Events, talks and tours

Scotiabank Photography Award: Moyra Davey (opening party), The Image Centre, 2019 © Clifton Li, The Image Centre

Soon We Were on Route Again (opening night), The Image Centre, 2018 © Clifton Li, The Image Centre
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Opening Party | Rebecca Wood: On Being Despised
Join us for the public opening of Rebecca Wood: On Being Despised. Explore Wood’s powerful photographic works while enjoying light refreshments and a cash bar. Celebrate the launch with us at The Image Centre. Free admission—no registration required.
Artist Bio
Rebecca Wood is a multidisciplinary artist exploring relationships in the era of Hyperobjects. Through layered photographic materials, her work challenges binary thinking and highlights the circular nature of time, addressing the escalating hostility toward women. Committed to a speculative documentary practice, Wood avoids reinforcing dominant narratives. A professional photographer for over 20 years, she holds a BFA from the University of Guelph and is pursuing an MFA in Documentary Media Studies at Toronto Metropolitan University with a SSHRC research award. Wood has exhibited nationally and internationally, including at Contact Photo Festival, Milk Glass Gallery, and Gallery LeDeco in Tokyo.
Wednesday, June 18, 2025
6–8 p.m.
Public Reception
The Image Centre
33 Gould St. Toronto
Scholar Talk with Dr. Thohahoken Michael Doxtater
Natural Intelligence and Indigenography: Reimagining Technology, Language, and Education
This special talk is presented in conjunction with Alanis Obomsawin: Filmstrips. Educational Shorts from the NFB (1972/1975). Join Dr. Thohahoken Michael Doxtater, Professor at Toronto Metropolitan University, for a thought-provoking exploration of Indigenous communication systems and worldviews.
Through the lens of Indigenography, Dr. Doxtater draws connections between traditional knowledge—from smoke signals to symbolic diplomacy—and modern technologies including voice recognition and digital learning. Reflecting on Obomsawin’s early NFB work with the Líl’wat and Atikamekw Nations, this talk reveals how Indigenous media practices have long advanced educational, cultural, and technological innovation. Registration required.
Alanis Obomsawin: Filmstrips. Educational Shorts from the NFB (1972/1975) is on view through August 2 at The Image Centre.
Speaker Bio
Professor Doxtater’s national profile includes work in the public and private communications industry. He is a leading senior organizational and cultural specialist in Canada and the US, was past-curator and Chair of the Chiefswood Museum, is currently Chair of the Indigenous Institutes Quality Assessment Board (IIQAB) and a member of the Indigenous Advanced Education and Skills Council (IAESC). He was Head of Studio One of the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). Doxtater was part of the producing team for the Gemini Award winning film Where the Spirit Lives that raised public consciousness of Indian Residential Schools in Canada--eventually led to the creation of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). He served on the Sudbury Friendship Board and is a member of the Indigenous Innovations Council (ICC). He is Mohawk from Six
Nations Territory.
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
7 p.m.
Scholar Talk
The Image Centre
33 Gould St.
Register here.
Special Exhibition Tour | Scotiabank Photography Award: Clara Gutsche
Join curator Gaëlle Morel for a guided tour of Clara Gutsche: Scotiabank Photography Award. Discover how Gutsche’s portraits and urban landscapes reflect social histories, personal narratives, and the evolving cityscape. Gain insight into the artist’s process and the themes shaping her decades-long photographic practice.
Speaker/Curator Bio
Gaëlle Morel has been the Exhibitions Curator at The Image Centre since 2010, during which time she has curated dozens of exhibitions and written and edited numerous publications. Her latest projects include Stories from the Picture Press: Black Star Publishing Co. & The Canadian Press; Mary Ellen Mark: Ward 81; and Lee Miller, a Photographer at Work (1932-1945). In 2009, Morel was the guest curator of the photography biennial, Le Mois de la Photo à Montréal. She is currently an instructor in the Film + Photography Preservation and Collections Management graduate program at Toronto Metropolitan University. Morel holds a PhD in the History of Contemporary Photography from Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne.
Wednesday, July 2, 2025
6 p.m.
Exhibition Tour
The Image Centre
33 Gould St. Toronto