Lassen (This is Emergency)

In this newly commissioned video, Małgorzata Stankiewicz continues her exploration of landscape photography, conservation, and the climate crisis.

Future Perfect

In this new short film, Taiyo Onorato and Nico Krebs present a narrative about their current project

Alberto Giuliani
San Salvatore

A photo essay from the front line in Pesaro, Italy

2020 Festival

Reflections on challenges and resilience in a new reality—a message from CONTACT

2020 Burtynsky Grant

$5,000 towards the publication of a photobook

Deadline extended to September 28, 2020

2020 Online Programs and Exhibitions

New initiatives that adapt and activate this year's Festival including profiles, conversations, screenings and readings.

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Jun 24

Congratulations to Dana Claxton, winner of the 202

Congratulations to Dana Claxton, winner of the 2020 Scotiabank Photography Award! Claxton will receive a $50,000 cash prize, a solo Primary Exhibition during the 2021 CONTACT Festival, and a book of her work will be published and distributed worldwide by renowned art book publisher, Steidl.

Dana Claxton is a critically acclaimed international exhibiting artist. She works in film, video, photography, single and multi-channel video installation, and performance art. Her practice investigates indigenous beauty, the body, the socio-political and the spiritual. 📷 Dana Claxton, "Daddy’s Gotta New Ride," 2008. From The Mustang Suite. Courtesy of the artist.

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Jun 8

CONTACT stands against police brutality and unequi

CONTACT stands against police brutality and unequivocally condemns the oppression of Black individuals and communities in Canada, the United States, and across the globe.
We recognize that much effort is required to create authentic and enduring cultural change. To promote justice and strive for equality, we are focused on bettering ourselves, our organizational practices, and our collective future by listening, learning and responding now. CONTACT is committed to the dismantling of systemic racism on a societal, institutional, and individual level within our organization.
We will continue to provide a platform within our annual Festival to elevate the voices of Black artists, curators, and arts workers, who must be more frequently seen, heard and valued. To that end, CONTACT will further expand opportunities for Black individuals and communities to contribute to our annual Festival’s programming, on an ongoing basis. We will diversity our board of directors and participate in implicit bias training. These actions will be implemented over the next year, within the context of our ongoing commitment to all BIPOC and marginalized individuals.
In line with our mandate to serve Toronto communities, we are donating funds to the Nia Centre for the Arts (@niacentre), a not-for-profit organization whose programming uplifts and supports Black youth through arts initiatives and training.
We welcome feedback from our community, to whom we are accountable.

In Solidarity,

Sarah Dinnick, Ben Freedman, Darcy Killeen, Bonnie Rubenstein, Tara Smith, Brian St. Denis

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May 28

Interested in bookbinding while in quarantine? On

Interested in bookbinding while in quarantine? On our website, artist and educator Jessica Thalmann (@jthalmann1) presents a workshop that demonstrates how to create a simple pamphlet stitch binding. Viewers will learn the specific tools, tips, and techniques to produce their own unique, dynamic handmade books from home. Thalmann also provides two of her own books, Losing Site and No Wind On The Moon, that were bound using the Pamphlet Stitch Binding as examples. Link in bio!! 📚 📖

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May 27

Tomorrow!! Join @pumice_raft and Graeme Wahn at 7P

Tomorrow!! Join @pumice_raft and Graeme Wahn at 7PM EST in an Instagram Live conversation where they will be discussing the effects of Covid-19 on exhibition planning and the ways in which publishing can expand the scope of a project. 👏🏼📚 Image: Graeme Wahn, Tunnel Monster, 2017-2020. Courtesy of the artist.

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May 26

Check out a new photo essay on our website by Toro

Check out a new photo essay on our website by Toronto based photographers Vid Ingelevics (@artinfact_0052) and Ryan Walker (@ryanwalkerphoto) where they reflect on their ongoing photographic investigation of Waterfront Toronto’s Port Lands Flood Protection project. This work is related to their upcoming public installation, Framework. Link in bio!

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May 25

Website is updated with new programs! 🗣 CONTACT

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May 22

Tall trees and even taller buildings have joined #

Tall trees and even taller buildings have joined #ScotiaGallery this week. See
new window landscapes through the link in bio. Photograph your window
view, tag #ScotiaGallery and your photo could be featured too. *Runs May 1-31, 2020. Cdn residents only 18/19+. Click link in bio for full rules.

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May 20

In this new video Nike or Nike, artist Kim Hoeckel

In this new video Nike or Nike, artist Kim Hoeckele (@khoeckele) deep-dives into her computers research folder. Comprising hundreds of photographs, screenshots, and videos, it reveals visual interconnections and the complexity of reference materials used for her upcoming billboard project epoch, stage, shell. See the full video on our website along with a full list of citations in order of appearance. 👟

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May 18

We’ve updated our website with new programs! Che

We’ve updated our website with new programs! Check out a new short film by Taiyo Onorato and Nico Krebs (@taiyoonoratonicokrebs) who present a narrative about their current project Future Perfect, where documentation and fiction come together and reflect on the fragility of the planet. Link in Bio! 🌿

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May 14

Curator and artist Anique Jordan (@aniquejordan) p

Curator and artist Anique Jordan (@aniquejordan) presents selected readings on our website related to Three-Thirty, a three-part project of works by Aaron Jones (@ehrohn), Ebti Nabag (@ebti_n) and Kelly Fyffe-Marshall (@directedbykells) to be presented at Malvern Public Library, Lester B. Pearson Collegiate Institute, and Doris McCarthy Gallery (@dmg_utsc). Link in bio! Image: Aaron Jones, Waves (a portrait of Mother), 2017-2018. Courtesy of the artist.

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