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Lee Miller: A Photographer at Work (1932–1945)

September 11–December 7, 2024
Main Gallery
Curator: Gaëlle Morel

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Indigenous woman in face paint crouches behind rock in plains landscape.

Ikumagialiit – ᐃᑯᒪᒋᐊᓖᑦ (those that need fire): Aatooq (full of blood)

September 11–December 7, 2024
University Gallery
Curators: Dominique Fontaine and Miguel A. López

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Black and white photo of women with her lips pursed with a slight opening while looking off into the distance. Black background.

Nadine Valcin: Origines

September 11–December 7, 2024
Media Wall
Curator: Gaëlle Morel

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Lee Miller, *Hats*, London, England, 1939, chromogenic print (printed 2023) © Lee Miller Archives

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Ikumagialiit – ᐃᑯᒪᒋᐊᓖᑦ, *Aatooq* (still), 2021, single-channel video. Courtesy of the artists

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Nadine Valcin, *Origines*, double-channel video (French, with English subtitles), 2020. Courtesy of the artist.

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Klaus Kindermann, [East Berlin riots against SED government], June 1953, gelatin silver print. The Black Star Collection, The Image Centre (BS.2005.018313)

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View highlights from our collection of nearly 375,000 objects spanning the history of the medium of photography, including the iconic Black Star Collection and several major artist archives.

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Time-lapse video of The Image Centre. Created by Anthony Saleh

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Watch over 60 videos of past artist talks and panel discussions featuring seminal curators and photographers.

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A man and woman looking at a black and white photograph on a wall. — Fig. 3
*Archival Dialogues: Reading the Black Star Collection* (Nuit Blanche), The Image Centre, 2012 © The Image Centre

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Explore the wide range of exhibitions on view at The Image Centre since our opening in 2012.

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*Stories from the Picture Press: Black Star Publishing Co. & The Canadian Press* (installation view) © LF Documentation, The Image Centre

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Art Handling Apprenticeship Program (AHAP) at The Image Centre

The Image Centre is offering a paid, part-time 20-week apprenticeship for a BIPOC individual to receive mentorship and training in art handling in photography (including 5 weeks of full-time training). Program starts late January 2025.

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