Annual Report 2023-2024

Google “photography in Canada” and you’ll see a major impact of our work over this past year. The search engine’s first recommendation is the Art Canada Institute. Although camera-made images—like the many that illustrate this report— have become thoroughly integrated into this country’s psyche, no comprehensive book existed on this subject until September 2023 when ACI published Photography in Canada, 1839–1989: An Illustrated History by Sarah Bassnett and Sarah Parsons. We have subtitled this year’s annual report The Photography Edition for two key reasons: camera- based art has been a focal point of the Art Canada Institute’s productivity over the last twelve months. And, more importantly, ACI is now the go-to resource for the history of photography in Canada. Read More