Nuit Rose https://www.nuitrose.ca A Queer Contemporary Art Event Wed, 23 Dec 2015 15:48:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.4.2 Call For Expressions of Interest https://www.nuitrose.ca/call-for-expressions-of-interest/ Wed, 23 Dec 2015 15:00:33 +0000 https://www.nuitrose.ca/?p=629 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.

THEME
The theme for Nuit Rose 2016 is NIGHT SHIFT. Creative interpretations of the theme are encouraged for submitted projects. These could include:

  • Art and performance related to transformation in any form (e.g. shifting identities, shifting perceptions, shifting paradigms, shifting realities). Works that transform or “shift” over the course of the night, or that offer a transformational experience for participants, are highly encouraged.
  • Art and performance related to work, events, routines, rituals, or functions that typically occur at night. As a festival that occurs after sunset, Nuit Rose offers a perfect temporal setting for such works.
  • Other creative interpretations of the theme “Night Shift”.

ELIGIBLE WORKS/PROJECTS
Applicants may submit work in any medium, including, but not limited to: two dimensional works, sculpture, installation, screen-based works and new media, performance, and multi-media. The festival takes place in both indoor and outdoor spaces, and projects can be accommodated accordingly. Site-specific works and installations are particularly encouraged.

A jury of local art specialists will evaluate the proposals and make recommendations for the final selection of works to be included in the festival. The selected feature artists will receive fees based upon current Canadian Artists’ Representation (CARFAC) rates, in addition to exhibition and/or performance space in key venues. Those selected to present as independent artists are eligible for exhibition assistance and promotional support. The jury may also use its discretion to award commissions to specific projects. Organizations are welcome to apply with their own projects for inclusion, and will receive promotional support.

The Throbbing Rose Collective will accommodate as many projects as possible, within available resources.

Nuit Rose offers a safe and open space for artists to showcase their work. Toronto is home to vast and diverse LGBTQ communities, and we strongly encourage artists and organizations to apply who reflect diversity in culture, race, ethnicity, religion, age, gender, and ability.

FESTIVAL LOCATIONS
The festival will take place in two Toronto neighbourhoods: West Queen West and the Church-Wellesley Village. Both of these neighbourhoods have rich queer-activist, visual art, and cultural history.

East Zone: Church-Wellesley Village
The Church-Wellesley Village is one of the most vibrant, colourful and unique neighbourhoods in Canada. It is the main site of Toronto’s Pride Festival, which is the city’s largest cultural festival and Canada’s largest LGBTQ event. The neighbourhood is the traditional home of Toronto’s LGBTQ community, with such notable organizations as The 519 Community Centre, the Canadian Lesbian & Gay Archives, the Glad Day Book Shop, and Buddies in Bad Times Theatre. On the night of Nuit Rose, a large section of Church Street will be closed to traffic, and Nuit Rose will occur in conjunction with a vibrant street festival taking place as a kick-off to Pride Week.

West Zone: Queen Street West
West Queen West is the largest hub for visual art in Canada, and is known to foster new and emerging talent and ideas. It is the home of the historic Gladstone Hotel, Artscape Youngplace, the Theatre Centre and many important nationally and internationally recognized art galleries. It is also a gathering point for some of Toronto’s most innovative thinkers and creative art makers.

Confirmed community partners for Nuit Rose 2016 include: Artscape Youngplace, The Theatre Centre, The 519 Community Centre, The Gladstone Hotel, the City of Toronto, The Church-Wellesley Village BIA, and the West Queen Street West BIA.

Locations and venues in other areas of Toronto may also be considered.

HOW TO SUBMIT
Submissions are to be made by email. Please send the following information:

  • One Page Proposal. Please describe your project in a short document (text formats .doc or .pdf). Please include your zone preference, indicate if you have a venue or location available, or provide three suggested locations ideally suited for your project. Please indicate titles and dimensions of pieces (if applicable).
  • Artist Statement outlining interest in the project, relevant experience and general artistic approach (in text formats .doc or .pdf).
  • CV for artists, teams and curators (in text formats .doc or .pdf).
  • Images of work: a maximum of five (5) images in .jpg or .pdf formats. Please ensure each image file name includes your name and title of the work. Please include a list of the included images in your one page proposal, indicating the dimensions (if applicable) and proposed location. For video submissions, please provide a link where your video can be viewed online, or send as a .mov or .avi file.

Please send all materials in one email with the subject line: “NUIT ROSE Expression of Interest”.

Total size of email cannot exceed 10MB. Please do not send zipped folders.
Send to: [email protected]

DEADLINE: MARCH 10, 2016

]]> Drag in a Bag: HOLIDAY EDITION https://www.nuitrose.ca/drag-in-a-bag-holiday-edition/ Fri, 11 Dec 2015 21:09:29 +0000 https://www.nuitrose.ca/?p=927 You better watch out, you better not cry, you better not pout, we’re tellin’ you why… SKIPPER MEDS IS COMING TO TOWN!

Join the jolly Skipper Meds as she guides eager, inexperienced contestants to engage in a fabulous drag lip-sync competition with a twist! Contestants receive a complete drag outfit in a random tote bag, then they spin the wheel to select a holiday anthem which they will perform for the audience later in the evening.

The winner will be selected by the audience. Special guest performers, celebrity contestants and other surprises will keep you laughing all night for a great cause—A fundraising event to support Nuit Rose, Toronto’s festival of queer art and performance, returning for its third year in June 2016.

December 20, 2015
Doors Open at 7pm; Event starts at 8pm
Tallulah’s Cabaret at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre
Admission: $10 at the door

]]> Throbbing Rose Art Award https://www.nuitrose.ca/throbbing-rose-art-award/ Thu, 26 Jun 2014 13:11:50 +0000 https://www.nuitrose.ca/?p=605 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.

]]> Nuit Rose Thanks You https://www.nuitrose.ca/nuit-rose-thanks-you/ Tue, 24 Jun 2014 16:05:50 +0000 https://www.nuitrose.ca/?p=591 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

]]> Events List Announced https://www.nuitrose.ca/events-list-announced/ Mon, 16 Jun 2014 13:49:52 +0000 https://www.nuitrose.ca/?p=545 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

]]> Volunteer Kick-Off https://www.nuitrose.ca/volunteer-kick-off/ Sat, 31 May 2014 00:16:24 +0000 https://www.nuitrose.ca/?p=161 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.

]]> Second Information Night https://www.nuitrose.ca/second-information-night/ Fri, 07 Mar 2014 15:50:21 +0000 https://www.nuitrose.ca/?p=34 Church-St-519-map

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.

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