Nuit Blanche lineup announced for October all-night art show

The city has unveiled the lineup for this year's edition of Nuit Blanche, the all-night contemporary art show that runs from sunset on Oct. 1 to sunrise Oct. 2.

Clusters of art projects will be placed throughout the city, many of them outdoors, and all of them free.

About 50 of the projects will be contributed by individual members of the city's arts communities; the remaining 33 projects were coordinated by the city.

Cultural and economic benefits

"Nuit Blanche Toronto creates significant cultural and economic energy in our City," Coun. Michael Thompson said Tuesday night in a news release. Thompson, who chairs the economic development committee at city hall, said: "It is as much a celebration of our diversity as it is a showcase for the creativity of our talented artists." 

Kristine Germann, the city's programming manager, said this year, John Street will be one of the new sites where the public can view city-produced exhibits, as well as the waterfront, Bay Street, and Nathan Phillips Square, which will be home to a three-exhibit collection called Oblivion.

Transparent film screen at city hall

"They respond to really interesting ideas about the universe and the transformation of the body," she said.

One of the the highlights, she said, will be a project called Pneuma, in which high-pressure water jets are directed against a plate in the square's reflecting pool. The resulting spray forms a transparent screen beneath the pool's Freedom Arches, on which changing images will be shown.

A full list of this year's Nuit Blanche events can be found here.