Shabogesic Beach, North Bay
February 7-21, 2025
Ice Follies Biennial is returning to frozen Lake Nipissing for two weeks in February 2025 continuing its rich history of presenting contemporary art in Northern Ontario’s coldest month. Lake Nipissing is not only the location for the event, it is also the festival’s inspiration. Ice Follies celebrates its 11th Edition with free performances, large-scale art installations, community engaged artworks and activities, and a curated look-back at the history of this one-of-a-kind festival. Come experience art the Northern Ontario way!
The festival is FREE to attend and open 24 hours a day!
Call for Submissions: Temporary Art Project for Ice Follies Biennial 2025
Deadline: September 1st, 2024
Ice Follies seeks proposals for public artworks on frozen Lake Nipissing for the 2025 Biennial, themed “Ozhaashikwaa” (The Ice is Slippery).
Click HERE to learn more and submit proposals today.
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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