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Edmonton's Nuit Blanche seeks $85K funding increase for 2017
Organizers of Nuit Blanche, a night of arts and entertainment that took over downtown Edmonton last September, are hoping to cash in on its success to launch the next installment.

“I think we had 53,000 Edmontonians who came downtown on a Saturday evening in the shoulder season when they’re not usually downtown,” said Todd Janes, chair and president of the Edmonton Nuit Blanche Society, following a community services committee meeting Monday.

Janes said the economic impact was estimated at around $425,000 for Edmonton from a city investment of $250,000 in cash and in-kind support like police and transportation.

Full Story (Edmonton Journal)

 

[Marcanadian]

I didn't know Edmonton had a Nuit Blanche. It's usually a fun night as long as you can navigate the drunken crowds.

 

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@Marcanadian It's pretty new, I think our first was just last year. Sadly I had to miss it last year, too.

 

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City council votes to fund virtual museum, Nuit Blanche art festival
City council voted to fund Edmonton’s fledgling virtual museum project Tuesday, at least until the end of 2017.

They also committed $150,000 toward a second Nuit Blanche art festival. That money will go toward planning at festival in 2018.

http://edmontonjournal.com/news/loc...fund-virtual-museum-nuit-blanche-art-festival

 

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Nuit Blanche coming back to Edmonton in fall of 2018
Nuit Blanche will be back to flood Edmonton streets with art next year after taking a hiatus in 2017.

The free all-night arts festival drew 50,000 attendees in 2015, its inaugural year here in Edmonton. The event takes place in cities across the globe.

The Nuit Blanche Edmonton board always planned on holding the event every second year. But in 2017, they were not able to secure funding support from Edmonton City Council and decided not to hold the event, according to organizers.

“When there was hesitation around that, it caused us to really put a pause on negotiations with curators, artists and a lot of other things,” explained board chair Todd Janes.

This year, Edmonton City Council has agreed to commit $150,000 to the event, and Nuit Blanche is also partnering with ATB Financial, who will chip in another $50,000.

http://www.metronews.ca/news/edmont...che-to-light-up-the-night-again-for-2018.html