BLACK CANADIAN PHOTOJOURNALISTS 1970S – 1990S
EARS, EYES, VOICE
HAPPENING IN THE GALLERY
TO Live presents Ears, Eyes, Voice, a ground-breaking photography exhibition featuring 41 important visual works by renowned Black Canadian photojournalists Jules Elder, Eddie Grant, Diane Liverpool, Al Peabody and Jim Russell.
The combined archive of these five revolutionary photographers reveals a comprehensive and rare record that visually documents over three decades of stories that tell the important history of Toronto’s diverse Black communities.
Training their lens on politicians, community members, activists, and protesters, as well as entertainers and athletes, the images range from backstage with Peter Tosh and Tina Turner and early Caribana images to documenting farm workers, capturing images of political protests against the Toronto police and local anti-apartheid protests, to local Ebony fashion shows and the crowning of Miss Black Ontario.
Admission to Ears, Eyes, Voice is free.
Ears, Eyes, Voice is organized and circulated by Black Artists’ Networks in Dialogue (BAND) and curated by Dr. Julie Crooks.
Exhibition hours: Thursday – Sunday 1PM – 6PM
Exhibition is also open to anyone attending other events at Meridian Arts Centre.
Schedule is subject to change.
Feb. 16, 2020
4pm-6pm | FREE
Join Curator Dr. Julie Crooks in conversation with exhibit photographer Diane Liverpool talking about her experience as a female photographer and will lead a tour of the Ears Eyes Voice exhibition.
“Spanning the years 1979-1981, Diane Liverpool’s presence was ubiquitous as she covered both local and international artists and performers for Contrast. Liverpool was keenly aware of her status as the only Black female photojournalist and photo editor. Often gaining rare backstage access, she captured candid and familial moments of visiting musicians.” Dr. Julie Crooks
