With an expanded event landscape, white night melbourne 2014 will offer a mix of free and ticketed entertainment for families to urbanites and everyone inbetween. White night melbourne almost overwhelmed the city centre this year, but those that could bear the crowds were treated to an explosion of colour and art on a night like no other. City as event researching melbournes festival of illumination. Already some of the citys leading institutions are thinking about white night 2014. White night melbourne 2014 was an explosion of colour and art on a night like no other. White night melbourne 2014 the red and black architect. White night melbourne to return for 2014 tone deaf. From dusk to dawn on a single summers night, melbourne s city streets, laneways, landmarks and cultural. The third white night in 2015, expanded the festival to more venues and locations, including scots church where digital artist alinta krauth debuted her colonise 3. The first event of its kind in australia, white night melbourne is a state government of victoria initiative created. White night melbourne 2014 melbourne by jaclyn vidotto. The second, on 22 february 2014 drew an estimated 500,000 people. In 2014, the citys second nuit blanche calgary took place on september 20, and featured. Melbourne comes alive live coverage of melbourne s all night arts event, including an interactive.
From the national gallery of victoria in the south, to the melbourne city baths in the north, the city was turned over to the people to explore, feel, participate and spectate over 100 separate activities and installations. The yearly festival, which originated from nuit blanche white night in france, is. The inaugural white night melbourne was an extraordinary success, mr walsh said. It is used as a case study to explore the impact of an urban arts festival on the spatial politics of melbourne. Well have our 2019 winners, if in attendence, tell us about the images that took out the much coveted image of the year awards for each category. This year for the first time, over three consecutive nights, melbourne will undergo a transformation to host white night reimagined. A festival of arts, lights and entertainment from dust to dawn. Live coverage of melbournes allnight arts event, including an interactive guide, our critics picks and reports from the city streets. So many people, over 500,000 of them, enjoyed a great night out. Welcome bbq gather for a bbq to welcome everyone back for another year. Melbournes white night is no ordinary urban event, but is. White night melbourne 2014 melbourne by fiona anderson. The selie stick emerged in late 2014 to become one the most derided. Highlights of the 2014 white night festival in melbourne, australia.
This year for the first time, over three consecutive nights, three of melbourne s iconic park precincts will undergo a transformation to host white night reimagined. For a full outline of the activities available at white night melbourne 2014, see the website. The 2014 event, held on 22 nd february, smashed previous attendance records and attracted over half a million people into the city centre from 7pm to 7am the electric canvas was commissioned to create and deliver a dynamic visual. White night melbourne 2014 melbourne, night, melbourne. The show goes on arts centre melbourne fairfax studio 79. Melbourne s iconic cultural institutions will be open for extended hours during white night reimagined. For more information, or to plan your very own night to remember, visit. The all night event will take place a day earlier next year, running from 7pm saturday 22nd february through to 7am sunday 23rd, and will once again. And dont forget to download their ebook the very next day. Melbourne really is a 24hour city, and a capital of art and culture. White night was a celebration of melbourne s urbanism and culture on an unprecedented scale. Following on from the success of the neighbouring white night melbourne, the regional.
The french conceived the idea to open the city center to all with a feast of art, events, music and theatre. White night melbourne 2014 meld magazine australias. Following a successful debut earlier this year that drew crowds of more than 300,000 into the melbourne cbd, the 24 hour creative arts and music festival white night will return for 2014, reports themusic. White night 2014 is set to once again create something magical in the heart of the cbd. Street performers also lined the major arteries of the cbd creating a multisensory experience for all 500,000 attendees. Audience interaction and participation are significant components of the festival, and it. The films exhibition will be reimagined for white night melbourne 2014 in an extraordinary way. Pdf the purpose of this case study is to analyze the white night arts festival as a form of public art using the frames of art as experience, art. White night melbourne is the first australian iteration of the nuit blanche international. White night melbourne returns with expanded program in 2014, and stage whispers alex paige was at the launch. White night melbourne 2014 photos lol, it was over a month ago you silly fool, and youre only posting these now. The second edition of white night melbourne returns on saturday 22 and sunday.
This particular performance was performed at the scott livesey gallery in melbourne and appeared as a short film at the forum theatre in melbourne as part of the 2014 white night extravaganza. White night melbourne 2014 event lighting, landscape architecture. The selfie stick emerged in late 2014 to become one the most derided symptoms of an. The second edition of white night melbourne returns on saturday 22 and sunday 23 february in 2014 with melbourne s city streets, laneways, landmarks and cultural establishments filled with an abundance of free and ticketed cultural events for people from all walks of life. My first white night melbourne was a tale of two cities. White night 2014 in light of nsws recent legislation regarding liquor licensing and opening hours, events like these are a happy reminder of how good us victorians have it. The white nights are a kind of allnight arts festival held in many cities in the summer. From light displays on city landscapes to short film screenings, white night has something for everyone. For more information about public transport timetables, refer to the public transport victoria website.
If thats what youre thinking i wouldnt blame you, i understand that not everyone thinks on the same level as me. This year for the first time, over three nights, three of melbournes iconic park precincts will undergo a transformation to host white night reimagined. Melbourne, australia, held its inaugural white night festival on 23 february 20. The 2014 white night melbourne program is a cracker, bigger, better and bursting with innovation. Melbourne comes alive live coverage of melbourne s all night arts event, including an interactive guide, our critics picks and reports from the. The organisers of melbourne s white night 2014 have unveiled the full music programme for this years event, offering an impressive lineup of local talent, including client liaison, beaches. White night melbourne 2014 architectural projections. By tim blight gallery events, tim blight 0 comments. Media are invited to capture the rehearsal for i could have danced all night with the ausdance dance teachers and vichealths teamup rugby legends from melbourne. Clearly i was waiting for the right time, when all the dust had settled and no one flinders street station, fuji x100. I was also looking forward to the biggest event of the year on the weekend white night melbourne 2014. Metro trains, yarra trams and bus services nightrider after 1.
While i ooed and aahhed at the play of lights transforming the buildings i see every day, he happily rolled down hills and watched the fruit bats fly close over head in the early darkness. Sat 22 feb, 7am 7pm melbourne cbd and surrounds free entry. As part of the broader family of nuit blanche events across the world, white night launched in melbourne in 20 with resounding success. Vichealth hosts all night dance party at the melbourne. If you are travelling into the city by train, get off at flinders. White night 2014, melbourne concrete playground melbourne. An estimated crowd of more than 300,000 people attended. White night melbourne is the first australian iteration of the nuit blanche international, an international network of all night arts festivals. Reportedly 500,000 people made their way into city and packed themselves into the space of several city blocks to experience the light shows on display, the live performances and the other events going on throughout the city.
Frustrated drivers, oblivious pedestrians and imperilled cyclists negotiating absolute gridlock across side streets east and west. The 2014 programme will deliver more than 80 free events with activities and acts across dozens of sites. Williamstown camera club news white night melbourne 2014. Next february 22, melbourne s streets, laneways, public spaces and major cultural institutions will again undergo a dusktilldawn transformation into a cultural playground for the citys second annual white night event. The yearly festival, which originated from nuit blanche white night in france, is free of charge, and is. Dont miss your opportunity to explore the special white night reimagined programming planned at the national gallery of victoria, state library victoria, melbourne museum and arts centre melbourne.
White night melbourne 2014 youtube visit melbourne, australia trip, cities, victoria. White night melbourne is an event like no other where visitors can expect the unexpected. White night melbourne follows on the footsteps of nuit blanch in paris. From 2224 august, watch the city come to life with elements of art, performance and an extended food and music program. White night melbourne 2014 public transport victoria. Andrew explained that the white night melbourne experience aims to challenge peoples perceptions and get people to notice what they see and know in a totally new light. Public space, public art, white night melbourne, new media. White night festival, melbourne 2014, princes bridge 1888, melbourne. White night melbourne in 20 and 2014 disruption or. Calm, curious, people dazzled by monumental projections, great bands and purple rain connecting the citys north and south. Melbourne cbd braced itself on saturday night for at least 300,000 people showing up in the city centre for white night melbourne 2014, following last years attendance, but the turnout was overwhelming as about half a million people flocked to the city for the 7 pm to 7 am festivities. Melbourne s cultural institutions will also be open for extended hours with special programming while an extended program of food and music offerings will extend into cbd. With more than 80 curated events and some 500 artists involved white night 2014 is sure to amaze and delight.