At least 70 photographers and curators will withdraw from participating in the prestigious award over Scotiabank’s ties to an Israeli weapons manufacturer.
Dozens of photographers, curators and other artists announced on Monday that they will boycott the Scotiabank Photography Award to protest the bank’s continued investment in Elbit Systems, Israel’s largest arms manufacturer.
The campaign was launched by No Arms in the Arts (NAITA), an artist-led coalition of organizers advocating for an end to arts funding in Canada that is tied to genocide and displacement in Palestine.
The boycotting artists are refusing to take part as award nominees, nominators or jurors, until Scotiabank divests its stake from Elbit Systems, according to a press release by NAITA. Among the 70 current signatories are past finalists, nominees and nominators of the award.
John O’Brian is an esteemed art historian and curator known for his work on postwar nuclear photography. Quoted in NAITA’s press release, O’Brian asked: “Why would you want an investor in death-dealing drones to have its name on a prize for photography?” (more...)
Organizers Launch Boycott of Scotiabank Photography Award
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