Capture Photography Festival 2019 is fast approaching! Capture runs April 3–30 in galleries and venues across Metro Vancouver, including Featured Exhibitions, Selected Exhibitions, Public Art, Events, and a Youth Program. It is the largest festival of its kind in Western Canada, attracting thousands of attendees across dozens of venues! Capture thrives as a result of … Continued

Update: On February 11 at 5 pm, the strike officially ended with VAG CUPE 15 reaching an agreement with the Gallery. You can read about it on Canadian Art: “Strike Ends at Vancouver Art Gallery”   Capture Photography Festival stands in solidarity with the members of VAG CUPE 15, who have been working for nearly … Continued

Capture in partnership with the Georgia Straight have accepted submissions of lens-based work for the King Edward Canada Line Station Public Art competition, and a jury has determined the shortlist! The final work will be decided by public vote on the Georgia Straight website. The selected artist will have their work installed on the facade … Continued

Capture Photography Festival, in partnership with the Georgia Straight, is accepting submissions of lens-based work for the King Edward Canada Line Station Public Art competition. All submissions will be reviewed by a jury, who will determine which works make the shortlist. The final work will be decided by public vote on the Georgia Straight website, … Continued

Would you look at that—summer is nearly over! We are excited that the coming fall means submissions to the next edition of Capture in April 2019 will be opening soon. We can’t wait to see what photography and lens-based exhibitions and events you’ve been cooking up!   Capture 2019 Exhibition and Event submissions open Sep … Continued

We heard your feedback for a more focused festival, and so Capture’s Exhibition Program is returning to its previous model. Staring in 2019, all exhibitions will be evaluated by a jury made up of arts professionals and artists. In addition to determining which exhibitions to include in the Selected Exhibition Program, the jury will also … Continued

Capture is pleased to announce that Kate Henderson has been appointed Director of Capture Photography Festival beginning with the 2019 Festival. Kate joined Capture in 2017 as Program Manager and is now taking over the reins as Festival Director. Kate Henderson has been involved in the Vancouver art community for over 16 years holding curatorial, … Continued

The 2018 Capture Speaker Series featured talks by David Campany, Erin Siddall and John O’Brian, Nadia Belerique and Sky Goodden, and Kaja Silverman (not recorded). This year, conversation covered everything from the fate of photographic archives, to nuclear power, to how we view our contemporary culture. Once again, our host and partner Inform Interiors filmed and produced video documentation of the first three … Continued