Nuit Blanche 2023 at the Waterfront

Nuit Blanche is returning to Toronto on September 23! From 7 PM to 7 AM, locals and visitors can explore the city completely transformed by artists. This year’s theme is ‘Breaking Grounds’, inspiring artists to focus their projects on the natural world and the impacts of the modern-day world.

Installations at the Waterfront include:

1. Staging Grounds and Fountain Monumental

Location: Dan Leckie Way and Lake Shore Blvd
Artist(s): Agency-Agency, SHEEEP, Logan MacDonald
Project: Explore The Bentway’s Staging Grounds, a new temporary public space that leverages stormwater to support plant life and other greenery.

2. Beyond Concrete

Location: Fort York
Artist(s): Agency-Agency, SHEEEP, Logan MacDonald
Project: Visitors are encouraged to explore the life that lives under the Gardiner, despite the concrete and hostile environment.

3. A New Nature

Location: 539 Queens Quay W (East side of silos)
Artist(s): Mark Dorf
Project: The malting silos will be transformed with a video projection depicting the future state of nature and the world.

4. Translunar Formations

Location: 7 Queens Quay E
Artist(s): PIX FILM Collective and The Artificial Museum
Project: Visitors can simply step through a portal and land on the moon through an augmented reality exhibit.

5. Pets

Location: 7 Queens Quay E
Artist(s): Christy Kunitzky
Project: Considers social responsibility and who is allowed to receive social services depending on the standards one must meet.

6. Avian 

Location: 7 Queens Quay E
Artist(s): April Hickox
Project: Examines our relationship with nature and how connection can be established though observation and moments of stillness.