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CAPIC Double Vision 2017

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1st Place: Simon Dupuis & Allison Cordner

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Last month, the Toronto Chapter of the Canadian Association of Professional Image Creators (CAPIC) mounted their annual Double Vision exhibition and competition at The Papermill Gallery at Todmorden Mills, in Toronto.

The show featured works by image creators who had been paired at random and tasked with creating portraits of one another, all the while using their respective mediums. The participating artists took on this challenge with great enthusiasm and creativity. The result was a dynamic exhibition featuring a wide rage of collaborative images, all pushing the boundaries of the project.

CAPIC is delighted to present the final winners of Double Vision 2017! The pairs were voted on by a panel of jurors made up of art industry professionals and announced on the opening night of the exhibition.

First place went to illustrator Simon Dupuis and photographer Allison Cordner from Montreal. Second place was awarded to photographer John Currid and illustrator Joe Borges. Photographer Linda Marie Stella and Illustrator Sue Upton claimed juried third place and also took home the popular vote award, as selected by guests who attended the opening night event.

 

2nd Place: John Currid & Joe Borges

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3rd Place AND Popular Vote: Sue Upton & Linda Marie Stella

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Photos from the Exhibition

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Rodeo 9 – Winners Announced

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ROUNDING UP CANADA’S BEST STUDENT TALENT!

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CAPIC is pleased to announce the winners of its 9th annual contest for student member photographers and illustrators. This contest is an opportunity to expose the wealth of unique talent within CAPIC student membership across Canada.

The contest was judged by five professionals from the Canadian illustration and photographic community. The top 10 images will be placed in a special online gallery on the CAPIC website and will be eligible to participate in social media voting for our “People’s Choice” prize winner. The top 3 images receive national exposure in CAPIC’s newsletter and website in addition to winning cash and prizes!

Congratulations to all the winners and finalists.

View the Winners Here

CAPIC Submission to Strengthen Canadian Content in a Digital World

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CAPIC Submission to Strengthen Canadian Content in a Digital World

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January 23, 2017

Submitted via email – Download PDF

Hon Mélanie Joly, PC MP Ministry of Canadian Heritage House of Commons

Ottawa, ON K1A 0A6

Re:       CAPIC Submission to Strengthen Canadian Content in a Digital World

Dear Minister Joly:

I am writing to you on behalf of the Canadian Association of Professional Image Creators (CAPIC) in response to your request for consultations on strengthening Canadian content creation, discovery and exports in a digital world.

CAPIC is making this submission now because the Ministry did not initially respond to its inquiries and CAPIC was directed to the online submission portal after it was already closed. This initiative directly effects CAPIC and its image creator members, who support and create thousands of Canadian jobs. Given CAPIC’s longstanding and unique role in representing image creators, it was disappointing that CAPIC was not invited to contribute to this vital initiative and did not receive a timely response to its inquiries from the Ministry. CAPIC provides a distinct voice in representing stakeholders who are otherwise largely unrepresented in this process and trusts that it will not be overlooked again in the future.

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Rodeo 9

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ROUNDING UP CANADA’S BEST STUDENT TALENT!

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CAPIC is pleased to announce it’s 9th annual contest for student member photographers and illustrators. This contest is an opportunity to expose the wealth of unique talent within CAPIC student membership across Canada.

The contest will be judged by six professionals from the Canadian illustration and photographic community. The top 10 images will be placed in a special online gallery on the CAPIC website and will be eligible to participate in social media voting for our “People’s Choice” prize winner. The top 3 images receive national exposure in CAPIC’s newsletter and website in addition to winning cash and prizes!

CALL FOR ENTRIES

Submissions Open: February 6, 2017
Submissions Deadline: March 31, 2017

Click Here to More Information

 

John Reeves, a long-time member of CAPIC and winner of the CAPIC Lifetime Achievement Award, passed away peacefully on November 3, 2016

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John Reeves, a long-time member of CAPIC and winner of the CAPIC Lifetime Achievement Award, passed away peacefully on November 3, 2016 with his wife Beverly McGhee and good friend Michael Hood by his bedside. John will be celebrated for his iconic portraits of Canadian and International figures; Margaret Atwood, Oscar Peterson, Jackie Burroughs, Robertson Davies and Dizzy Gillespie to name a few. According to his friend Barry Callaghan, John’s ability to receive was an important factor in getting those great portraits.

“You can give until the cows come home, but if you’re not ready to receive, it doesn’t mean a thing. John was always ready to receive.”

John was published in almost every Canadian magazine. His greatest love, after photography, was jazz music. He said his best experience as a photographer was photographing 100 jazz musicians for a book with Gene Lees, Jazz Lives. He will be deeply missed, especially by the arts community, but John has left us a stellar legacy of over 500 portraits. 

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John Reeves: The Human Face as Landscape
A profile of Canada’s finest contemporary portrait photographer. By Vincenzo Pietropaolo

 

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