Magnum Photos and Scotiabank are proud to announce the return of the Scotiabank Scholarships at CONTACT. For a second year, Scotiabank has partnered with CONTACT and Magnum Photos, supporting the advancement of photography. Five scholarships will be available for Canadian photography students to attend the Magnum Workshop Toronto at CONTACT hosted by Ryerson University from May 4 – 9, 2009. Led by internationally distinguished Magnum photographers Bruno Barbey, Chien-Chi Chang, David Alan Harvey, Alex Majoli, Peter Marlow and Mark Power, the workshop will be the focus for CONTACT’s educational programming.
About CONTACT Toronto Photography Festival
CONTACT Toronto Photography Festival, a not-for-profit organization, founded in 1997, is generously supported by Hewlett-Packard (Canada) Co., Scotiabank, BlackBerry, Tourism Toronto, Concord Adex Developments Corp, media sponsors Fashion Television, enRoute Magazine and TVO, The Gladstone Hotel, The Drake Hotel, 3M Canada, Genstar and Beyond Digital Imaging. CONTACT gratefully acknowledges the support of Canadian Heritage, Canada Council for the Arts, Ontario Arts Council and Toronto Arts Council. As the largest photography festival in world, with over 1,000 local, national and international artists participating at more than 210 venues across the GTA, CONTACT attracts over one million visitors. CONTACT is devoted to celebrating and fostering an appreciation of the art and profession of photography. For more information, visit www.contactphoto.com
More on the Open Exhibitions
For more information on CONTACT or to interview a CONTACT spokesperson or artist, please contact: Bunmi Adeoye,
NKPR, (416) 365-3630 x 26,
bunmi@nkpr.net