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Dawit L. Petros, Colourscape, Coordinate #1, (Harlem, NY), 2009, pigment print. Courtesy of the artist and Bradley Ertaskiran, Montreal

CONTACT returns May 1-31, 2026

Full programming announced in early April

 2026 Highlights
Carrie Mae Weems, Slow Fade to Black, 2010., Public Installation at Metro Hall, King St. W. at John St., Toronto, April 23–June 4, 2019. Photo: Toni Hafkenscheid. Courtesy Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival, the artist, and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York, NY.

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The Photobook Lab

The Photobook Lab

CONTACT’s store, reading room, and community space for photobook makers, collectors, and enthusiasts

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Jordan King, Untitled-1, 2020, Polaroid. Courtesy of the artist.

Jordan King: Untitled Polaroid Series

In response to the billboard project, the artist offers personal reflections on queer histories.

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CONTACT is a Toronto based non-profit organization dedicated to exhibiting, analyzing and celebrating photography and lens-based media through an annual festival that takes place every May.

Land Acknowledgement

CONTACT acknowledges that we live and work on the traditional territory of many nations, including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples, and that this land is now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples. CONTACT is committed to promoting Indigenous voices; to generating spaces for ongoing, meaningful, and creative Indigenous-settler dialogue; and to continuous learning about our place on this land.

Anti-Oppression

CONTACT is committed to the ongoing development of meaningful anti-oppressive practice on all levels. This includes our continuing goal of augmenting and maintaining diverse representation, foregrounding varied and under-represented voices and perspectives via our public platform (the Festival and all related programs), as well as continually examining the structures of power and decision-making within the organization itself. We aim to actively learn, grow, and embody the values of inclusivity, equity, and accessibility in all facets of the institution, as an ever-evolving process.