Rachel Richardson, Education & Outreach Coordinator
outreach@snolab.ca

Everybody loves a mystery, and dark matter is one of the biggest mysteries in our universe today. SNOLAB is Canada’s deep underground science laboratory that hosts large, international experiments; some of these experiments are designed to help unravel the mystery of dark matter. To celebrate Dark Matter Day, a public outreach initiative celebrated during Halloween, SNOLAB is hosting a creative poster design contest. Students and members of the community are invited to design original, two-dimensional visual artworks, in any medium, exploring the theme of dark matter.

Participants can be as creative as they like, letting their design shine as bright as the stars! Imagine an individual dark matter particle, or how it holds the universe together! They could draw an existing detector, dream up their own cosmic blueprint for an experiment, or travel deep into space following their imaginations into the oldest parts of the universe.



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Winners in each age category (Primary: ages 4-8, Junior: ages 9-11, Intermediate: ages 12-16, Senior: ages 17-19, Universal: ages 20 -100+) will be awarded SNOLAB prize packs and all contest submissions will be displayed at SNOLAB. The winning entries will be printed, laminated, and displayed in the SNOLAB underground refuge, and sent back to the winners at the end of the underground exhibit.

The deadline to enter is October 27th at 11:59 pm ET. More information along with the form to submit and a list of FAQs can be found on the SNOLAB website. Please reach out to outreach@snolab.ca with any questions. 

What is Dark Matter Day?
Dark Matter Day is an international public outreach initiative from the Interactions Collaboration, an international community of particle physics communication specialists. This initiative highlights the work underway at laboratories and institutions around the world that aim to improve our understanding of dark matter. Dark Matter Day events begin in late October and highlight the global search for dark matter, the many fascinating ways scientists search for this elusive substance, and the value of devoting scientific resources to unraveling this cosmic riddle. For more information and resources, visit the Dark Matter Day website. 

Tags: Contest, Modern Physics