Nuit Blanche North is coming back to town and applications for its 13th edition are now being accepted.
The event, hosted by the Huntsville Festival of the Arts (HfA), is set to take place on July 19 from 8:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m.
Officials say it’s an interactive multi-arts street festival that transforms Downtown Huntsville into a hub of artistic discovery.
“Nuit Blanche North has always been about sparking imagination and bringing people together in unexpected ways,” says Dan Watson, Festival Executive Director. “With this year’s theme ‘Let Yourself Glow’, we’re inviting artists and audiences alike to shine a little light on themselves, on their community, and on the beauty of this place we call home.”
According to officials, the theme encourages artists to reflect on the power of “light and luminescence” in the human experience through external sources of light like the sunlight and moonshine or inner forms of glow like inspiration and emotional expression.
Officials say special consideration will be given to projects that involve active participation from community members or festival visitors, as well as those that connect meaningfully to the Muskoka/Parry Sound region and its people, landscape, or stories.
The event is presented with support from TD Bank Group and the Huntsville Downtown BIA, and officials say artists working in all disciplines are encouraged to apply.
They say installations, performances, digital works, and interdisciplinary projects that creatively use space and light are “especially welcome.”
They also encourage participation by local businesses, cultural organizations, and faith-based institutions through offering venues or open access to the public for artistic presentations.
The deadline to apply is May 9 at 5:00 p.m. For more information on how to submit a proposal, click here, or e-mail info@huntsvillefestival.ca.
