Humber Galleries is calling for current Humber students to submit Independent Project applications for Nuit Blanche Toronto at Humber Polytechnic Lakeshore Campus. 

Nuit Blanche, Toronto’s free all-night celebration of contemporary art and one of Toronto’s largest contemporary art events, will take place on October 4, 2025, transforming public spaces into extraordinary landscapes. 

Proposals should address and integrate Nuit Blanche Toronto’s 2025 theme Translating the City, which invites artists, curators and audiences to experience works that translate the landscape, rhythms, and narratives of the city in unique ways. Inspired by the multilingual nature of cities, including Toronto, where over 200 languages are spoken, this theme considers the intersections of culture, language, identity, and place. Translation is not simply the conversion of one language to another, but the connection and understanding it creates.

Proposals should be contemporary art with strong visual and durational components, and must be open all night, free, publicly accessible, and located within Humber Lakeshore Campus.

The event will feature three unique exhibitions, projects presented by cultural institutions and a multitude of independent works by local artists. 

Student applications are due March 30, 2025. Following this deadline, applications will be reviewed by a Selection Committee comprised of the Nuit Blanche Artistic Director, curators, City of Toronto staff, and Humber Galleries staff.

Applications can be submitted at https://humbergalleries.ca/nuit-blanche-2025-student-project-call

For more information, contact Bri Gardner-Ford at bri.ford@humber.ca.