Capture Photography Festival

Launched in 2013, Capture Photography Festival is devoted to presenting and connecting Vancouver to the world through lens-based art.

Overview

Annually in April, lens-based art is exhibited at dozens of galleries and other venues throughout Metro Vancouver as part of the exhibition program, alongside an extensive public art program, an events program that spans tours, films, artist talks, and community events as well as an educational partnership with Emily Carr University.  Capture’s vision is to connect Vancouver to the world through lens-based art. The Festival acts as a platform to expand visual literacy through lens-based art; strives to give voice to traditionally underrepresented communities and to present compelling, urgent lens-based art. The festival's aim is to connect communities to incite meaningful dialogue between artists, curators, audiences, organizations and institutions.

Among the selected artists for 2024 Capture Photography Festival are Sarah Anne Johnson, Al Razutis, Elizabeth Zvonar, Jalal Toufic, Delali Cofie, Nicole Beno, Laura Gildner, Kosar Movahedi, Ho Tam, Vanessa Denham, Stan Douglas, Junior Sealy, Katya Lesiv, Anya Tsaruk, Harsha Pandav, Jin-Me Yoon and many others, showcased in solo and collective shows with curators such as Michael Dang, Marcy Friesen, Sam Shem, Mark Takeshi McGregor, Greg Girard, Melanie O’Brian.