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CONTACT Photography Festival 28th Edition opens in Toronto

CONTACT Photography Festival announced highlights of the full roster of participants in the 28th edition of its annual citywide event spanning the month of May 2024.

Established and emerging artists will present lens-based works in exhibitions, public art installations, and commissioned projects at museums, galleries, and public spaces across Toronto.

Among the list of artists featured across the Core Program are Sara Angelucci, Nuits Balnéaires, Arielle Bobb-Willis, Felicia Byron, Holly Chang, June Clark, Frances Cordero de Bolaños, Julya Hajnoczky, Joyce Joumaa, Zun Lee, Ken Lum, John Macfie, Almagul Menlibayeva, Cristian Ordóñez, and L. M. Ramsey.

The 2024 Core Exhibitions and Public Art Installations present works by artists and photographers exploring topics including anti-colonial practices, community-building, Afro-futurism, crip liberation, ceremony and revolution, and personal and collective memory, addressing violent gaps in historical archives.

More information: https://contactphoto.com/

Almagul Menlibayeva, Aisha Bibi, 2010, from the series My Silk Road to You. Courtesy of the artist