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News Release - Nuit Blanche Toronto returns on October 5 with more than 90 art installations and improved accessibility

City of Toronto Media Relations has issued the following:
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News Release

October 1, 2024

Nuit Blanche Toronto returns on October 5 with more than 90 art installations and improved accessibility

Nuit Blanche, the City of Toronto’s free, all-night celebration of contemporary art, returns on Saturday, October 5 with expanded ways for people take part.

Everyone is encouraged to explore the more than 90 contemporary art projects, starting at 7 p.m. Programming information and a complete list of art projects that are designed to transform public spaces and animate cultural sites throughout the city, can be found on the Nuit Blanche webpage: www.toronto.ca/nuitblanche. Printed maps are available at Toronto City Hall and the Tourist Information Centre at Union Station while supplies last.

The event offers two concentrated zones for easy navigation, with 40 works along the downtown waterfront and 12 projects at Humber Polytechnic Lakeshore Campus in Etobicoke and three curated exhibitions. For those seeking less crowded settings, an additional 40+ artworks and performances will be scattered across Toronto, providing a more intimate experience.

Those interested in learning about this year’s program and creative process are encouraged to attend a Talk & Toast with the Nuit Blanche Creative Team tonight at STACKT market, 28 Bathurst St. Other program features include artist talks during the event, tours and workshops in the extended program period after October 6 that offer new, accessible ways to engage with the art. ASL interpretation will be provided the majority of the program. More details about the Nuit Blanche talks, tours and workshops are available on the City’s website: https://www.toronto.ca/explore-enjoy/festivals-events/nuitblanche/nuit-talks/.

Enhanced accessibility

ASL interpretation will be part of the Event Hub programming at Harbour Square Park (25 Queens Quay East) during the event.

Accessible washrooms, drinking water, food trucks and printed maps will be available at Harbourfront Centre and the following Nuit Blanche Event Centres:

- George Brown College Event Centre, 22 Dockside Dr.

- Queens Quay East Event Centre, 95 Queens Quay E.

- Toronto Music Garden Event Centre, 479 Queens Quay W.

- Humber Polytechnic Event Centre, 21 Colonel Samuel Smith Park Dr.

Families with young children and audiences seeking low-sensory experiences may consider visiting during off-peak hours (typically 3 to 7 a.m.) or visit the 12 projects that will remain available to the public during the extended period, between October 7 to 13.

Specific accessibility program features, public transit and parking options along with the complete list of extended programming is available on the City’s website: https://www.toronto.ca/explore-enjoy/festivals-events/nuitblanche/visitor-information/

Enhanced accessibility project highlights include:

- Rise Over Run by Atanas Bozdarov, A.S.M. Kobayashi and Friends is an interactive, wheelchair accessible sculptural and multimedia installation made of access ramps, skateboard ramps and stories from disability and skate communities, sponsored by Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport.

- What are you saying? by Mishann Lau bridges physical distance through video chat stations in three separate locations within the Waterfront Central exhibition entitled, And the spaces between us smile. The interactive nature of the project allows audience members to talk to each other about the art from locations across the exhibition site.

- ASL-interpreted interactive performances by Elder Duke Redbird, Charles Spearin and the Switch Collective at the Nuit Blanche Event Hub.

- Assistive Listening Systems for Black in Time by African Canadian Explorations, David Ofori Zapparoli and Donna Marie Paris and The Gallery of Memories by Egale Canada and Travis Myers at Pride Toronto.

- Written transcripts of audio content for Light Speed: Bridging Distance at the Aga Khan Museum, One: Many & Nursing Wounds at Wildseed Centre for Art & Activism and more.

- Large print text for The Moon, the Earth and Us by internationally renowned contemporary artist, illustrator and children’s book author Oliver Jeffers; sponsored by Humber Polytechnic.

Nuit Blanche extended program runs until October 13

Touch Tours, ASL-interpreted experiences, workshops and tactile 3D models (for blind and low vision audiences) will also be part of the extended programming, along with visual stories (a tool for individuals on the autism spectrum) for select projects. A list of extended projects can be found on the city’s website: https://www.toronto.ca/explore-enjoy/festivals-events/nuitblanche/visitor-information/?accordion=extended-program-ends-october-13.

High resolution renderings of some of this year’s art projects and b-roll from previous Nuit Blanche celebrations are on the City’s media page: https://www.toronto.ca/home/media-room/video-b-roll-images/nuit-blanche-b-roll-images/.

The City thanks the Government of Ontario; exhibition sponsor Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport; sponsors Arts in Hong Kong, BeautiTone, Beyond Meat, Concord Adex, First Capital REIT, Ford of Canada, George Brown College, Humber Polytechnic, Oxford Properties Group, Toronto Hydro and Waterfront BIA, as well as media partners Boom 97.3, CBC and the Toronto Star for supporting Nuit Blanche Toronto.

About Nuit Blanche Toronto 

Nuit Blanche Toronto is an annual all-night celebration of contemporary art produced by the City of Toronto in collaboration with Toronto’s arts community. Since 2006, this award-winning event has featured 1,690 art installations by approximately 6,000 artists and has generated more than $529 million in economic impact for Toronto. Information and updates are available on the website https://www.toronto.ca/nuitblanche, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/nuitblancheTO, on X at https://x.com/nuitblancheTO and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/nuitblancheTO/.  

Toronto is home to more than three million people whose diversity and experiences make this great city Canada’s leading economic engine and one of the world’s most diverse and livable cities. As the fourth largest city in North America, Toronto is a global leader in technology, finance, film, music, culture and innovation and climate action, and consistently places at the top of international rankings due to investments championed by its government, residents and businesses. For more information visit www.toronto.ca or follow us on X at www.X.com/CityofToronto, on Instagram at www.instagram.com/cityofto or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/cityofto.   


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Media contact: Media Relations, media@toronto.ca  

 

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