TORONTO, Feb. 6, 2018 /CNW/ - Twenty-four young Canadian photographers have been longlisted for the 2018 New Generation Photography Award, presented by  the Canadian Photography Institute of the National Gallery of Canada and Scotiabank. 

The longlisted photographers include:

"At Scotiabank, we believe the arts expose us to new ideas, allowing us to see the world through a different lens, inspiring us to pursue our own passions," said John Doig, Chief Marketing Officer, Scotiabank. "Through Scotiabank's New Generation Photography Award, we are excited to further enrich the communities in which we live, and encourage new perspectives. Congratulations to the longlisted photographers."

The Canadian artists were selected by the New Generation Photography Award Nomination Committee, a panel of 15 nominators who represent members of the arts community, and are comprised of photography experts from arts universities and colleges across Canada.

The three recipients of the New Generation Photography Award will be selected from the longlist by the jury, consisting of Canadian and international photography experts, artists, and leaders in the community. Members of the jury include:

• Luce Lebart, Director, Canadian Photography Institute, Chair of the Jury;
• Stan Douglas, Artist and past Scotiabank Photography Award winner (2013);
• Robert Bean, Professor, Visual Arts, NSCAD, Scotiabank Photography Award jury member (2014-2016); and,
• Elena Navarro, Director of FotoMexico with Centro de la Imagen in Mexico City.

"We hope this award will help young artists at a time when they are most in need – just out of school or when they are about to launch their professional careers," said Luce Lebart, Director of the Canadian Photography Institute and Chair of the Jury. "As the award includes a group exhibition at the Canadian Photography Institute, it is also an extraordinary opportunity to increase the visibility of these artists and their work."

Last summer, Scotiabank announced the creation of the New Generation Photography Award in partnership with the Canadian Photography Institute of the National Gallery of Canada, located in Ottawa, Ontario. It is designed to support the careers of young Canadian artists, aged 30 and under, working in lens-based art.

The New Generation Photography Award winners will be announced in March 2018. The three winners will receive a cash prize of $10,000 each. Additionally, they will be featured in a group exhibition at the Canadian Photography Institute PhotoLab located at the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa in April 2018 and an exhibition at OCAD's Onsite Gallery during the Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival in May 2018.

To learn more, please visit: http://www.scotiabank.com/arts.

About Scotiabank
At Scotiabank, we aim to support organizations that are committed to helping young people reach their infinite potential. Young people are our future leaders and Scotiabank's goal is to help ensure that they have the necessary skills and resources they need to support their success. Together with our employees, the Bank supports causes at a grassroots level. Recognized as a leader for our charitable donations and philanthropic activities, in 2017, Scotiabank contributed more than $80 million to help our communities around the world.

Scotiabank is Canada's international bank and a leading financial services provider in North America, Latin America, the Caribbean and Central America, and Asia-Pacific. We are dedicated to helping our 24 million customers become better off through a broad range of advice, products and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets. With a team of more than 88,000 employees and assets of over $915 billion (as at October 31, 2017), Scotiabank trades on the Toronto (TSX: BNS) and New York Exchanges (NYSE: BNS). For more information, please visit www.scotiabank.com and follow us on Twitter @Scotiabank.

About the Canadian Photography Institute
The Canadian Photography Institute (CPI) of the National Gallery of Canada is a creative and innovative centre dedicated to sharing, collecting, and questioning photography in all its forms. It brings people and communities together at the museum, online, and around publications to see, appreciate, and study photography.

The Canadian Photography Institute was established in 2015 and officially launched in October 2016. Its collections build upon the National Gallery's Photographs Collection. The Institute benefits from the unprecedented support of CPI's Founding Partner Scotiabank, the Archive of Modern Conflict - the Gallery's partner, and the National Gallery of Canada Foundation. For more information, visit: gallery.ca/cpi and follow CPI @canadianphotoinstitute.

About the National Gallery of Canada
The National Gallery of Canada is home to the most important collections of historical and contemporary Canadian art. The Gallery also maintains Canada's premier collection of European Art from the 14th to the 21st centuries, as well as important works of American, Asian and Indigenous Art and renowned international collections of prints, drawings and photographs. Created in 1880, the National Gallery of Canada has played a key role in Canadian culture for well over a century. Among its principal missions is to increase access to excellent works of art for all Canadians. For more information, visit gallery.ca and follow us on Twitter @NatGalleryCan.

SOURCE Scotiabank