The 2023 Festival is open through April 30th! See below for updates and follow us on social.

For sponsorship opportunities, exhibit venue opportunities and enquiries, contact info@sparkphotofestival.org .

SPARK Photo Festival Update April 2023

The SPARK Photo Festival is a celebration of photography, and the artists, dreamers, innovators, storytellers, professionals and enthusiasts behind the camera lens. April 2023 brings the 10th Anniversary of SPARK and we are celebrating with photographic exhibits popping up in locations throughout Peterborough city and county, Northumberland county and the City of Kawartha Lakes regions. Technical workshops, lectures, talks, films, and other related photographic events and activities take place year-round as well as during the festival.

We have 29 exhibits and the works of almost 100 photographers open for the month of April! Download the Toureka! mobile app and check out our Exhibits page to plan your own SPARK Photo Festival tour.

The photographers with images selected for the 2023 Themed Juried Exhibit have been notified by email. Thank you to all who entered.
The print exhibit is on display April 1st to April 29th at Chasing the Cheese in Peterborough. We are grateful for funding support of the exhibit by Cambium. A virtual exhibit of SPARK Selects is now available on the Juried Exhibit page. The award winners were  announced at the Opening Reception and Awards Ceremony on Sunday, April 2 see the exhibit page for winners.

Our new program for first-time exhibitors, Light the SPARK: Emerging Artists Exhibit, has culminated in a group exhibit now on display for the 2023 Festival at the Peterborough Public Library, funded in part by the Peterborough DBIA. See the exhibit page for all of the info and to read about each artist.

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We extend our gratitude to the exhibitors and venues, sponsors, patrons and volunteers who continue to support the SPARK Photo Festival and allow us to bring photographic art to the community. We look forward to welcoming previous exhibitors and new photographers alike and have exciting plans in progress to celebrate the history and future of SPARK.

In particular, we appreciate the support of the Ontario Trillium Foundation Community Building Fund, the City of Peterborough Investment Grant and our corporate and private sponsors. We also extend gratitude to the Peterborough Arts Alive Fund through Electric City Culture Council and the Community Foundation of Greater Peterborough., for their support through 2021 and 2022. Please see the full list of supporters and show your appreciation for our supporters by supporting their businesses and community endeavours.

We are currently seeking sponsors and donors for the 10th Anniversary Festival in April. Please visit our Support SPARK page to learn about our current opportunities, or email me at info@sparkphotofestival.org to work out a fit for you to support this important community event.

We look forward to, once again, sharing the SPARK Photo Festival with the community through April 2023!

Sincerely,
Jennifer MacKenzie, Festival Director, and the SPARK Board of Directors

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Thanks to Caley Bedore and Global Peterborough for sharing some highlights of the 2023 Festival!

The 2022 Juried Exhibit Theme was Monochrome.
Best in Show was awarded to Financial Shuffle by Randall Romano
Visit the Juried Exhibit Page to see past winners and a virtual exhibit from the 2022 Monochrome theme.