Day 1 Location: Museum of Contemporary Art, 158 Sterling Rd, Toronto, ON M6R 2B2
Day 2 Location: Art Gallery of Ontario, 317 Dundas St W, Toronto ON M5T 1G4

This symposium offers a chance to reflect on Toronto and its relationship to photography. Across sessions spanning the 1970s to the present, it brings together artists, artworks, cultural figures, scholars, exhibitions, organizations, collections, art schools, and publications that have shaped evolving understandings of the city and the medium—describing Toronto as a place where photography continues to be vital, generative, and connective.

The symposium is co-presented on the occasion of Collective Visions: Celebrating 25 Years of Photography at the AGO and Jeff Wall Photographs 1984–2023 at MOCA.  

View the full program including presentation descriptions and speaker bios.

Day 1: Tuesday, March 10th, 2026

Location: Museum of Contemporary Art, 158 Sterling Rd, Toronto, ON M6R 2B2

Session 1: The 1970s & 1980s | 10am-1pm 

Speakers Include: Stephen Bulger (gallerist); June Clark and Laura Jones (artists); Jordan King (writer and curator); Sara Knelman (historian); Brenda Mitten and Greg Staats (artists); Adelina Vlas (curator)

Session 2: The 1990s & 2000s | 2pm-5pm

Speakers include: Tal-Or Ben-Choreen (historian); Sanaz Mazinani (artist); Philip Monk (writer and curator); Ken Montague (collector); Jake Peters (artist); Kitty Scott (curator)

Day 2: Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Location: Art Gallery of Ontario, 317 Dundas St W, Toronto ON M5T 1G4

Session 3: The 2010s - Present | 2pm-5pm

Speakers include: Robert Burley (artist); Julie Crooks (curator); Marina Dumont-Gauthier (historian); Jimmy Limit (artist); Gaëlle Morel (curator), Nadia Belerique (artist)

Keynote: Morris Lum x Pok Chi Lau in Conversation with Lily Cho | 7pm-8:30pm

As part of the Collective Views: A Symposium on Photography in Toronto, join us for a keynote presentation with artists Morris Lum and Pok Chi Lau in conversation with Lily Cho to discuss their work which spans from the 1970s to today, the evolution of Chinatown communities in Toronto and beyond, and the broader visual legacies of the Chinese diaspora. 

Learn more about the keynote session here.

Ticket Package Pricing

$40 for all three sessions ($5 discount in purchasing all three)
$50 for all three + Keynote ($10 discount if purchasing all four)

MOCA x AGO Member Discounts
$15 General Public 
$13 MOCA Individual and Family/Dual Members | AGO Annual Pass Holders
$10 MOCA Enthusiast, Catalyst, and Sustaining Members | AGO Members

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