Nuit Blanche | Space Oddity
Space Oddity is a multi-disciplinary art installation exploring the theme of “Space Between Us.”
Commencing countdown for an all-night interactive event by the Centennial College arts and media community. Get inspired by the constellation of peculiar works floating through our halls, then make your mark on our astronomical canvas, picture yourself among the stars in the digital photo studio, or put your helmet on for a 12-hour game jam. Engines on. Check ignition. Liftoff.
Check out the Space Oddity Photo and Video Gallery
2022 activities:
Visit the Corridor Gallery on the 2nd Floor to participate.
The Astronomical Canvas is a giant blank canvas stretching the Hallway Gallery where people are invited to draw, paint or make any mark and afterwards be interviewed on a mini talk show about the work they just completed.
Visit the Art Studio in room 297 to see the artists in action
The Intergalactic Paint Jam is an event where artists try to make finished paintings over 12 hours. Participants can use any paint, pencil, marker or mark-making material to do work that will illustrate a story of whatever the participant chooses. Participants might work independently or collaborate on pieces working on one or more canvases.
Watch your surroundings. You may encounter our Cosmic Dancers as you explore our space.
Performances at 7:30 pm, 8:30 pm, 9:30 pm, 10:30 pm, 11:30 pm, 12:30 pm in and around the main foyer.
Are we alone in the universe? Join us on an interstellar space journey where you will be part of the first mission to land on a far-off planet in the hopes of saving humankind. Immersed in a new civilization where the only form of shared language is movement, we will be forced to dance for our lives. You too might find yourself swaying your hips, tapping your toes, or bobbin' your head in this interactive dance battle. Who will win? You decide!
Visit Room 193 to see the game in development and to play some student-developed games.
Have you ever wanted to take a trip into the future? With the power of Virtual Reality, you can take a deep dive into something brand new. Explore games like you never have before and experience the wonders of new-age technology. Take a leap of faith with the VR headsets and indulge yourself in a new world. Interact with the Game Development students as they create new games right in front of your eyes!
Visit the Library to view the gallery.
Artists from Centennial College exhibit their artwork in various mediums, including video, photography, and painting.
Room 106 is where you can be photographed among the stars.
Among the Stars Photo Studio – Picture yourself floating in a galaxy, far, far away. In this photo studio, you and a friend can have your photograph taken in front of an outer space background and experience the joys of floating amongst the stars.
Meet the artist in the foyer from 10 pm - Midnight.
Light Source, by Fine Arts Studio graduate Sara Vargas Nessi, is a two-story installation mural in the main foyer of our campus and measures approximately 22’ tall and 95’ long.
Artist Statement
The story of colour, light and shadow is interrupted by silence (white spaces), as the narrative develops along the wall. The open spaces (windows) translate as the realistic fragments of the stories that intertwine with the fantasy.
During your journey at the Story Arts Centre, you will face fears, win battles, and ultimately find success through your hard work. The intention of ‘Light Source’ is to accompany you and mirror the stories you are telling each day with your art. Challenges and victories will be part of this journey just as light and shadows are part of the images.
My art process begins with acrylic brushstrokes on a blank canvas and finishes with photographing the unique intervention of sunlight and shadows over my paintings. To add a time-related element to every piece, the light source of my images is always the sun as the shadows change every passing minute. The purpose of the photographs is to allow others to witness a unique moment in time.
Visit the television studio on the main floor to participate in this activity.
News Broadcasts at 7 pm, 8 pm, 9 pm, 10 pm, 11 pm and 12 am
Game Show at 7:30 pm, 8:30 pm, 9:30 pm, 10:30 pm, 11:30 pm and 12:30 pm
Have you ever wanted to be a news anchor or a weather presenter? How about a game show contestant?
If so, we invite you to take in our exclusive live broadcast of Nuit Blanche at the Centennial's Story Arts studio!
Immerse yourself in an actual live broadcast and experience what it is like to be on live TV. Our Broadcast students will guide you through all the things you need to know to become a live TV host: how to hit your marks, how to read news from teleprompters, and how to present the weather while working with green screen backgrounds. Or you can simply participate in a live quiz show as a contestant!
Take a peak inside the control room and help us create a memorable live broadcast from our studio by participating in a truly immersive experience that puts you right at the center of the production of an exclusive live broadcast!