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Looking Back at Past Capture Public Art Open Call Winners

We are partnering with Capture Photography Festival—the largest lens-based art festival in Western Canada—for the seventh time! We are in charge of selecting a public art installation which will be mounted at the Olympic Village Canada Line Station in Vancouver from April–August 2026. We are currently accepting applications from photographers and lens-based artists around the world. The deadline for submissions is October 20th, 2025.

Let’s take a look at all of our past winners below and if you want to submit your work to our current open call to exhibit as part of the 2026 Capture Photography Festival, learn more and submit here.

"Branch, Piece of Plastic, Blue Plastic Ball, Tennis Ball and a Painted Styrofoam Egg" by Angela Blažanović
"Two Glass Bottles, Pint Glass, Round Metal Plate, some Wire and a White Tile I" by Angela Blažanović
Angela Blažanović’s “Fragments of a River”, installed at King Edward Station as part of 2020 Capture Photography Festival. Photo: Jeffro Halliday

Hiro Tanaka

2021 Capture Photography Festival Public Art Open Call Winner

Read our interview with Hiro Tanaka

Hiro Tanaka on Instagram

Hiro Tanaka, from the series Chicarron, 2018, Courtesy of the Artist
Hiro Tanaka, from the series Chicarron, 2018, Courtesy of the Artist
Images from Hiro Tanaka’s “Chicarron” (2018), installed as part of Capture 2021. Photo: Jocelyn Junker, Capture Photography Festival

Philotheus Nisch

2022 Capture Photography Festival Public Art Open Call Winner

Read our interview with Philotheus Nisch

Philotheus Nisch on Instagram

Philotheus Nisch’s Website

Photo by Philotheus Nisch
Photo by Philotheus Nisch
Philotheus Nisch photos installed as part of Capture 2022, photo by Michael Love

Alison Boulier

2023 Capture Photography Festival Public Art Open Call Winner

Alison Boulier on Instagram

Photo by Alison Boulier
Photo by Alison Boulier
Alison Boulier photos installed at the Olympic Village Canada Line Station as part of Capture 2023. Photo: Alison Boulier

Gabriel Esteban Molina

2024 Capture Photography Festival Public Art Open Call Winner

Read our interview with Gabriel Esteban Molina

Gabriel Esteban Molina’s Website

Gabriel Esteban Molina on Instagram

Image from "The Great Divide" by Gabriel Esteban Molina
Image from "The Great Divide" by Gabriel Esteban Molina
Gabriel Esteban Molina, Works from The Great Divide series, 2019–21 as part of Capture 2024. Courtesy of the Artist and Yamamoto Keiko Rochaix. Photo: Dennis Ha.

Ning Cheng

2025 Capture Photography Festival Public Art Open Call Winner

Read our interview with Ning Cheng

Ning Cheng’s Website

Ning Cheng on Instagram

Photo by Ning Cheng
Photo by Ning Cheng
Ning Cheng, works from the Soft Wall series, 2023 as part of Capture 2025. Courtesy of the Artist. Photo: Dennis Ha

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