CONTACT TORONTO PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL PRESS RELEASE

CONTACT PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: 2010 FEATURE EXHIBITIONS
Submission Deadline: October 23, 2009
Send submissions to:
CONTACT Photography Festival
80 Spadina Ave, Suite 310
Toronto, Ontario M5V 2J4
info@contactphoto.com
www.contactphoto.com
The 14th annual Toronto Photography Festival will consider the ways in which photography informs and transforms human behavior. CONTACT 2010: Pervasive Influence will reveal personal and social consequences of the medium of photography, in a society devoted to the image.
CONTACT welcomes submissions for feature exhibition proposals exploring the 2010 thematic focus of the festival, Pervasive Influence. Selected exhibitions of photography will be presented prominently within the festival to expose a dynamic range of artists throughout Toronto in May. Exhibition profiles will appear at the forefront of the festival magazine, website and promotional materials.
Submissions must include:
1. Exhibition Proposal: a concise one-page summary of the exhibition, with description of relationship to the theme. Please include exhibition dates, venue name, address, telephone, email and venue contact person;
2. Up to 15 digital files on CD (J-pegs maximum 1 MB each);
3. Corresponding list describing dimensions of work, media, title and year of production;
4. C.V. or other biographical information for each artist participating in the exhibition;
5. Correspondence details for inquiries (if different from venue): name, address, telephone, email;
6. Self-addressed stamped envelope (S.A.S.E.) for return of submission. Submissions provided without a S.A.S.E will not be returned.
NOTE: Only exhibitions with confirmed venues in the Toronto area during May 2010 can be submitted. CONTACT does not provide exhibition venues. All exhibitions submitted must be registered on-line for CONTACT 2010.

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