30th Edition, May 2026 Toronto | CONTACT Photography Festival

30th Edition
May 2026
Toronto

2026 Billboard Queen Augusta Cofie Delali Independence Square Ii Copy

Delali Cofie Independence Square II

May 1 – 31

Billboard at Queen St W & Augusta Ave

2026 Billboards Dundas Rusholme Sheida Soleimani Agitator 2025

Sheida Soleimani Ghostwriter

May 1 – 24

Billboards Dundas St W and Rusholme Rd

Public Art Projects

Exhibitions

2026 Zalucky 03 Anouk Verviers Sponsored by the Anthropocene Ii

Group Exhibition Anatomy of a Shadow

Mar 14 – May 2

ZALUCKY

Alex Hall, Flowers in Purple and Yellow, 2025. Courtesy of the artist

Group Exhibition Spirit Keepers

May 25 – Jun 5

918 Bathurst Centre for Culture, Arts, Media and Education

2026 Prefix Prize Yann Pocreau 20170618 0004

Yann Pocreau The Prefix Prize 6

May 1 – Jul 25

Urbanspace Gallery

Aaron Jones Lithic

Apr 12 – Dec 31

McMichael Canadian Art Collection

2026 Goethe Institut Lilly Lulay Detail Into the Instagram Galaxy,ll

Lilly Lulay Soft Errors, Hard Truths

May 1 – 29

Goethe-Institut

Programs

2026 CONTACT Photobook Fair

May 2 11am-5pm

Stephen Bulger Gallery

Simon Emond: Say My Name

May 5 6pm-8pm

CONTACT Photobook Lab

The Heart Has Not Stopped Book Launch Image

Grace Wang: The Heart Has Not Stopped

May 24 3pm-6pm

CONTACT Photobook Lab

Zackery Hobler

May 9 2pm-3pm

City of Toronto Archives

30th Edition
May 2026
Toronto

Delali Cofie Independence Square II

May 1 – 31

Billboard at Queen St W & Augusta Ave

Sheida Soleimani Ghostwriter

May 1 – 24

Billboards Dundas St W and Rusholme Rd

Public Art Projects

Hassan Hajjaj La Salle de Gym des Femmes Arab

Sep 13, 2025 – Sep 7, 2026

Aga Khan Park

Sin Wai Kin CLOSER THAN IT'S EVER BEEN

Apr 28 – May 24

Billboards at College St and Delaware Ave

Tim Georgeson Kupa Piti / White Man in a Hole

Apr 28 – May 24

Billboards at College St and Clinton St

Exhibitions

Group Exhibition Anatomy of a Shadow

Mar 14 – May 2

ZALUCKY

Group Exhibition Spirit Keepers

May 25 – Jun 5

918 Bathurst Centre for Culture, Arts, Media and Education

Yann Pocreau The Prefix Prize 6

May 1 – Jul 25

Urbanspace Gallery

Aaron Jones Lithic

Apr 12 – Dec 31

McMichael Canadian Art Collection

Lilly Lulay Soft Errors, Hard Truths

May 1 – 29

Goethe-Institut

Programs

2026 CONTACT Photobook Fair

May 2 11am-5pm

Stephen Bulger Gallery

Simon Emond: Say My Name

May 5 6pm-8pm

CONTACT Photobook Lab

Grace Wang: The Heart Has Not Stopped

May 24 3pm-6pm

CONTACT Photobook Lab

Zackery Hobler

May 9 2pm-3pm

City of Toronto Archives

30th Edition
May 2026
Toronto

Delali Cofie Independence Square II

May 1 – 31

Billboard at Queen St W & Augusta Ave

Sheida Soleimani Ghostwriter

May 1 – 24

Billboards Dundas St W and Rusholme Rd

Public Art Projects

Hassan Hajjaj La Salle de Gym des Femmes Arab

Sep 13, 2025 – Sep 7, 2026

Aga Khan Park

Sin Wai Kin CLOSER THAN IT'S EVER BEEN

Apr 28 – May 24

Billboards at College St and Delaware Ave

Tim Georgeson Kupa Piti / White Man in a Hole

Apr 28 – May 24

Billboards at College St and Clinton St

Exhibitions

Group Exhibition Anatomy of a Shadow

Mar 14 – May 2

ZALUCKY

Group Exhibition Spirit Keepers

May 25 – Jun 5

918 Bathurst Centre for Culture, Arts, Media and Education

Yann Pocreau The Prefix Prize 6

May 1 – Jul 25

Urbanspace Gallery

Aaron Jones Lithic

Apr 12 – Dec 31

McMichael Canadian Art Collection

Lilly Lulay Soft Errors, Hard Truths

May 1 – 29

Goethe-Institut

Programs

2026 CONTACT Photobook Fair

May 2 11am-5pm

Stephen Bulger Gallery

Simon Emond: Say My Name

May 5 6pm-8pm

CONTACT Photobook Lab

Grace Wang: The Heart Has Not Stopped

May 24 3pm-6pm

CONTACT Photobook Lab

Zackery Hobler

May 9 2pm-3pm

City of Toronto Archives

What's On

Yann Pocreau A Light Kiss

Apr 20–Aug 31

650 Dupont St (south windows)

Hassan Hajjaj La Salle de Gym des Femmes Arab

Sep 13–Sep 7

Aga Khan Park

Yann Pocreau Archipel

Apr 1–Aug 31

King Edward Station, Vancouver

April Hickox Vantage Point–Passing

May 1–Aug 29

Onsite Gallery, Exterior Windows

Risa Horowitz Alton Mill Dam

May 1–Oct 15

PAMA façade

Yann Pocreau The Prefix Prize 6

May 1–Jul 25

Urbanspace Gallery

Ernesto Cabral de Luna Uprooting a flower

May 9–Jun 27

Blouin Division

Marlene Hilton Moore, Bob Carnie, Philip Jessup Alternative Stories

May 9–Jun 21

Bob Carnie Gallery

Dawit L. Petros

May 6–Aug 1

The Image Centre

Larry Fink: Social Graces & Runway

May 6–Aug 1

The Image Centre

Jessica Slipp Becoming Rock

May 6–Aug 1

The Image Centre

Aaron Jones Lithic

Apr 12–Dec 31

The McMichael

Sara Cwynar Baby Blue Benzo Beta

May 15–Aug 16

MOCA Toronto

Celia Perrin Sidarous Into the house of the heart,

May 2–Jun 20

Patel Brown

Arnaud Maggs: Selections from the Archive

May 9–Jun 27

Stephen Bulger Gallery

Spring Hurlbut Dyadic Circles

May 9–Jun 27

Stephen Bulger Gallery

Johannes Zits Through the Prism of a Fire

May 1–Jul 31

Alleyway Gallery

Group Exhibition From Smoke 'n Mirrors to Selfies and Beyond

May 3–Jun 27

Artway Gallery

Group Exhibition Aurora Through the Archives: [un]Framed and in Focus

May 22–Aug 22

Aurora Museum & Archives

Delali Cofie Independence Square II

Sheida Soleimani Ghostwriter

Hassan Hajjaj La Salle de Gym des Femmes Arab

Sin Wai Kin CLOSER THAN IT'S EVER BEEN

Tim Georgeson Kupa Piti / White Man in a Hole

Group Exhibition Anatomy of a Shadow

Group Exhibition Spirit Keepers

Yann Pocreau The Prefix Prize 6

Aaron Jones Lithic

Lilly Lulay Soft Errors, Hard Truths

2026 CONTACT Photobook Fair

Simon Emond: Say My Name

Grace Wang: The Heart Has Not Stopped

Zackery Hobler

Delali Cofie Independence Square II

Sheida Soleimani Ghostwriter

Hassan Hajjaj La Salle de Gym des Femmes Arab

Sin Wai Kin CLOSER THAN IT'S EVER BEEN

Tim Georgeson Kupa Piti / White Man in a Hole

Group Exhibition Anatomy of a Shadow

Group Exhibition Spirit Keepers

Yann Pocreau The Prefix Prize 6

Aaron Jones Lithic

Lilly Lulay Soft Errors, Hard Truths

2026 CONTACT Photobook Fair

Simon Emond: Say My Name

Grace Wang: The Heart Has Not Stopped

Zackery Hobler

Delali Cofie Independence Square II

Sheida Soleimani Ghostwriter

Hassan Hajjaj La Salle de Gym des Femmes Arab

Sin Wai Kin CLOSER THAN IT'S EVER BEEN

Tim Georgeson Kupa Piti / White Man in a Hole

Group Exhibition Anatomy of a Shadow

Group Exhibition Spirit Keepers

Yann Pocreau The Prefix Prize 6

Aaron Jones Lithic

Lilly Lulay Soft Errors, Hard Truths

2026 CONTACT Photobook Fair

Simon Emond: Say My Name

Grace Wang: The Heart Has Not Stopped

Zackery Hobler

What's On

Yann Pocreau A Light Kiss

Hassan Hajjaj La Salle de Gym des Femmes Arab

Yann Pocreau Archipel

April Hickox Vantage Point–Passing

Risa Horowitz Alton Mill Dam

Yann Pocreau The Prefix Prize 6

Ernesto Cabral de Luna Uprooting a flower

Marlene Hilton Moore, Bob Carnie, Philip Jessup Alternative Stories

Dawit L. Petros

Larry Fink: Social Graces & Runway

Jessica Slipp Becoming Rock

Aaron Jones Lithic

Sara Cwynar Baby Blue Benzo Beta

Celia Perrin Sidarous Into the house of the heart,

Arnaud Maggs: Selections from the Archive

Spring Hurlbut Dyadic Circles

Johannes Zits Through the Prism of a Fire

Group Exhibition From Smoke 'n Mirrors to Selfies and Beyond

Group Exhibition Aurora Through the Archives: [un]Framed and in Focus

Yafang Shi, with contributions from EMILIA-AMALIA and Chinese Feminism Toronto Revealing the Structure: Censorship and Discrimination

Public Art

Public Programs

Core Exhibitions

Open Call Exhibitions