ABOUT
Since its inception in 2007, Festival X has been committed to advancing photographic knowledge, creativity and innovation in Ottawa. Through its programming, X intends to increase exposure to, and recognition for regional, Canadian and international photo-based artists.
Included in the festival programming are a number of exhibitions of photographic art on view in both public and private galleries throughout the area, films focused on the celebration of photography, public lectures on artistic processes & technology, artists' talks, portfolio review opportunities and community-based events.
View events for 2009 Out of Bounds edition
View events from the 2008 festival
View events from the 2007 festival
Peter Juranka
Since its inception in 2007, Festival X has been committed to advancing photographic knowledge, creativity and innovation in Ottawa. Through its programming, X intends to increase exposure to, and recognition for regional, Canadian and international photo-based artists.
Included in the festival programming are a number of exhibitions of photographic art on view in both public and private galleries throughout the area, films focused on the celebration of photography, public lectures on artistic processes & technology, artists' talks, portfolio review opportunities and community-based events.
View events for 2009 Out of Bounds edition
View events from the 2008 festival
View events from the 2007 festival
Peter Juranka
THEME
The theme for the 2010 edition of the festival is IN/OUT: CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY AND THE POLITICS OF DIFFERENCE
X invites all local art exhibitors and curators to consider and respond to the theme of inclusion and exclusion and the role it plays in the practice of contemporary photography, by presenting bodies of work that critically explore related topics such as relationships, diversity, justice/injustice, sex, gender, class and ethnicity.
X is proud to announce that Melissa Rombout, an Ottawa-based curator, writer and educator specializing in contemporary and historical photographic practices, will consider the works on view at participating venues and make critical linkages to the central theme of inclusion/exclusion. She will lead a live/podcast discussion during the Festival addressing the dynamic themes presented by participating image makers, and will prepare an illustrated, bilingual online publication.
PDF of 2010 Theme
The theme for the 2010 edition of the festival is IN/OUT: CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY AND THE POLITICS OF DIFFERENCE
X invites all local art exhibitors and curators to consider and respond to the theme of inclusion and exclusion and the role it plays in the practice of contemporary photography, by presenting bodies of work that critically explore related topics such as relationships, diversity, justice/injustice, sex, gender, class and ethnicity.
X is proud to announce that Melissa Rombout, an Ottawa-based curator, writer and educator specializing in contemporary and historical photographic practices, will consider the works on view at participating venues and make critical linkages to the central theme of inclusion/exclusion. She will lead a live/podcast discussion during the Festival addressing the dynamic themes presented by participating image makers, and will prepare an illustrated, bilingual online publication.
PDF of 2010 Theme
BOARD
Executives
Khalia Scott, President
Programming Committee Chair
Francesco Corsaro, Vice-president
Sponsorship Committee
Jean Fortier, Treasurer
Directors
Ann Connors, Events Committee
Sheilah MacKinnon, Events and Sponsorship Committee Chair
Executives
Khalia Scott, President
Programming Committee Chair
Francesco Corsaro, Vice-president
Sponsorship Committee
Jean Fortier, Treasurer
Directors
Ann Connors, Events Committee
Sheilah MacKinnon, Events and Sponsorship Committee Chair