Artists, Performers, Curators, Cultural Organizations and Community Businesses

NUIT ROSE is a free annual festival of queer-focused art and performance. It showcases provocative, cutting edge work by diverse local and international artists, and engages LGBTQ communities, art lovers, residents and visitors to Toronto in unique experiences with art across the city. Nuit Rose returns for its third year on SATURDAY, JUNE 25, 2016.

Nuit Rose is organized by the Throbbing Rose Collective, a grassroots group of volunteer artists, curators, art producers, culture workers, and enthusiasts in Toronto.

We are currently accepting submissions from artists, performers, writers, curators, cultural organizations and community businesses interested in presenting indoor and/or outdoor projects for Nuit Rose 2016.

The DEADLINE for submissions is THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 2016.

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Congratulations to Michael Venus, winner of the inaugural Throbbing Rose Art Award for Nuit Rose! His exhibition, Icons and Demigods continues all this week at Artscape Youngplace, 3rd floor. Don’t miss it.

Thanks to the West Queen West BIA for providing this new award and to Magda Gonzalez our juror.

We did it! And we didn’t want to let another second go by without thanking you, the community, for your incredible support, artistry, kindness, hard work and commitment to this beautiful project we have called Nuit Rose. Without you, it truly would have been impossible.

We hope that while strolling the streets of Toronto on Saturday night, and witnessing so many incredible installations and projects, you had a chance to reflect on how truly lucky we are to live in such an inclusive city, and be a part of this vibrant artistic community.

We are very happy with what we achieved as a collective, but we know that the road is long and the room for improvement is vast. We look forward to the challenge of making Nuit Rose a better event each year.

Pictured above: The Light Parade / The Cocoon Project by Joey Bruni
Photo by: Tanja Tiziana

The Nuit Rose team is proud to announce that our Events List is now available right here on our website. With our easy-to-read schedule, you can start planning your night right away. We look forward to seeing everyone and don’t forget to share your schedule and photos with the #nuitrose hashtag!

Please visit our Events Page for a full list of artists, events, and affiliate partners!

Pictured above: Pulse by Roxanne Luchak, the Gladstone Hotel

Nuit Rose will be hosting a volunteer kick-off on Thursday, June 5th, 6:30-8:30, at the Gladstone Hotel’s Melody Bar. Come and meet the artists and the organizing committee! We need your contribution to make Nuit Rose a reality.

Missed the event? Not a problem! Just click here for more information.

A second information night will be held on Monday, March 17th, 6:30-8pm at the 519 Community Centre, 519 Church Street.

Artists, performers, curators, organizations and local business who would like to participate are encourage to attend.

The call for submissions can be found here.