Social media, selfie culture, and the dawn of the influencer have created a compulsion to project a flawless reality to the world. The glitz-and-glam of Artificiality considers the allure of simulated realities in a world where CGI, AI, and other manipulated media technologies threaten human integrity. Take a selfie among the distorted reflections of the installation and add your silhouette to a collaborative drawing where each layer further abstracts the human form.

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Cristine Andrew-Stuckel

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Saskatchewan Crescent E, west of Eastlake Avenue

From the parkland of Northwest Saskatchewan emerges something you can't quite see. Look with me. Strain your eyes. Come closer. Let me tell you the Legend of Bearman.

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Luke Maddaford

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Eastlake Avenue & Saskatchewan Crescent E

Beautiful Science

Global Biotech Week is once again partnering with Nuit Blanche Saskatoon to bring you beautiful science. This exciting collaboration brings the worlds of art and science together and showcases research images that are art in their own right.

Scientists will be on hand during the event to demonstrate DNA extraction from strawberries and give some information about the science images!

This piece focuses on human/wildlife interactions and provides an opportunity to practice a healthy and safe coexistence. NBYXE goers approach large white animal sculptures that are animated by video projection of the same animals in nature. Viewers create their own wildlife encounter while practicing to be better stewards of the diverse Saskatchewan biomes.

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Lorna Conquergood and Mila Pshebylo

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12th St E, in front of Oakberry Acai

A long tunnel of shifting, rotating, pulsing light stretches into infinity. At times a strange dark figure appears in the vortex. Their actions seem to have power over the swirling void, controlling and changing it via movements and sweeping gestures. Sometimes when one stares into the infinite long enough, a guide may appear...

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The Vortex Concern

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Broadway Shoe Repair, 638 Broadway Ave

Embrace the magic of Peaceful Occurrences! Join Peace Akintade and Aldeneil Española in an enchanting fusion of poetry and art at Nuit Blanche. Enter our vibrant visual world adorned with lively African prints and fabric. Let Peace and Aldeneil craft personalized poems and stunning illustrations just for you. Feeling shy? Dive into our creative frenzy with Afrocentric poetry prompts and ready-to-go poetry pages. With captivating sensories and warm light, immerse yourself in an evening of artistic exploration and community connection.

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Peace Akintade & Aldeneil Española Jr.

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Little Stone Stage, 639 Broadway Ave

Jokers Poker

Come one and come all to see comedians in their natural habitat. You will have a chance to see how the comedy sausage is made through lighthearted banter, conversations, collaborations, and suggestions from you of course! The poker game will be lit up for all to see and the comedians will be mic'd up so you’ll hear everything. Shawn Cuthand and Aimee Grimard will be joined by other relentless, money-grubbin’ comedians for a night of laughs you won't wanna miss.

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Shawn Cuthand & Aimee Grimard

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Broadway Avenue & 11th St E

“Ilaw ng tahanan” (light of the house) is a common Filipino idiom about mothers and the role they play in the household. Cardboard boxes are common travel packages used by many OFWs (Overseas Filipino Workers); the balikbayan boxes being an integral part of the culture as a way to send gifts to family back home. The immigrant experience is represented by combining both ideas into a giant lamp built of cardboard.

This performance explores the idea of communicating with family back home, and how the hardships are often disregarded or omitted from the pretty pictures of being abroad, carrying the weight of expectations and commitment for the sake of family.

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Abraham Galman

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Starting on 3rd Ave S, ending on Broadway Ave and 11th St E.

Blueprints are important in the construction of any structure whether it’s a bridge, home, or public space. Without a plan, building materials can go to waste, key details may go unnoticed, and the original intention of the construction can become distorted or incomplete. Blueprints are the measured, visual representation of the hopes and goals of everyone involved in the construction of a project.

For this printmaking event, SK Printmakers will use the idea of blueprints representing planning, growth, and visualizing goals to create images that will be exposed onto silkscreens. Throughout the evening, Nuit Blanche participants will work with SKP members to screenprint these images onto 10” x 10” sheets of recycled blueprint paper.

Nuit Blanche participants will be able to take their printed blueprints with them.

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Patrick Bulas with SK Printmakers

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École Victoria Rink, behind 639 Broadway Ave

The Community Dance Stage showcases five different dance groups performing in a range of styles.

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Broadway Avenue & 10th St E

404 Food Not Found is a commentary on the rise of food costs, mass consumerism and the idea of not getting what you paid for. Through this interactive piece, the audience is invited to partake in the performance but, is left with disappointment. Canadians have been vocal about the rise of food costs and how it impacts them personally. However, we have no other options and pay these outrageous prices out of necessity. Food quality has been lowered and Canadians feel the impact. Our work is meant to invoke feelings of disappointment through our own take on misleading practices in consumerism.

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Lesley Kerpan, Dana Poniewozik and Aden Ritter

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In front of Odla | 801 Broadway Ave

Mud Matters is a spectacle of miniature vignettes that are both whimsical and pensive in nature. Charley Farrero and Evan Quick have a similar approach to their making process. They assemble small clay elements into a 3-dimensional ceramic collage. These playful elements entice the viewer to investigate further and allow us to see the deeper meaning behind their works.

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Saskatchewan Craft Council

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813 Broadway Avenue

An avant-garde marching band of experimental musicians exploring the unexpected art spaces of Nuit Blanche. They will be travelling throughout the festival spaces presenting impromptu, mobile, mini-concerts. They will play with the expectations that come with a marching band, including costuming, relating sound to movement, playing as part of a cultural ritual, and accompanying the spectacle of the festival, all through the lens of an experimental improvising music ensemble that finds itself outside in downtown Saskatoon.

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Saskatoon Experimental Music Ensemble

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Throughout Broadway and Downtown

Laser Sorbet is a sonic and visual palate-cleanser between BreakOut West acts at the Broadway Theatre, consisting of a light/laser show accompanied by an ambient sound piece.

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Cosmic Groove Chefs

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The Broadway Theatre

BreakOut West is an annual music event that includes an immersive music development conference and a music festival hosted by the Western Canadian Music Alliance. The 2024 BreakOut West Festival is hosted from September 25-29 in Saskatoon. Enjoy listening to a few selected artists on this outdoor stage.

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BreakOut West

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École Victoria Rink, behind 639 Broadway Ave