Submissions - Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival

Featured Exhibitions

Installation view of Chris Curreri, The Ventriloquist, at Daniel Faria Gallery. A Featured Exhibition in CONTACT 2019.

Submissions for the 2020 Festival will open in early October 2019.

CONTACT welcomes proposals from emerging, mid-career, or established Canadian and international artists and curators for the Featured Exhibitions program. This juried program is open for solo or group exhibitions on any subject matter, and to all photo-based practices.

Featured Exhibitions are highlighted prominently in the Festival’s communications, including the CONTACT catalogue, website, and newsletter; they also benefit from promotion and coverage through CONTACT’s extensive public relations initiatives, drawing significant attention to the artists and venues involved.

To be eligible, shows must take place for a minimum of two weeks during the month of May, and must have a confirmed exhibition space. Preference is given to exhibitions held in professional gallery spaces. If your proposal is not selected, it will be included in the Festival as an Open Exhibition.

Submission Details

You will be asked to submit the following to be considered as a Featured Exhibition:

1. 10 images representing the specific project you wish to present. Image files must be in .jpg format.
2. An image list indicating artist name, title, medium, dimensions in inches, and year for each image.
3. One-page exhibition summary outlining to concept and content. Please include exhibition title, dates, name of exhibiting artist(s), and gallery/venue name.
4. A curriculum vitae or biography of the artist(s).
5. Contact information including name, address, telephone, and email for the main exhibition contact person. Please note you must designate one person as the primary point of contact.

Submissions not selected for the Featured category will be included in the Festival as an Open Exhibition.

Please Note:
– We do not accept hard copy submissions
– Incomplete submissions will not be accepted or reviewed
– Priority is given to works that have not yet been exhibited in Toronto
– Priority is given to those presenting in professional-quality spaces
– The exhibition space must hold public viewing hours
– Decision letters with be sent out in mid-December 2019

Open Exhibitions

Installation view of Ravine by Seth Stevenson and Ryan Louis. A 2019 Open Exhibition at Allan Gardens Conservatory. Photo courtesy of the artists.

Registration for the 2020 Festival opens early October 2019.
http://register.scotiabankcontactphoto.com

This non-juried category is open to all, encouraging a variety of photographic practices. Open Exhibitions can be held in any type of venue, from conventional gallery spaces to unconventional venues such as community centres, cafés, or retail shops. Your exhibition and artist information will reach CONTACT’s extensive audience through the Festival catalogue (20,000 copies) and website (200k visitors.)

Benefits of registration include:
– Exhibition listing with 75-word description and one image reproduction in the CONTACT Catalogue
– One web listing with up to three images on the Festival website
– Press access to your downloadable images on the website
– CONTACT venue signage
– Copies of the CONTACT Catalogue

Venues

Before registering, all artists/exhibition organizers must find a venue in which to hold the exhibition.

Open Call Exhibitions can be held in any type of venue, from conventional gallery spaces to unconventional venues such as community centres, cafés, or retail shops. View the 2019 Open Call Exhibitions for reference here.

For Featured Exhibitions, preference is given to exhibitions held in professional gallery spaces.
View the 2019 Featured Exhibitions for reference here.

Although CONTACT cannot make any guarantees, we are occasionally able to connect artists and venues wishing to participate, depending on availability and best fit. If you are an artist seeking exhibition space, or if you have a venue and would like to participate in the Festival, please email info [at] scotiabankcontactphoto [dot] com.