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In May, the Scotiabank Contact Photography Festival will celebrate its 25th anniversary in Toronto. Over the years, the festival has benefited tens of thousands of artists. It even set a new record of 1.4 million visitors two years ago. Although the pandemic had a significant effect on last year’s festival, it went on as planned, with most of the events taking place online. Only about a third of the 186 activities took place in the real world. Darcy Killeen, the festival’s executive director, said the festival’s appeal is its diversity and inclusiveness. The festival’s goal is to demonstrate that everyone can put on an exhibition and that it is a form of grassroots culture. ....
Today, the Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival announced the full program for its 25th edition of the city-wide event. Every year, CONTACT enliven ....
Esmaa Mohamoud, The Brotherhood FUBU (For Us By Us) (2020), production detail, mural Courtesy of Georgia Scherman Projects The Scotiabank Contact Photography Festival returns to Toronto in May, when it celebrates its 25th anniversary. “We’ve supported tens of thousands of artists over that time; we had 1.4 million two years ago,” says executive director Darcy Killeen, who tries to get to every exhibition and project opening as many as 200 in some years on his trusty bike. Though the pandemic seriously impacted last year’s festival, it did go ahead but largely shifted to online. “Only about a third of the 186 shows actually opened,” Killeen says. The Contact gallery and office at its festival hub on Spadina Avenue stayed shut, with staff working remotely, but the move brought some benefits. “Last year was a great opportunity to do some new online things, which we’d never done before,” says Bonnie Rubenstein, Contact’s ....
What notable Torontonians are watching, reading and listening to this March What notable Torontonians are watching, reading and listening to this March Pop culture recommendations from Peter Mansbridge, Bob McKenzie, Sanjeet Takhar, Tanika Charles and more “A group of friends and I are watching The Sopranos for the first time, and it’s become the common thread in our relationship. Even when we don’t have any news, we can always chat about The Sopranos. We held baked ziti competitions and practised dropping our vowels on ‘ricott- pie’ and ‘mozzarell-.’ Plus, the track selection at the Bada Bing! is top-notch entertainment.” ....