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Lumière is an art-at-night festival bringing contemporary art to unconventional spaces.

Now 15 years in the making, Lumière is a volunteer-run non-profit festival that celebrates and elevates our local art scene through a curated program of digital, theatre, multimedia, visual arts, fine craft, and installation works for audiences from Unama’ki-Cape Breton and Canada to enjoy. Lumière partners artists with unconventional indoor, outdoor, and virtual spaces in downtown Sydney and Cape Breton Island to create a unique cultural experience.

06/22/2026

We are now accepting applications for Community Projects for the 2026 Festival! ✨✨

Community-group projects are organized by nonprofits, societies, museums, or volunteer collectives. Community projects are assessed by the organizing committee. We invite community groups to respond to the festival theme, metamorphosis 🦋 to present projects that are engaging, interactive, participatory or that create spectacular viewing experiences. Projects may be of any discipline: performance, visual art, craft, literary or all of the above!

Apply here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe5DW5h9GLR0HMGJQCbz2-vdzoNOHkO2LtwVGLI1J1zwQcX4w/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=103168497348779545360

📸 Corey Katz
Community Projects from the 2025 festival: Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site, Cape Breton Gaelic Society, Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site,Pan Cape Breton Food Hub Co-op & Cape Breton Centre for Craft & Design! We 💙community projects - Thank you to everyone who has participated over the years!

06/14/2026

Lumière is looking for peer assessors to jury Artist Projects for the 2026 and future festivals! If you’re an artist, arts administrator or a cultural worker with an ongoing connection to the Unama’ki Cape Breton artist community who is interested in assessing, we’d love to hear from you.

Each festival season, three assessors are selected to review applications independently and participate in one committee meeting at an agreed upon date and time, honoraria provided.

Please fill out this google form (https://forms.gle/6MVYYycr29nktzZb6) to be considered. It takes about 5 minutes to fill out.

📸 Corey Katz
🎨 The Young Surrealists: Degenerate Art Exhibition (2024)

06/01/2026

🦋 Lumière 2026 🦋

One week until artist project submissions close! If you haven’t already, now is the time to submit your project. Artist projects are what makes Lumière magic ✨

Ready to submit? Head to our website to apply! www.lumierecb.com

05/24/2026

Calling all artists ✨🦋

Good news - we’re extending the deadline to submit artist project proposals for Lumière Art at night Festival 2026!

If you’ve been working on an idea, wanting to present your work to the public, or just needed a little more time, this is your sign to apply. The extended submission deadline is June 7th, 2026.

A huge thank you to everyone who has already submitted an application - we’re so excited to see the incredible artist projects coming in so far 🎭🎨

Apply now through the link in bio/on our website!

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05/11/2026

Artists! You have one more week to get your applications in for juried artist projects for the 2026 Lumière art at night Festival! 🦋

We are seeking artist projects from visual artists, musicians, fine crafters, writers, dancers, or multi-disciplinary artists or artist groups or collectives working in one or more of the above disciplines. Multi-, interdisciplinary, and interactive projects are encouraged! Artist projects will be evaluated by a panel of local artists and professionals.

Deadline to apply is Tuesday, May 19th. Community group and gallery projects are also welcomed at this time through the same form on our website!

05/07/2026

🔔Apply now for the 2026 art-at-night Festival!

This year’s festival theme is Metamorphosis, which focuses on transformation, growth, possibilities and renewal. Artists of all disciplines are encouraged to apply. Deadline to apply for juried artist projects is less than 2 weeks away on May 19th, so get your applications in! 🦋

The application form can be found on our website or through the link in our profile 🔗

📸 by of special project Muin and the Seven Birdhunters: A journey from the 2025 Festival. Community members attended artist led workshops led by , Andrea Dennis, Isaac Jessore-Gould and Jaiden Johnson in partnership with and to create lanterns inspired by the Mi’kmaw Star Story of Muin and the Seven Birdhunters. We gratefully acknowledge the support of Arts NS Artists in Communities Program in bringing this special project to life.

05/04/2026

Apply now to Lumière art at night 2026 🦋

04/30/2026

🦋Apply now for Lumière art at night festival 2026: Metamorphosis! This year’s festival will take place on Saturday, September 26th from 7-midnight!

We are looking for installations, performances, participatory work, multimedia artwork and more! Artists receive CARFAC artist fees. Artists working in any discipline are encouraged to apply!

Apply now on our website (lumierecb.com/call-for-projects)! Deadline to apply is May 19th!

04/15/2026

📣 Our call for Artist Projects for the 2026 Lumière Art-at-night festival is now open! Apply now 🎨🎭🎤💃

This year’s theme of Metamorphosis invites artists to explore transformations, growth, and renewal - across beings, identities, societies, and materials. In the chrysalis phase, change in unseen, mysterious, and full of possibilities. Artists are invited to present works that examine shifts in personal identity, explore adaptation or environmental cycles, and the transformation of objects and materials - highlighting not just beginnings or endings, but the unfolding of the process itself. 🦋

Info about the festival, full theme description and the submission form is live on our website now at lumierecb.com. Deadline to apply for an artist project is May 19th, 2026 at 11:59. 🌙✨

📸 by featuring projects by Painted Dance Collective, Alexandria Massé, Suzi-Oram Ayward, Nancy Chiasson and Sons of Membertou at the 2025 Festival.

CBU Art Gallery Eltuek Arts Centre Cape Breton Regional Library Cape Breton Centre for Craft & Design Visual Arts Nova Scotia

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http://www.lumierecb.com/

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