The filed record
Appointment of City of Toronto Photo Laureate
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The decision
2023-03-29 · Toronto City Council · adopted
As filed
City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council appoint Nadya Kwandibens to the position of City of Toronto Photo Laureate for a term beginning April 1, 2023, until December 31, 2026, or until a successor is appointed.
On the agenda
As the city filed it
The purpose of this report is to appoint Nadya Kwandibens as the third City of Toronto Photo Laureate. The position of the City of Toronto Photo Laureate honours a photographer who is recognized by their peers for artistic excellence and for making a major contribution to photography through their work. Toronto's Photo Laureate serves as an advocate for visual culture, art photography, and photojournalism, and uses their unique perspective to create a dialogue on contemporary issues.
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Nadya Kwandibens is Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) from the Animakee Wa Zhing #37 First Nation in northwestern Ontario. She is an award-winning portrait and events photographer, and a Canon Ambassador. In 2008, she founded Red Works Photography, a dynamic photography company empowering contemporary Indigenous lifestyles and cultures through photographic essays, features, and portraits. Nadya's photography has been exhibited in group and solo shows across Canada and the United States.
Staff recommended
The General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, recommends that: 1. City Council appoint Nadya Kwandibens to the position of City of Toronto Photo Laureate for a term beginning April 1, 2023, until December 31, 2026, or until a successor is appointed.
Considered
2023-02-16 · Economic and Community Development Committee · adopted
Decision as filed
The Economic and Community Development Committee recommends that: 1. City Council appoint Nadya Kwandibens to the position of City of Toronto Photo Laureate for a term beginning April 1, 2023, until December 31, 2026, or until a successor is appointed.
Clerk’s note
The recommended Photo Laureate, Nadya Kwandibens, gave a presentation to the Economic and Community Development Committee.
2023-03-29 · Toronto City Council · adopted