NUIT ROSE

Tonight: The Green Hours opens at Akasha Art Projects.

For q***r people, time spent in nature carries a particular charge. The Green Hours positions q***rness as part of the natural world’s ongoing patterns of diversity, adaptation, and transformation.

Together, the works propose that moving through nature as a q***r person is not to seek refuge from culture, but to enter into a different set of relations with the world around us.
Join us tonight for the opening.

Opening tonight: Thursday June 4, 6 to 9 p.m.
Runs: June 4 to July 8, 2026

Venue: Akasha Art Projects
Address: 204D Carlton Street, Toronto

Artists: Vincent Bonney-Lingston, Mimmo Baronello, Alana Bartol, Kristy Boyce, Troy Brooks, Genevieve Flavelle, James Fowler, Grant Heaps, Zachari Logan, Liam MacKenzie, Walter Segers, Cai Sepulis, Sarah Hunter and Pearl Van Geest.

Curated by SweetThings, the curatorial partnership of Pearl Van Geest and James Fowler, as part of Nuit Rose: Rewilding.

Image: James Fowler, Florian. Courtesy of the artist.

More info via the link in bio and at:
https://nuitrosefestival.ca

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Tomorrow night: Going Rogue opens at Gagné Contemporary Projects.

“The exhibition begins with the act of deviation from expected practice, inherited genres, and the sanctioned image of land, leading to the excitement of unsanctioned trespass.”
Join the artists and curators for the opening reception of this group exhibition exploring landscape, ecology, and the psyche through a q***r lens.

Opening: Friday, June 5, 2026, 6 to 8 p.m.
Runs to: June 27, 2026
Venue: Gagné Contemporary Projects
Address: 136 Brooklyn Avenue, rear lane, Toronto
Entrance: alleyway / rear lane entrance

Instagram: .projects

Free and open to the public.

Please note: the gallery entrance is through the alleyway / rear lane. Accessible street level, no ramp. No public washroom facilities.

Part of Nuit Rose: Rewilding.

More info via the link in bio and at:
https://nuitrosefestival.ca

Image: Pearl Van Geest, What She Remembers.
Courtesy of the artist.

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Tomorrow night: The Green Hours opens at Akasha Art Projects.

The exhibition takes its name from a quality of time rather than a location: the hours of growth and shade, of the body slowing to match the pace of living things, of connection moving in both directions between people and the more-than-human world.

The Green Hours brings together artists working across painting, photography, textiles, and works on paper, exploring the overgrown and the tended, the migratory and the rooted.

Artists include Vincent Bonney-Lingston, Mimmo Baronello, Alana Bartol, Kristy Boyce, Troy Brooks, Genevieve Flavelle, James Fowler, Grant Heaps, Zachari Logan, Liam MacKenzie, Walter Segers, Cai Sepulis, Sarah Hunter and Pearl Van Geest.

Curated by SweetThings, the curatorial partnership of Pearl Van Geest and James Fowler, as part of Nuit Rose: Rewilding.

Opening: Thursday June 4, 6 to 9 p.m.
Runs: June 4 to July 8, 2026

Venue: Akasha Art Projects
Address: 204D Carlton Street, Toronto

Image: Troy Brooks, The Nebula. Courtesy of the artist.

More info via the link in bio and at:
https://nuitrosefestival.ca

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Wild Things are coming.

Drag in a Bag: Wild Things! lands at The 519 Ballroom this Sunday, bringing participatory drag, first-timer performances, art, auction, swag, and community fundraising together in one gloriously unpredictable afternoon.

Hosted by drag legend, international stoner bimbo, peddler of q***r camp and smutty cinema: WEIRD ALICE


This is a chance to watch, cheer, take part, and support Nuit Rose 2026: Rewilding.

Tickets are available online now at $10, $15, and $20.
You can also pay what you can at the door.

Drag in a Bag: Wild Things!
Sunday June 7, 2026
Doors 1:30 p.m.
Show 2:00 p.m.
The 519 Ballroom
519 Church Street, Toronto

Buy tickets online via the link in bio or directly here:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/drag-in-a-bag-wild-things-tickets-1989906562094

Explore the full Nuit Rose programme:
https://nuitrosefestival.ca

Nuit Rose: Rewilding is supported by funders, venue partners, and community partners.
Funders: Toronto Arts Council, Canada Council for the Arts, Community One Foundation
Venue partners: 401 Richmond Street West, The 519 Church Street Community Centre, Pegasus on Church, Akasha Art Projects, Gagné Contemporary Project Space, Youngplace Art Centre, Foy House, The ArQuives, Red Head Gallery
Community partners: Church-Wellesley Village BIA, Pride Toronto

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The Green Hours opens this Thursday at Akasha Art Projects.
For q***r people, time spent in nature carries a particular charge. The Green Hours positions q***rness as part of the natural world’s ongoing patterns of diversity, adaptation, and transformation.

Across painting, photography, textiles, and works on paper, the artists explore the overgrown and the tended, the migratory and the rooted, and the forms of knowledge that exist beyond official systems of classification.

Artists include Vincent Bonney-Lingston, Mimmo Baronello, Alana Bartol, Kristy Boyce, Troy Brooks, Genevieve Flavelle, James Fowler, Grant Heaps, Zachari Logan, Liam MacKenzie, Walter Segers, Cai Sepulis, Sarah Hunter and Pearl Van Geest.

Curated by SweetThings, the curatorial partnership of Pearl Van Geest and James Fowler, as part of Nuit Rose: Rewilding.

Opening: Thursday June 4, 6 to 9 p.m.
Runs: June 4 to July 8, 2026

Venue: Akasha Art Projects
Address: 204D Carlton Street, Toronto

Image: Liam MacKenzie, IMP_1. Courtesy of the artist.

More info via the link in bio and at:
https://nuitrosefestival.ca

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Going Rogue opens this Friday at Gagné Contemporary Projects.
“Going Rogue showcases the work of nine artists who explore landscape, ecology, and the shifting psyche of physical and psychological terrain through a q***r lens.”
The exhibition brings together artists working through landscape, ecology, psychological terrain, q***r bodies, and the excitement of unsanctioned trespass.

Opening: Friday, June 5, 2026, 6 to 8 p.m.
Runs to: June 27, 2026
Venue: Gagné Contemporary Projects
Address: 136 Brooklyn Avenue, rear lane, Toronto

Instagram: .projects
Curators: James Fowler, PE Sharpe, Pearl Van Geest
Artists: PE Sharpe, Francisco Alvarez, Kristy Boyce, James Fowler, Pearl Van Geest, Sarah Hunter, Cai Sepulis, Walter Segers and John Rubino.

Free and open to the public.
Please note: the gallery entrance is through the alleyway / rear lane. Accessible street level, no ramp. No public washroom facilities.

Part of Nuit Rose: Rewilding, Toronto’s festival of q***r art and performance.

Image: Sarah Hunter, The Swimmers. Courtesy of the artist.

More info via the link in bio and at:
https://nuitrosefestival.ca
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Join us at The 519 Ballroom for an afternoon of participatory drag, pop-up performances, first-timer antics, art, auction, swag, and fundraising for Nuit Rose 2026: Rewilding.

No experience needed. You do not need to bring anything. We’ll have the wigs, shoes, make-up, music, and drag supplies ready.

You just bring yourself, your friends, and your cheering voice.

Drag in a Bag: Wild Things!
Sunday June 7, 2026
Doors 1:30 p.m.
Show 2:00 p.m.
The 519 Ballroom
519 Church Street, Toronto

Tickets: $10, $15, $20
Or pay what you can at the door.

Buy tickets online via the link in bio or directly here:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/drag-in-a-bag-wild-things-tickets-1989906562094

Full festival info:
https://nuitrosefestival.ca

Nuit Rose: Rewilding is supported by funders, venue partners, and community partners.
Funders: Toronto Arts Council, Canada Council for the Arts, Community One Foundation
Venue partners: 401 Richmond Street West, The 519 Church Street Community Centre, Pegasus on Church, Akasha Art Projects, Gagné Contemporary Project Space, Youngplace Art Centre, Foy House, The ArQuives, Red Head Gallery
Community partners: Church-Wellesley Village BIA, Pride Toronto

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Corporate support can directly back q***r artists and programming.
If your business or organisation wants to support Nuit Rose 2026: Rewilding, we offer a range of sponsorship options, from foundational support to major festival partnership. Support helps cover artist fees, production, venue costs, and festival materials, while aligning your organisation with one of Toronto’s most beloved q***r arts festivals.
You can find our support page via the link in our bio or directly here:
https://www.throbbingrose.ca/support
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Have a few hours to spare? That’s enough.

Nuit Rose: Rewilding needs volunteers for a range of roles across the festival, from welcoming audiences to supporting venues, artists, performances, exhibitions, and public events.

Flexible shifts. Friendly team. Meaningful experience.

Help us bring Toronto’s festival of q***r art and performance to life.

Apply via the link in bio or sign up directly here:
https://www.throbbingrose.ca/volunteer

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The Green Hours opens June 4 at Akasha Art Projects.

For q***r people, time spent in nature carries a particular charge. The Green Hours positions q***rness as part of the natural world’s ongoing patterns of diversity, adaptation, and transformation.

Across painting, photography, textiles, and works on paper, the artists explore the overgrown and the tended, the migratory and the rooted, and the forms of knowledge that exist beyond official systems of classification.

Artists include Vincent Bonney-Lingston, Mimmo Baronello, Alana Bartol, Kristy Boyce, Troy Brooks, Genevieve Flavelle, James Fowler, Grant Heaps, Zachari Logan, Liam MacKenzie, Walter Segers, Cai Sepulis, and Pearl Van Geest.

Curated by SweetThings, the curatorial partnership of Pearl Van Geest and James Fowler, as part of Nuit Rose: Rewilding.

Opening: June 4, 6 to 9 p.m.
Runs: June 4 to July 8, 2026
Venue: Akasha Art Projects
Address: 204D Carlton Street, Toronto

Image: Mimmo Baronello, Spring Drops. Courtesy of the artist.

More info via the link in bio and at:
https://nuitrosefestival.ca

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