The top five RyeLights displays
For some ideas, words simply aren’t enough. That’s where RyeLights comes in.
Since 2016, RyeLights has offered a unique service: a chance for the Ryerson community to highlight events and causes through an eye-catching light display. Illuminating the Ryerson Image Centre and Ryerson School of Image Arts building (RIC/IMA), RyeLights is the only on-campus media façade of its kind.
Here are five of the most memorable RyeLights displays…
Shades of Our Sisters
From Nov. 21-23, 2016, the IMA building glowed red in honour of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, transgender and two-spirited people in Canada. The custom light show was created as part of Shades of Our Sisters (external link) , an Indigenous-student collaboration project.
Day of Pink
April 11, 2018 marked International Day of Pink. RyeLights bore the colour to celebrate diversity and raise awareness to end homophobia, transphobia, trans misogyny and all forms of bullying.
Wrongful Conviction Day
The building went yellow and white on October 2, 2018 to inspire discussion about the causes, costs and possible remedies of wrongful conviction of innocent people.
Pride Month 2018
For all of June, the IMA building glowed with the colours of the rainbow to celebrate diversity and inclusion.
St. Patrick’s Day
Every year, the building gets a little bit Irish to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day (seen here March 17, 2017).
Ryerson is looking for lighting proposals for events and causes. RyeLights is not open to commercial requests; displays related to specific political parties or candidates; or personal occasions (i.e. birthday, anniversaries). Proposals are evaluated based on three criteria: timeliness; tie-in to on-campus events; and inclusivity. To propose a display, visit RyeLights.