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Volunteer Opportunities
Nocturne: Art at Night is a completely volunteer-driven initiative, relying on the help and support of its volunteers to make the event a success.

Tour Developers
Deadline: July 26
If you enjoy art and sharing art with others, we invite you to apply as a tour developer. We're seeking four individuals to develop tours for four distinct areas: downtown Dartmouth, downtown Halifax (including some waterfront), university campuses and Spring Garden (including some waterfront and downtown) and the Halifax North End (including the Hydrostone and MSVU).

As tour developer, you will:
  • create a tour that is 45-60 minutes in length
  • train 2-4 tour guides
  • deliver at least one tour on the night of Nocturne, Oct. 16.

Tours do not have to be limited to galleries and independent projects. Unique and creative approaches to tours are encouraged. 

To apply, contact April at: gmail.com
Please state your interest by answering the following questions:
  1. Why do you want to be involved with Nocturne?
  2. What are your qualifications for the position?
  3. What do you want to accomplish as a tour developer?
  4. Which tour are you interested in developing (from the four options stated above)

Committee Volunteers
The Nocturne Committee is seeking volunteers for the Communications Pod, Operations Pod, Programming Pod, Design Pod, and Partnership Pod.

Pod descriptions>
To apply, please contact the pod's director and state your interest by answering the following questions:

1. Why do you want to be involved with Nocturne? 
2. What are your qualifications for the position? 
3. What do you want to accomplish during your term?



Gallery Participation
Deadline Passed!
Public galleries (non-profit or publicly-owned), private galleries (commercial enterprises for the sale of art), artist cooperatives and diverse artistic spaces are all encouraged to participate as a gallery in Nocturne and are not subject to a juried process.

Gallery participation requirements>


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Independent ProjectsDeadline Passed!All applicants have been notified of the result of their application.

Independent projects are artist-conceived and artist-led projects that are situated in public or publicly-accessible non-commercial spaces throughout the urban centres of Halifax and Dartmouth. The Nocturne: Art at Night organizing committee is pleased to offer funding for artist fees and production costs related to the conception, fabrication and installation of select independent artist projects. Successful proposals will be determined through a peer jury process.

Independent Project application form (PDF)