Dispersion—Immersion is a celebration of Saskatoon’s next wave in digital media art.

This group exhibition presents multi-media installations, animation, sound, video works and augmented reality projects created by students from the Digital and Integrated Practice (DIP) program in the School for the Arts at the University of Saskatchewan.  A multiplicity of perspectives focuses on notions of identity, performance, societal expectations, mass media, and consumerism, all while navigating presentation through a variety of screens and augmented possibilities. This exhibition, curated by USask Prof. Lisa Birke, is a survey of up-and-coming talent in digital media art in Saskatoon.

The Nuit Blanche Community Dance Stage is a celebration of local dance groups right in the heart of the NBYXE festival footprint. With performances scheduled throughout the night, you are encouraged to visit the Community Dance Stage and foster a social connection through collaboration and cultural expression.

R.A.P (Rhythm & Poetry) is a one of a kind hip hop performance, including live freestyle bars and written rhymes from several talented emcees (ZHE the Free, Happy Jamaly, Big Tones, RUGA.PIE & Rowan Mansell) accompanied by a DJ and breaking features. Unique to each audience, this performance will showcase the energy of a live Cypher and engage the crowd in creative collaboration through the elements of hip hop.

Jesse Fulcher Gagnon is a Métis experimental artist whose scattered mind leaves him frequently moving between mediums. Having spent years working in theatre, particularly theatre for young audiences, his work is often silly and always absurd. His practice explores themes of repetition and the self through pieces that blur the line between art and entertainment.

Trinity Kernaz is an undergrad arts student at the University of Saskatchewan. Her journey started with strictly fine arts, but she grew a love for all practices of art. Trinity’s passion is centered on creating projects that spark a sense of inclusion and community.

Leanne Read is a multimedia artist exploring transformation through AR, sculpture, and performance. By merging traditional materials with 3D modeling and digital fabrication, she creates immersive works that evoke resilience and renewal. Her art invites viewers to engage physically and virtually, blurring boundaries between internal and external identities.

Gabby Da Silva is a (dis)abled artist fascinated with the collaboration between digital and physical mediums. Within a conceptual approach, she enjoys creating work that deals with the documentation of events and the questions of how they can be presented. Her work responds to both her surrounding environments and everyday experiences; often accompanied by her own cluttered spoken word.

Michael Hernandez is an aspiring artist and musician trying to figure out the meaning of life.

Hannah Kostuk is an Interactive Systems Design student at the University of Saskatchewan. Her background in various arts and computer programming has shaped her current artistic interests into what they are today - pursuing the combination of tangible, traditional art with the digital world.

Abbey Fraser-Saddleback is a Two-Spirited Nehiyaw artist based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Working with sculpture, illustration, and costume design, her practice explores identity and perception. Through impassioned scenery and fragmented realities, Abbey creates immersive works that reflect the fluidity of the self and the tension between the inner experience and our external space.

Ifeoluwa Lanre-Akinyo is an international student in their final year studying Computer Science with a Studio Art minor. With a passion for visual and audio storytelling, her multimedia work explores identity, memory, and culture. Using photography, video, sounds, and abstraction, she aims to capture unseen emotions and moments, fostering connection through layered, experimental narratives.

Alexa Hainsworth has a Masters of Fine Arts from the University of Saskatchewan. She produces fiber sculpture and installation environments that offer unique experiences and surprises. Hainsworth enjoys playing with materials, finding ways to manipulate and stretch them to behave in new and unexpected ways. Her works have animated qualities that give the sensation that they are living creatures. She has shown her works in Nuit Blanche Toronto and in Saskatoon. She has won multiple prizes in the Saskatoon Wearable Art Gala for the Jack Millikin Center. She has also shown work at the Anna Leonowen's Gallery in Nova Scotia, the Mendel Art Gallery and participated in numerous residencies locally and abroad. Alexa Hainsworth works for the Saskatchewan Craft Council. She is a member of Bridges Art Movement in Saskatoon and is a board member of Emma International Collaboration. Alexa Hainsworth brings a wild energy to everything she does, dressing in colourful clothing to stay connected to her art practice on the daily.

This collection of woodcut prints by Jeni Ly and Jacob Semko celebrates the colourful nuances of the sky and ground seen from a Saskatchewan perspective. Using modern technology to complement traditional printmaking methods, artist duo Jeni Ly and Jacob Semko strive to capture the feeling of familiarity, calmness, and the heavenly ethereal shapes of the prairie sky we have all experienced while travelling on our province’s flat highways.

Jada Schultz, 22, uses printmaking and mixed media to create layered works reflecting memory and transformation. With a growing practice in linocuts, woodcuts, and screen printing, she values the creative process as a journey of discovery and deep connection with her materials and stories they hold.

Visit Nefelibata during Nuit Blanche Saskatoon. Chat with local artists as they work on projects in their preferred medium, check out the Miniature Club's new exhibition, visit the Craft lab and make your own button!

Keeley Haftner (b. 1985) is a Saskatchewanian-Canadian artist based in the Netherlands whose multidisciplinary practice centers waste as both material and metaphor. Through intimate acts of transformation, her work challenges extractive systems and prompts new ways of thinking about social and ecological relations. She holds a BFA from Mount Allison University (2011) and an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (2016). Haftner’s work has been exhibited internationally at venues including the Ceramic Museum of the Netherlands and the Art Institute of Chicago. She has been long-listed for the Sobey Art Award, short-listed for the De Kei Prize, and is a two-time recipient of the Canada Council for the Arts Research and Creation Grant.

The subject matter curated into the ‘Flipping Normal’ program, presented as part of Saskatoon Nuit Blanche, will focus on human vulnerabilities, embracing diverse, non-binary, and empowering perspectives that challenge notions of normalcy. The films deal with aspects of depression, autism, face blindness, burnout, and pressures to perform, but in a ‘light-hearted’ manner. These circumstances are portrayed as integral aspects of life that individuals find their way through. In one way or another it is art that the protagonists turn to for their strength, be it painting, film making, music or designing cosplay.

Ag-West Bio is Saskatchewan’s bioscience industry association and bioeconomy catalyst. We invest in agrifood and bioscience innovation -- and this will be our fifth year of presenting Beautiful Science at Nuit Blanche as part of our celebration of Global Biotech Week.

A recent participant in Remai Modern’s RBC Sustained Artist Mentorship program, Gabby Da Silva’s practice spans performance, video and community-based work, often shaped by her own lived experiences as a disabled artist of Portuguese descent.

Riversdale Chinatown is a community based organization that was founded on an interest of the historic Chinatown that once thrived in Riversdale. Through activations like mahjong pop-ups, ping pong at the Ting, murals, and art installations, Riversdale Chinatown combines research, design, and events to learn about local history and culture.