We’re excited to announce that we are continuing our partnership with Booooooom to curate another public art installation for the Canada Line Train Station in Vancouver. If you’re a photographer or an artist making lens-based work, this is an international open call to submit for consideration work that engages with the theme “still life”. The … Continued

September 20, 2021, Vancouver, BC—Capture Photography Festival is pleased to announce the appointment of Jas Lally as the Festival’s new TD Assistant Curator of Engagement. She assumes her position as of October 4, 2021. Lally has been involved in the Vancouver art community for over 10 years working in not-for-profit organizations supporting local emerging artists. Her … Continued

Capture is pleased to announce the jury who will be evaluating submissions to the 2022 Selected Exhibitions Program. In addition to Emmy Lee Wall, Capture’s Executive Director, the 2021 Capture Selected Exhibitions Jury includes: Dana ClaxtonArtist, Artist, Professor and Head Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory Image courtesy of Dana Claxton Dana Claxton (born … Continued

Capture Photography Festival is pleased to announce the inaugural Capture Printing Prize, with a value of $10,000 CAD. The Printing Prize will be awarded annually to an artist participating in Capture’s Selected Exhibition Program. Adjudicated by a jury of art professionals, the Printing Prize is open to local, national and international lens-based artists with a history of … Continued

Capture Photography Festival is thrilled to announce a visionary new partnership with Emily Carr University, which brings Capture Executive Director Emmy Lee Wall together with artist and ECU faculty member Birthe Piontek to deliver mentorship to ECU students. Students will also benefit from mentorship throughout the term by other outstanding curators engaged with Capture, and will have the opportunity to … Continued

GRANT WRITER Reporting directly to Capture Photography Festival’s Executive Director, the Grant Writer researches, develops and writes grants for the Festival. This role is a flexible, part time, contract position. ABOUT CAPTURE: Capture seeks to connect Vancouver to the world through lens-based art. Our mission is to: Act as a platform to expand visual literacy … Continued

July 19, 2021, Vancouver, BC – Capture Photography Festival is pleased to announce Ramona Jingru Wang as the recipient of its second annual Writing Prize. The Capture Writing Prize is a juried award to support emerging writers and broaden the discourse on lens-based art. Jingru Wang’s work will be published in Capture’s annual catalogue which will … Continued

In celebration of National Indigenous Peoples day we’d like to take a moment to highlight some past and present public installations. Elk for c̓əsnaʔəm was a public installation at Vancouver City Centre Canada Line Station by Dana Claxton When asked to conceive an original work for this site relating to the theme of “the city … Continued