Holy MOZUS: giant art! Every Friday from August 21 to October 17 2008, from noon to 7pm at the Parc de la Paix (on St-Laurent between Ste-Catherine and René-Lévesque) Montrealers and tourists visiting the city are invited to enjoy art by playing with it:

In partnership with Dada Diffusion Art Actuel, the MAM Fine Crafts Collective presents MOZUS, the giant bilingual crossword game created using fine crafts techniques, played on an in-situ stencil-painted board. MOZUS goes beyond traditional public art by inviting the active participation of its "spect-actors". The work brings art closer to the public in a dynamic and vivacious way, encouraging interaction with the artwork as well as creativity through it. The interactivity implicit in this game (which is played on a 5 metre grid) allows for a convivial and whimsical collaboration with the public, all the while opening the possibilities as to the interpretation of artwork and reactions one might expect to have towards public art.

The letter-tiles, easels and tile-box are all created using fine crafts techniques (textile printing, woodworking, and ceramic mosaics) by MAM artsts Marianne Chevalier, Geneviève Juillet, Alicia Legault Verdier, Maggie D. Lépine, Éloïse Marchand-Duschesneau, Janelle Mellamphy and Julie-Soleil Nadeau. Artist Marie Sylvestre stencil-painted the Parc de la Paix's in-situ game grid, creating a bestiary inspired by popular tales, fables and stories. France Parenteau, president and director general of the non-profit Dada Diffusion Art Actuel, developed the game's rules and served as general organisor.

An artful, outdoor deilght; sweet MOZUS it's fun!