CONTACT Photography Festival
80 Spadina Avenue, Suite 205 M5V 2J4 Toronto, ON, Canada

Celebrating CONTACT’s 25th anniversary in tandem with Toronto’s Year of Public Art, the 2021 Festival will expand our activation of public spaces throughout the city. Highlights of the upcoming Festival projects and artists can be found at our website: https://scotiabankcontactphoto.com/announcing-highlights-o/ Photo: Esmaa Mohamoud, The Brotherhood FUBU (For Us By Us) (production detail, mural), 2020. Courtesy of Georgia Scherman Projects.

Effective Monday, Nov 23 at 12:01 am, Toronto is entering a 28-day lockdown to help curb the ongoing spread of COVID-19. Museums, galleries, and exhibitions will be closed until further notice. You can continue to safely view outdoor artwork from the 2020 Public Installations program when leaving your home for essential travel and exercise. CONTACT staff and partners thank you for doing your part in keeping yourself and others safe during this challenging time! Please continu...e to wash your hands, wear a mask, and practice social distancing. Visit Toronto Public Health for more guidelines and information. Photo: Installation view, Vid Ingelevics & Ryan Walker, "Framework," 2020. Public Installation at 312 Cherry St & Villiers St Median, Toronto. Photo: Toni Hafkenscheid.

CONTACT is pleased to announce Toronto-based artist Pamila Matharu as the 2020 Burtynsky Grant winner for their book project "Index: Some of All Parts." The jury also acknowledged Honourable Mentions by Leyla Godfrey, Esmond Lee, and Laurence Philomene. https://scotiabankcontactphoto.com/submiss/burtynsky-grant/... Pamila Matharu, adjacencies, 2020. Mixed media, installation view. Photo credit: Durham Art Gallery, variable dimensions.

Sharing an update from Doris McCarthy Gallery (DMG) at University of Toronto Scarborough on the gallery component of "Three-Thirty." The two additional sites in this exhibition, Lester B. Pearson Collegiate Institute and the Malvern Public Library, continue to have works viewable outdoors.

POSTPONED: #CONTACT2020 Featured Exhibition opens next Saturday, Oct 31, not Oct 24, at Pumice Raft - Graeme Wahn's "Lamp in the Hand."

Kelly Fyffe-Marshall, POWER, 2020. Courtesy of the artist. Part of the multi-site exhibition "Three-Thirty," curated by Anique Jordan. https://scotiabankcontactphoto.com//aaron-jones-ebti-naba/

You have two days left to see two great #CONTACT2020 Featured Exhibitions: Guillaume Simoneau, MURDER, at Stephen Bulger Gallery - book your appointment between 11am and 5pm https://scotiabankcontactphoto.com//guillaume-simoneau-mu/... Aaron Jones, "Closed Fist, Open Palm," at Zalucky Contemporary - open 1-6pm https://scotiabankcontactphoto.com//aaron-jones-closed-fi/