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Certain types of institutions have an impact on certain kinds of representations. Small scale, artist-run centres foster exposure, growth, and offer support to contemporary artists as opposed to large institutions and commercial galleries. Gallery 44, Centre for Contemporary Photography located at 401 Richmond Street West in Toronto is one such artist-run centre that contributes to the growth of contemporary photography and artists. As one of the leading artist-run collectives in Toronto, Gallery 44 has been operating for over 35 years and has thus been a key player in putting on exhibits, productions, and offering workshops for the study of photography. On the “about us” page of their website, Gallery 44 states that it “is a charitable, non-profit, artist-run centre committed to supporting multi-faceted approaches to photography and lens-based media. Founded in 1979 to establish a supportive environment for the development of artistic practice, Gallery 44’s mandate is to provide a context for meaningful reflection and dialogue on contemporary photography,” (gallery44.org). According to Professor Sarah Parsons at York University, “artists were the force behind Gallery 44, a collective formed in 1979 to share production facilities including a darkroom and studio space. This made the necessary technology to make photographic work available to a wider array of practitioners and helped to create another community hub.” Soon after, Professor Parsons adds, “Gallery 44 began

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