Nuit Blanche East Danforth art exhibition begins tonight and continues through until Sunday morning

Nuit Blanche East Danforth takes place tonight and tomorrow morning.

Taking place from sunset on Saturday, Oct. 4, through to sunrise on Sunday, Oct. 5, Toronto’s Nuit Blanche celebration is the largest contemporary art event in North America. And for the fourth consecutive year, art installations as part of Nuit Blanche are planned along Danforth Avenue between the Greenwood and Coxwell TTC stations.

Theme for this year’s Nuit Blanche is Translating the City, and local installations will highlight the artistic stories and voices of the East Danforth neighbourhood. The displays will focus on different languages, cultures, stories and ideas of the neighbourhood not yet explored or showcased.

Working with collaborative partners The Danforth Mosaic BIA, East End Arts and Native Women in the Arts, Nuit Blanche along Danforth East will include art installations and a variety of food and drink options.

This year’s displays will include IN VIEW: East Danforth Storefront Installations which pair local business owners with artists from across the city to transform their storefront windows.

Danforth Avenue businesses participating include Pâtisserie La Cigogne, K H Davis Engineering Consultants, Blossoming Minds, Pegasus Community Project – Polaris Site, Wiklem Design Inc., Linsmore Tavern, Hair Sensation + Skin Care, Good Intentions, From There to Here, Good Vibes Kitchen, Superior Bookkeeping Services, Booster Juice, and Jump for Joy.

Major Art Installations planned for Nuit Blanche East Danforth on Oct. 4 are:

O’notsta’kéha (Shake the Bush), an all-night forest-themed Silent Disco in collaboration with Native Women in the Arts. The Silent Disco will be presented by DJ Kookum, a renowned Indigenous DJ and producer from the Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation who is based in Vancouver. It will take place at Bomb Fitness Danforth.

Opening of the Mouth by artist Yasmeen Nematt Alia at Croquembouche. The artwork is a multimedia kite installation about longing and limitation.

Adhar – Space will take place at Bomb Fitness Danforth’s Clubhouse Space. By artist Saretta Khan, the multimedia installation features textile work on saree panels and Bangla and English poetry.

For more information about tonight’s Nuit Blanche East Danforth, including exact locations of installations and food and drink options, please to https://eastendarts.ca/nbed25