Back on Manitoba Day in May, twelve uniquely created pieces of art were unveiled at the Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre (CFDC) in Morden , where local and provincial artists had the opportunity to showcase their personality and style on replica mosasaur skulls.

In celebration of the museum's famous mosasaur fossil Bruce, Suzy and the "baby" Kourisodon's birthday, eight more replica projects were revealed for a national unveiling of MosasART. World-renowned paleoartist Julius Csotoniy created one of the projects, which CFDC Program Manager Yevgeniya Tatarenko says was an honour to have him involved in this project.

Csotoniy's wasn't the only superstar at the exhibition, Tatarenko notes another breathtaking showcase by Chris and Melinda Abrams of Morden was also unveiled, who used LEGO as their medium. Tatarenko says the art piece has

Chris and Melinda say their goal and vision in every one of their displays are to engage the inner child in everyone already become a favourite of CFDC staff and children alike.

Including Csotoniy and the Abrams', last weekend's unveiling features works from artists across Canada, and its sole purpose is to bring the worlds of art and paleontology together.

"The science for artists can sometimes be boring, they're strangers in that world," says Tatarenko. "They never connect, so the idea was to bring different people to the same world, artists to the museum, and scientists to the museum to see the art."

According to Tatarenko, having a rotating art exhibit in a museum just hasn't been done, and it's exciting to tread into this unfamiliar territory. The MosasART exhibit will be on display for the next six months, with plans to share the exhibition with other locations.

MosasART is just a stepping stone says Tatarenko, sharing the CFDC has exciting plans for projects and announcements in the future.

All artists involved in the MosasART collaboration can be found here.