Join us at Contemporary Calgary, our Festival HQ, to help us launch the nineteenth edition of the Exposure Photography Festival!

We’ll celebrate the opening of the Exposure 2023 curated exhibitions, International Open Call, Emerging Photographers Showcase, Emerging Photographer of the Year: Raeann Cheung, as well as Exposure’s and The Magenta Foundation’s collaborative youth exhibition, Flash Forward Incubator Program.

At 7pm we’ll reveal the names of the recipients of the prestigious Exposure 2023 Awards: the Emerging Photographer Of The Year Award, the Emerging Photographer Merit Award, the TREX Southwest Emerging Photographer Award, the Shutter Hub Emerging Photographer Award, the Grain (UK) Emerging Photographer Award, and the Magenta Foundation Emerging Photographer Award.

This event is in collaboration with Contemporary Calgary’s FREE First Thursdays! Explore the galleries, join the YYC/LRT workshop, jump in The Film Lab's photo booth, connect with Antyx Community Arts Hip-Hop Club, enjoy thoughtfully crafted beverages by Sugar Water Bar, international cuisines by Healthy Baby and music by HOT SAUCE BOOGIE. 

This is a free event but advanced registration is required. Click here to join the party!

This is an all-ages event and the event location is wheelchair accessible. Food and beverages will be available for purchase.