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.

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.

The Cosmic Groove Chefs are a group of humans with interests in original music, light programming, laser art, and video production/editing. They use all sorts of devices to present flavours visually. They are definitely local to Saskatoon, and they are certainly not from outer space. They are normal humans with names like Dylan Evans and J.J. Neufeld.

Analog Hermit is the architect of what he calls, "The Video Monster". Using this "Video Monster", the Analog Hermit creates video jams: a nostalgic, late-night channel surfing experience that pulls old footage from his VHS collection. Playing back 16 live feeds from VCRs, cameras, and retro computers, everything runs through analog tv switchers to keep that analog warmth. Along with glitch effects and scrambled transitions, you'e going to think you woke up from a fever dream watching satellite tv in the 90s. So, get ready to scrape the mental mucus from your brain.

HYPERART is an artist collective led by Franco-Manitoban artist and producer Rayannah and media artist Stephanie Kuse. Since its inception in 2022, HYPERART has worked to curate, produce and present multidisciplinary performances, installations and residencies. Their annual HYPERART event, a micro-festival taking place during Nuit Blanche Winnipeg, brings together music, visual art, digital art, drag, and movement in the heart of Saint-Boniface.

Breanne Bandur is an emerging visual artist currently based in Saskatoon. Born in Simcoe, Ontario, Breanne earned a Diploma in Fine Arts from Dawson College, a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Nova Scotia College of Art & Design University, and an Master of Fine Arts from the University of Saskatchewan. She creates large-scale, gestural, abstract drawings that engage in the complexities of formal visual art language, as well as a wide range of material exploration.

Junli Zhou is a paper-cutting artist. Her major is literature and art theory. She visited many excellent paper-cutting artists and has spent a long time learning traditional Chinese paper-cutting art. She has been actively involved in Saskatoon's art community, and is committed to spreading traditional paper-cutting art.
Xiaoman Hu is an artist and newcomer from Beijing, China. She advocates for bringing art back to the lives of everyday people. In the past, she organized various art activities for women and families in her community. This is her way that make the world more beautiful.

Melanie Lazelle is a creator of temporary public art installations and immersive experiences. She also works as an event producer. She loves creating moments of wonder and enjoyment for communities while also sharing important messages about our world. From a memorial to lost species, illuminated enchanted forests, giant inflatable creatures, stories under the ocean, to a giant world of changing weather, her creations integrate splashes of light and colour, thoughtful moments of learning, and stories of our environment.

Jaye Kovach is a multimedia and performance artist who lives as a white Magyar/Scots settler on Treaty 6 (currently in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan). Her work, which has received local and national attention, often engages their queer and trans community, taking as its starting point his positionality as a disabled and neurodivergent, butch trans woman.