An Illuminated starlight house, with a cascade of colours, kaleidoscopic mirrors and arches of sweet-sounding bells are just some of the sights and sounds that visitors to Toronto?s downtown Waterfront can experience this winter when the winners execute upon their designs for the third annual Ice Breakers Exhibition presented by PortsToronto.
A collaboration between Winter Stations and the Waterfront Business Improvement Area (WBIA), along with PortsToronto, the temporary exhibit will have five public art installations erected along Queens Quay West, drawing Torontonians back down to the water?s edge during the winter months.
?As a sponsor of Ice Breakers, PortsToronto is supporting an initiative that brings colour, warmth, and activity to the water?s edge, inviting people out of their buildings to take a winter walk along the Waterfront and appreciate Toronto?s unique landscape at this time of year,? said Deborah Wilson, Vice-President, Communications and Public Affairs, PortsToronto. ?We are thrilled to once again support this art exhibition and look forward to seeing the 2019 winning installations further brighten the city?s lively winter waterfront.? This year?s exhibition will feature four winning installations, which emerged from an international design competition. Teams from Hamburg Germany, and Athens Greece, will be joined by two local groups, as well as a student installation contributed by Ryerson University. Each of the designs respond to this year?s exhibition...