News
Over a Week Until Ice Follies 2020!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaqBFlCQqyM We are just over a week away from the start of Ice Follies 2020! Join us at Marathon Beach on February 15th at 5:30pm for the official opening ceremony! This year's theme is 'mkomiiwi: be ice, turn to ice, be covered in ice,...
Ice Follies 2020 Opens on February 15th at Marathon Beach
Every two years, a strange phenomenon occurs in North Bay. Just off Marathon beach on Lake Nipissing, folks venture onto the frozen landscape, where atop the ice an arrangement of structures appears. Ice Follies is a biennial...
Ice Follies 2018 Exhibition now on display until February 20
NewsIce Follies 2018 Exhibition Now on Display until February 20th Ice Follies opened this past Friday to curious audiences with nine installations to explore off Marathon Beach in North Bay. Check out this article from the Baytoday.ca about our opening night. Warmed...
Ice Follies Opens in -40 Temperatures
The sixth biennial Ice Follies exhibition opened on Feburary 13th just off of Marathon Beach on Lake Nipissing to record setting temperatures reaching a windchill of -45...
Serpent People
The postponed performance of Seprent People by Aamitaagzi Storymakers is now scheduled for Saturday, Feburary 20 @ 6:00pm at the Marathon Beach site. All are welcome to this free Ice Follies event. Warm refreshments will be...
Near North Mobile Media Lab Presents Governor General’s Awards Laureate Gordon Monahan
For the Tenth Biennial Anniversary of Ice Follies, Near North Mobile Media Lab (N2M2L) is pleased to present, in association with Nipissing University’s Department of Fine and Performing Arts, the 2013 laureate (Visual and Media Arts) of the Governor General’s Awards, Gordon Monahan.
Ice Follies 2014 Dates and Times
Ice Follies 2014 dates have been set tentatively. Details about times and artists are being prepared and will be announced closer to the event launch.
Ice Follies 2014: Ohkwamingininiwug
Ice Follies 2014 introduces “Ohkwamingininiwug,” meaning “Ice People” in Ojibwe, as the theme for our winter programming. This season highlights the collaborative spirit of the north through a large-scale, site-specific exhibition. Key contributors to this project include White Water Gallery, Aanmitaagzi, and Near North Mobile Media Lab, each playing an equal role in organizing and executing the exhibition. Through our collective efforts, we celebrate the North’s unity and partnership.