Nuit Blanche Activations

Main Gallery, LAB 203 and Lower Gallery

View the current exhibitions 6PM-11PM

Meet artist Jo Percival in LAB 203 and learn more about the exhibition “...from twenty-two states of matter”, her process,  and her inspiration. On display in the Main Gallery is our annual resident artist exhibition “Upstairs Downstairs”, join us for a pre-Nuit Blanche reception at 6PM. The Lower Gallery features “Underpinning”, a selection of work by local artists to celebrate 25 years of creativity  in our building.

2nd and 3rd Floor Studios

Open Studios 7PM-11PM

TAP’s Resident Artists are opening their studio doors and inviting the public in to see their creative space, talk about their process, and get inspired. Prior to Open Studios, the Resident Artists will be in the Main Gallery for the Opening Reception of the exhibition of their work in Upstairs Downstairs, 6PM-7PM.

Bruce B. Johnson Theatre

FRAMES Film Screening 9PM - 11PM

Join TAP resident artist and film archivist Sebastian Di Trolio in the theatre for a screening of animated and experimental 16mm short films from the FRAMES collection.

Good Foundation Studio North, Lower  

Drawing the Portrait in Classical Method 7PM-11PM

This is an opportunity to see a typical drawing classroom set-up and view the student drawings in the early stages of development. The TAP instructor for this course is resident artist Eric Drummond, whose portrait and figure study work is on display in the “Upstairs Downstairs” exhibition in the Main Gallery.

Good Foundation Studio South, Lower 

Drawing the Life Model 7PM-11PM

This is an opportunity to join our session artists and try your hand at life drawing. Life drawing is the art of observing and sketching a live human model to study anatomy, proportion, and form. Our clothed life models will each pose for a 30 minute sitting. You watch from the sidelines or you can grab a seat to try your hand at capturing the model’s  likeness and costume. Drawing boards, easels, donkeys, and drawing materials will be provided to anyone who wants to participate. Life Drawing is offered at TAP weekly on Monday nights and Tuesday afternoons, and once a month on Saturday mornings.

Cocker Fulton Studio, 3rd Floor

Blackout Poetry

Create with us at our Blackout Poetry community activity. Host of this session will be writer and musician Misha Bower. Blackout poetry is a form of "found" poetry where an artist selects words from an existing text, such as a book or newspaper, and then blackens out the remaining text to reveal a new poem formed by the selected words. This visual and literary art form involves manipulating existing writing to create something entirely new, with the resulting poem often reflecting a new mood or meaning. Final poetry pieces will be displayed on the walls of the studio to read and appreciate. Poets are encouraged to read their poems aloud in our poet spotlight. Thank you to community partner City Lights Bookshop for providing the printed materials for this session.

PLEASE NOTE: the 2nd, 3rd, and Lower Floors are only accessible by stairs. The main gallery and theatre are fully accessible.