Photo: James Morgan<\/p><\/div>\n

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Photo: James Morgan<\/p><\/div>\n

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Polar Bears. Photo: James Morgan<\/p><\/div>\n

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This part of Mosaivernales includes the Inukshuk, an Inuit wayfinding marker, that was part of the summer display. It’s been changed to reflect a more arctic winter theme. Photo: James Morgan<\/p><\/div>\n

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A walrus and a woman.\u00a0 Photo: James Morgan<\/p><\/div>\n

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Photo: James Morgan<\/p><\/div>\n

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This heated geodesic dome with zippered canvas doors gives Mosaivernales visitors a place to warm up. Photo: James Morgan<\/p><\/div>\n

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Photo: James Morgan<\/p><\/div>\n

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A frozen garden.\u00a0 Photo: James Morgan<\/p><\/div>\n

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Photo: James Morgan<\/p><\/div>\n

Winterlude<\/a> continues until February 19\u00a0at various locations throughout Ottawa and Gatineau.<\/p>\n

Mosaivernales<\/a> continues until March 4, weather permitting, at Jacques Cartier Park in Gatineau.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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