Wednesday, October 3
An Evening for High School Teachers at the Exhibition.
See Education page. (RSVP event for Teachers only)
Tuesday, October 16
Lecture: Christopher Anderson
World Press Photo 07 winner and member of Magnum Photos.
7:30pm, Free Admission
George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre, Ryerson University
Theatre 103, 245 Church St @ Gould St
Presented by Canon Canada
Christopher Anderson, Canada, Magnum Photos for Newsweek
Christopher Anderson's portfolio on Magnum site
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Saturday Afternoon Informal Talks in the Exhibition Space
Each year, the pictures in the exhibition sincerely, and sometimes profoundly touch viewers. These informal talks will offer additional insight and thought, taking viewers beyond the visceral emotion the pictures can generate.
October 6
2:00pm: Carol Devine
Vice President, Dignitas International
October 13
2:00pm: Bree Seeley
Picture Editor, The Walrus
3:30pm: Peter Power / Cinders McLeod, Globe and Mail
Peter Power, Photojournalist
Cinders McLeod, Design Editor
Saturday, October 20
2:00pm: Fuyuki Kurasawa
Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, York University
3:30pm: Alison Nordström
Curator of Photographs, George Eastman House
International Museum of Photography and Film
Rochester, New York
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Saturday Projections* @ IndexG
This summer IndexG has been offering free projections each Saturday night curated by Robert Black. These two projections have been produced specifically to coincide with the World Press Photo exhibition.
See
IndexG site for complete projection details.
October 13
Agence VU'
5:30pm – Free Admission
IndexG, 50 Gladstone Avenue, 2nd Floor (just north off Queen St W)
This projection will feature the photographers of Agence VU'. Based in France, VU' is considered to be one of the most respected photo agencies in Europe.
A selection of photographers and their work will be showcased, featuring World Press Photo Arts and Entertainment winner Denis Darzacq and his story
The Fall (la Chute).
www.agencevu.com
Denis Darzacq, France, Agence VU
October 20
Veras Images
5:30pm – Free Admission
IndexG, 50 Gladstone Avenue, 2nd Floor (just north off Queen St W)
A selection of work from this young, vibrant agency formed by graduates of the International Center for Photography, Documentary Program in New York City. www.verasimages.com
*Please note, the projection space is not wheelchair accessible.
Arrive early, as space is limited.
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Other Events of Interest:
If you enjoy the World Press Photo exhibition, encourage a visit to these events.
Exhibition
Forsaken: Afghan Women
Lana Slezic
September 11 – October 27
Toronto Image Works Gallery
80 Spadina Ave #207
416-703-1999
www.lanaslezic.com
Book Launch and Artist Talk
Saturday, September 15: 1:00 - 3:00pm
Toronto Image Works
In March 2004, award-winning Canadian photographer Lana Slezic went to Afghanistan with, in her own words, 'preconceived notions and a knapsack full of naivety". She believed the ousting of the Taliban in 2001 meant that girls were back at school, women had discard the burka, and the environment was less oppressive for women. What Slezic discovered about the truth prompted her to lengthen a six-week assignment into a two-year stay.
During that time, Slezic travelled quietly and unobtrusively through many regions of Afghanistan, talking to women and girls who were willing to tell her their stories. The Afghan women were warm, generous, and eager to share their time with her. Yet, with exception, everywhere Slezic went she encountered issues of domestic violence, forced marriage, seclusion, illiteracy, and a lack of freedom on the most basic of levels.
Today, every Western organization with an interest in Afghan women - from NGOs to the U.S. and Canadian governments - is developing aid plans. What we tend to forget, Slezic shows us, is that the people most knowledgeable about the issue are the Afghan women themselves. With its searing stories and heart-stopping, full-colour images, "Forsaken" allows some of these women to speak directly to us, and in the process attempts to redress the imbalance in the conversation.
- From the Anansi Press Catalogue
Exhibition
Portraitscapes of War (1): Lebanon 2006
Rita Leistner
September 15 – November 4
Photo Passage, York Quay Centre
Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay West
416-973-4000
Public Launch: Friday, September 14, 6 - 9 pm
The Portraitscapes are juxtapositions of portraits and landscapes Canadian photojournalist Rita Leistner made during the Hezbollah-Israel conflict last summer. Journalism and artistic practice merge in Rita’s efforts to show the human side of war. This is an ongoing series, of which "Lebanon 2006" is the first installment.
www.ritaleistner.com
Unless noted, all events are wheelchair accessible.
