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Alex Kisilevich, Disco Figure, 2011. Kisilevich is one of two recipients of the Portfolio Reviews Exhibition Award. |
CONTACT 2012 PORTFOLIO REVIEWS
Sunday May 6 & Monday May 7
Hosted by The Gladstone Hotel
REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS APRIL 15
portfolios.scotiabankcontactphoto.com
The Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival is now accepting submissions from artists with well-developed projects to participate in the 2012 Portfolio Reviews.
Curators, gallery directors, art dealers, publishers and photo editors are brought together for two days during CONTACT to do portfolio reviews for established and emerging artists, with a focus on documentary, photojournalism or photo-based art practices.
This is an important event for artists with projects at advanced stages of development who are seeking opportunities for publishing and exhibiting their work nationally or internationally--as well as for those looking for guidance on conceptual approaches or career development advice. The event will conclude with the Portfolio Night, an opportunity to share work in an open forum and casual environment. The registration fee is $200 for four reviews.
Reviewers include:
Sheyi Bankale, Editor & Founder, Next Level Magazine, London
Alexa Becker, Acquisitions Editor, Kehrer Verlag Publishers, Heidelberg
Melissa Bennett, Curator of Contemporary Art, Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton
Myrabelle Charlebois, Art Producer, Leo Burnett, Toronto
Song Chong, Curator, Milk Gallery, New York
Bridget Coaker, Picture Editor, Guardian & Observer; Director of Photography, Troika Editions, London
Jacques Doyon, Editor & Publisher, Magazine Ciel Variable, Montreal
Sophie Hackett, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto
Karen Irvine, Curator & Associate Director, Museum of Contemporary Photography at Columbia College, Chicago
Michael Itkoff, Founding Editor, Daylight Magazine, New York
Min-Jung Jonsson, Director of Exhibitions, Fotografiska, Stockholm
Stuart Keeler, Curator & Director of Programmes, Art Gallery of Mississauga, Mississauga
Brian Morgan, Art Director, Walrus Magazine, Toronto
Bonnie Rubenstein, Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival, Toronto
Paul Wombell, Independent Curator, London
Portfolio Reviews Exhibition Award
One artist will be awarded a solo exhibition presented at the CONTACT Gallery. The award, chosen by an international jury of professionals in the field of photography, recognizes the most outstanding work presented at CONTACT's annual Portfolio Reviews. This program was created to support and advance the careers of talented artists and photographers.
A special thank you to The Gladstone Hotel, Toronto Image Works, Vistek and the Ontario Arts Council.
For further information contact portfolioreviews@scotiabankcontactphoto.com
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Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival
80 Spadina Avenue, Suite 310
Toronto, Ontario M5V 2J4
T 416 539 9595
F 416 539 0829
info@scotiabankcontactphoto.com
www.scotiabankcontactphoto.com
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CONTACT, a not-for-profit organization founded in 1997 and granted charitable status in 2011, is generously supported by Scotiabank, BMW Group Canada, Nikon Canada, Torys LLP, Ernst and Young LLP, Pattison Sign Group, Pattison Onestop, Vistek, Sotheby's, Toronto Tourism, Kronenbourg, Blurb, Transcontinental PLM, Fashion Television, 3M Canada, Genstar, Beyond Digital Imaging, GTAA, Toronto Life, The Drake Hotel, The Gladstone Hotel, Legends Estates, Toronto Life, BlogTO. CONTACT gratefully acknowledges the support of Celebrate Ontario, Ontario Arts Council, Canada Council for the Arts, Canadian Heritage, and the City of Toronto through the Toronto Arts Council
CONTACT fosters and celebrates the art and profession of photography with an annual month-long festival in May and year-round programming in the gallery.
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