TORONTO, Feb. 20, 2019 /CNW/ - For the second year, the Canadian Photography Institute of the National Gallery of Canada and Scotiabank announce the 23 longlisted artists vying for the 2019 New Generation Photography Award.

Congratulations to the longlisted photographers: 

These talented Canadian artists were selected by the New Generation Photography Award Nomination Committee - a panel of 12 photography experts from arts universities and colleges across Canada.

"The New Generation Photography Award provides a marvelous opportunity to review some of the best and most exciting imagery being produced by an up-and-coming generation of artists," says Andrea Kunard, the Associate Curator of the Canadian Photography Institute.  "The prize celebrates their artistic vision, and most importantly offers support and encouragement for both nominees and winners."

Three winners will be selected from the New Generation Photography Award longlist by an esteemed jury consisting of Canadian and international photography experts, artists, and leaders in the community. The winners, who will be announced April 3, 2019, will receive a cash prize of $10,000 each. Additionally, they will be featured in a group exhibition at the Gladstone Hotel during the Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival in Toronto, May 1 – June 9, 2019 and at the Canadian Photography Institute PhotoLab located at the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa September 27, 2019.

Members of the jury include:

• Ann Thomas, Interim Chief Curator/ Conservatrice en chef intérimaire, National Gallery of Canada/Musée des beaux-arts du Canada, Chair of the Jury;
• Angela Grauerholz, Artist and past Scotiabank Photography Award winner (2015);
• Deanna Pizzitelli, Artist and past winner of the New Generation Photography Award (2018); and,
• Erandy Vergara, Independent Curator.

Learn more about the New Generation Photography Award and Scotiabank's commitment to the arts by visiting: http://www.scotiabank.com/arts.

About Scotiabank
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About the Canadian Photography Institute
The Canadian Photography Institute of the National Gallery of Canada is a multidisciplinary research centre dedicated to the history, evolution and future of photography in all its forms. The Institute was established in 2015 and officially launched in 2016. Its collections, which are regularly enriched with new donations, are built upon the National Gallery's Photographs Collection, the collection of the former Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography and the still photos of the National Film Board of Canada archives. Part of the National Gallery of Canada, the Canadian Photography Institute receives unprecedented support from CPI's Founding Partner, Scotiabank, the Archive of Modern Conflict (AMC) and the National Gallery of Canada Foundation. More information about the Canadian Photography Institution can be found on the Gallery's website gallery.ca/cpi.

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, Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram.

SOURCE Scotiabank