Dave Jordano, Lynn, Heidelberg Street, Eastside, Detroit, 2010
Four international artists shortlisted for $50,000 prize; Voting begins in person Sept. 9 and online Sept. 15
The Aimia | AGO Photography Prize, Canada’s most significant prize for photography, announces the opening of its 2015 exhibition on Sept. 9, 2015 at the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO). Featuring over 35 works by this year’s shortlisted artists — Dave Jordano, Annette Kelm, Owen Kydd and Hito Steyerl — the Aimia | AGO Photography Prize 2015 Exhibitionis curated by lead juror Adelina Vlas, the AGO’s associate curator of contemporary art.
Established in 2007, the Aimia | AGO Photography Prize was the first major art prize to allow the public to choose its winner.
Established in 2007, the Aimia | AGO Photography Prize was the first major art prize to allow the public to choose its winner.
The Prize has a total annual value of $130,000 with $50,000 awarded to the winner, $5,000 awarded to each of the other shortlisted artists and $25,000 supporting a national scholarship program for students studying photography at select institutions across Canada. The remainder funds six-week residencies for all four short-listed artists in partnership with cultural institutions across Canada.
Voting for the 2015 winner begins in person at the AGO upon the exhibition’s opening on Sept. 9, 2015 and on the Prize’s website on Sept. 15, 2015, and closes at 11:59 p.m. on Nov. 29, 2015. Members of the public are invited to vote only once for the artist whose work most appeals to them. The winner, who will be announced at the AGO on Dec. 1, 2015, receives C$50,000!
A great article with more information and photos of each artist’s work appears in Canadian Art Magazine. Click, here.
Voting for the 2015 winner begins in person at the AGO upon the exhibition’s opening on Sept. 9, 2015 and on the Prize’s website on Sept. 15, 2015, and closes at 11:59 p.m. on Nov. 29, 2015. Members of the public are invited to vote only once for the artist whose work most appeals to them. The winner, who will be announced at the AGO on Dec. 1, 2015, receives C$50,000!
A great article with more information and photos of each artist’s work appears in Canadian Art Magazine. Click, here.
To celebrate the opening of the exhibition, the AGO is hosting a panel discussion on Sept. 9, 2015 featuring all four shortlisted artists in conversation with exhibition curator Adelina Vlas. Tickets to this event are free, subject to availability and can be booked online, here.
Following the discussion, members of the public are invited to attend a free reception in Walker Court and be amongst the first to cast their vote in the exhibition.