To commemorate Ice Follies’ 10th Anniversary (2004-2023), the event’s official documentation photographer will hold a celebratory exhibition, showcasing past biennial events and the amazing participating artists. Coinciding with the opening of Ice Follies 2023 on Friday, February 10th, nine (***) storefront windows in North Bay’s 100 Block West will chronologically highlight images from each year…
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Cease Wyss, A visit to the Underwater World of Gichi-nibiinsing-zaag’igan, 2023
THEME: NBAAGZI MKWAM (THIN ICE) Under the Surface was chosen because it represents the efforts behind the scenes to make Ice Follies 2012 more community-oriented and engaging. With artists travelling from across the country to work alongside of local artists,...
Andrew Ackerman, Chris Kosloski, Quinn Pelletier, and Nipissing University Fine Arts Students, im•pulse, 2023
THEME: NBAAGZI MKWAM (THIN ICE) Under the Surface was chosen because it represents the efforts behind the scenes to make Ice Follies 2012 more community-oriented and engaging. With artists travelling from across the country to work alongside of local artists,...
Public Visualization Studios, Innumerable Ones, 2022
THEME: NBAAGZI MKWAM (THIN ICE) Under the Surface was chosen because it represents the efforts behind the scenes to make Ice Follies 2012 more community-oriented and engaging. With artists travelling from across the country to work alongside of local artists,...
Aanmitaagzi, All My R(el)ations, 2023
THEME: NBAAGZI MKWAM (THIN ICE) Under the Surface was chosen because it represents the efforts behind the scenes to make Ice Follies 2012 more community-oriented and engaging. With artists travelling from across the country to work alongside of local artists,...
Aanmitaagzi, Mkomiiwi: (Turns to Ice) Installation & Performance, 2020
Aanmitaagzi has presented as part of the Ice Follies festival as a presenter and co-producer for the past 5 festivals. For Ice Follies 2020, Aanmitaagzi presented works developed through their Where Does Art Begin? project. This included several installations on the lake and a performance, which took place on February 22, 2020…
Studio Nude Beach, Tetra, 2020
TETRA is a 12′ x 12’ tetrahedron constructed of metal, wood, acrylic two way mirrors and a rear projection screen. At night abstract psychedelic videos made by Studio Nude Beach are projected onto the screen and snow creating an immersive kaleidoscopic effect on the inside. The full visual impact is collectively experienced by participants seated inside the structure. In the summer the floor of the structure is covered in foam and astroturf…
Megan Feheley, Jenna Dawn Maclellan, Christine Negus, Emily Pelstring & Jon Sasaski, Pressure Cracks, 2020
Pressure Cracks are caused by fluctuations and instabilities; in the heat of the day, the ice expands and, in cases of rapid transitions to the cold of night, the ice contracts, ruptures, and splinters violently. These ruptures exist as harbingers of environmental instability that prompt us to be more attentive to our actions, as well as to the world around us. Relatedly, this multimedia exhibition considers sites of vulnerability not only within physical environments, but within our contemporary…
Destiny Swiderski, Refract : REFLECT, 2020
Refract : REFLECT is an experiential installation of architecture, local Indigenous narratives, and the natural elements of light, sound, ice and snow. As ice turns back into water, the tectonic ice plates collide to create a geometry of form, light and shadow; creating an intimate gathering space for viewers to contemplate, interact and meet. Deeply rooted within its context, the natural phenomena of the ice jamming effect is shaped by shards reaching out…
Ice Follies 2020 Coverage
NewsIce Follies 2020 Coverage Ice Follies 2020 opened this weekend at Marathon Beach, North Bay. If you have not had the chance to see it in person yet, you can find some great coverage of the amazing installations that are currently on display, below. Ice Follies on...