Starting this evening at 7 p.m., the City of Toronto’s Nuit Blanche will showcase more than 80 contemporary art projects by nearly 250 artists across the city. This free, all-night celebration includes art exhibitions in Etobicoke, downtown Toronto and Scarborough. Details on participating artists and event programming are available on the City’s Nuit Blanche website: www.toronto.ca/nbto.
Dates: Saturday, September 23 to Sunday, September 24
Time: 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.
Locations: City-wide
Note: Media are encouraged to contact Georgina Kourakos at Georgina.Kourakos@toronto.ca for artist and curator interviews and to collect a Nuit Blanche media pass by 9 p.m. on September 23.
High-resolution renderings of some of this year’s art projects are available on the City’s Flickr account webpage.
About Nuit Blanche Toronto
Nuit Blanche Toronto is the city’s 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 more than 1600 art installations by approximately 5,800 artists and has generated over $489 million in economic impact for Toronto. Information and updates are available on the Nuit Blanche website on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. This year’s event hashtag is #NBTO23.
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 the City’s website or follow us on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook.
Media contact: Media Relations, media@toronto.ca