Prefix Institute of Contemporary Art

[2] Prefix Photo magazine was founded by Canadian curator Scott McLeod in 1999 and has since expanded to include a programme of visual and audio art exhibitions, an international lecture series (the Urban Field Speaker Series), and a publicly accessible reference library.

[3] Prefix ICA is a registered Canadian charitable organization supported by its sponsors, donors, and funding bodies at all levels of government.

[7] The magazine presents the work of emerging and established Canadian and international artists with a strong focus on the photographic arts.

Prefix Photo has featured essays and creative writing by many international critics, curators and other writers, including: In 2008, Prefix Press published its first book, Milk and Melancholy, by Kenneth Hayes, a Canadian curator and contemporary art critic.

The series features lectures, symposia and discussions conducted by artists, architects, designers, curators and scholars.