North Bay, Ontario | February 7-21, 2025
The Ice Follies Biennial returns to frozen Lake Nipissing for two weeks in February 2025, continuing its rich tradition of presenting contemporary art in Northern Ontario’s coldest month. Lake Nipissing serves not only as the location but also as the inspiration for the event. Ice Follies celebrates its 11th Edition with free performances, large-scale art installations, community-engaged artworks, activities, and a curated look-back at the history of this one-of-a-kind festival. This year, in addition to the installations at Shabogesic Beach, we are excited to host live events at the beautiful Olmstead Beach on Trout Lake in North Bay.
Main Location: Shabogesic Beach, Lake Nipissing, North Bay, ON
Viewing Hours: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
New this year: Live Events at Olmstead Beach, Trout Lake, North Bay, ON
Dates & Times: February 15-16, 7pm – 10pm
See our full list of locations HERE. Ice Follies is FREE to attend and open 24 hours a day! – Come experience art the Northern Ontario way!
Presenters
Aanmitaagzi
Aanmitaagzi is a multi-disciplinary professional artist-run company serving artists and community members from Nipissing First Nation and the surrounding area, linked to provincial and national networks. We are committed to fostering a vibrant arts community in Nipissing, nurturing historic Indigenous arts practices which span a middle ground between professional and community arts, and exploring how we can carry forward our practices in a meaningful contemporary context. Aanmitaagzi combines art making, education, professional development & social activism.
Near North Mobile Media Lab
Near North Mobile Media Lab (N2M2L) is a media arts access centre that provides the tools media artists, students, filmmakers and audiences in Northern Ontario need to produce, present and enjoy contemporary media arts in all its forms.
White Water Gallery
White Water Gallery is a not-for-profit Artist-Run Centre committed to supporting artistic practices that prioritize risk and innovation. Understanding the need to advance the public’s threshold for viewing contemporary art the gallery encourages outreach programming that promotes accessibility and shared knowledge.
Ice Follies Archives
Relive the magic of past Ice Follies events from 2004 – 2023 by exploring our past year’s archives.
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