The Ryerson Image Centre (RIC) exists for the research, teaching and exhibition of photography and related media. The gallery is now closed, but we will re-open with a reception, free and open to the public, to celebrate our new season of exhibitions and the launch of the Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival on Friday, April 27, 7:00–11:00 pm.
What's On
Scott Benesiinaabandan
newlandia: debaabaminaagwad
Opening and CONTACT launch party: April 27, 7–11 pm
April 23 – August 5, 2018
Egerton Ryerson Statue (Gould St and Bond St) and Lake Devo (Gould St and Victoria St)
Curator: Bonnie Rubenstein
A public installation of the Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival
Scott Benesiinaabandan, newlandia: debaabaminaagwad, Rock no. 1, 2018. Courtesy of the artist
Apply for a chance to have your own exhibition in our student gallery
Deadline: June 30, 2018
The Student Gallery showcases the art and curatorial practices of Ryerson University’s current undergraduate and graduate students and recent alumni from all disciplines.
The Collection
We maintain a collection of photography spanning the medium’s history, as well as several artist and journalism archives. The RIC's collection offers researchers the remarkable opportunity to study firsthand works by a diverse group of internationally-renowned photographers.
Shelley Niro, The Shirt (detail), 2003. Nine duratrans transparencies in lightboxes, Lightbox (each): 12 × 110 × 138 cm. Art Gallery of Ontario. Purchase with assistance from the Estate of P.J. Glasser, 2016. © Shelley Niro