Gallery 44 - Centre for Contemporary Phtography

FALL 2009 WORKSHOPS

Credit: Pinhole Camera, 2003, by Dave Kemp

DIGITAL POST PRODUCTION
CONSTRUCTED IMAGE (10 Students)
Instructor: Rafael Ochoa
Wednesday, Sept. 30, 6-9pm
Cost: $90/ $80 (members)

This workshop introduces the basic and intermediate Photoshop skills
necessary for seamless post-production image construction. Emerging
artist/photographer Raffy Ochoa shares his expertise with demonstration and
discussion, and participants will have the chance to work with their own
images in Photoshop CS4 on laptops provided. Info offered on image
compositing, digital lighting, localized luminance and color adjustments and
more. Prerequisite: basic Photoshop knowledge.

Raffy Ochoa's Bio
Born 1983 in Toronto. Raffy¹s photographic work examines the fantastical
reality of the contemporary experience. His practice explores the phenomena
of subjective experience, projections of reality and cultural myth within
the ever-changing contemporary landscape. Raffy Ochoa is currently
completing his BFA at the Ontario College of Art and Design and is the
recipient of the Mark McCain Award 2008 and the Stephen Bulger Gallery
Scholarship 2008.

GOING DIGITAL I (10 Students)
Instructor: Erin Seaman
Wednesday, Oct. 7, 6-9pm
Cost: $90/ $80 (members)

Our most requested seminar-based workshop will introduce participants to the
IMACON and EPSON scanning stations at Gallery 44. Offering tips, tricks,
information and guidance, this workshop is for those who are experienced
with analog photography yet are new and a little unsure about digital
imaging. Demonstrations, handouts and discussion on scanning basics, basic
Photoshop, file preparation and color management in preparation for digital
printing will be covered.

Erin Seaman's Bio
Erin is a graduate for the Ontario College of Art and Design. She currently
works as a Digital Technician at the University and shoots on a regular
basis for Calvin Klein, Home Dec and Costco. Erin has been working in the
photography industry for over 10 years, owning her own studio and various
photography business' along the way. Erin enjoying teaching others about
digital photography and has taken every opportunity to share her knowledge
with other artists' and photographers.

BASIC BLACK & WHITE (10 Students)
Instructor: Ruth Kaplan
3 Sessions
***NEW DATES***
Saturdays, Oct. 24, 31, & Nov. 7th, 10am - 2pm
Cost: $420/ $400 (members)

Leave your digital camera & Photoshop at home and experience the thrill of
watching a photograph emerge from blank paper to image. Traditional black
and white photography has volumes to teach photographers about the basics of
what makes an excellent photograph including; the relationship between light
and image, seeing qualities of light, developing an eye for composition, and
learning to control print quality. Learn from artist Ruth Kaplan how to
shoot, develop and print B&W photographs. This course is designed for
beginners, as well as those interested in brushing up on their skills.
Students are required to bring a working manual 35mm film camera.

Ruth Kaplan's Bio
Ruth Kaplan is a Toronto-based photographer whose work explores a variety of
themes such as bathers in communal hot springs and participants in rituals
of spirituality. Documentary-based, her images are subjective offering a
highly personal interpretation of social behaviour. She has exhibited widely
over the past twenty years and is represented by the Stephen Bulger Gallery.

Kaplan's editorial work can be found in major Canadian and international
publications. She has received numerous National Magazine Awards, Canada
Council, Ontario Arts Council and Toronto Arts Council grants. She is a
photography instructor at schools including Ryerson University, OCAD and the
Nova Scotia College of Art and Design. She is currently enrolled in an MFA
program at Ryerson University School of Image Arts, in Documentary Media.

www.ruthkaplanphoto.com
www.bulgergallery.com

PUSHING DIGITAL DIGITAL SLR INTENSIVE (10 Students)
Instructor: Erin Seaman
Wednesday, Nov. 4, 6-9pm
Cost: $90/ $80 (members)

Designed as a how-to workshop for the DSLR novice, this workshops gets to
the nitty gritty of working with a digital SLR camera. Erin Seaman will
decode the functions of these cameras and assist artists in making optimal
use of their gear. Topics covered include: menus, modes, color spaces, flash
sync, raw, metering, focus points and dedicated accessories.

PINHOLE (6 Students)
Instructor: Dave Kemp
Sunday, Nov. 15, 10am - 5pm
Cost: $180/ $160 (members)

Pinhole Photography: low-tech, high-science ...and a little bit of math.
The ultimate in camera hacking, pinhole photography allows you to make
cameras out of just about anything and frees you from the limitations (and
costs) inherent in using a manufactured camera. This workshop will
concentrate on the physics behind pinhole photography and present some
simple methods to calculate the parameters of one's camera and properly
determine exposure in order to achieve your goals while still leaving room
for experimentation and unexpected surprises. Materials to make your own
pinhole camera will be provided, but students are also welcome to bring
their own light-tight containers to make cameras from.

Dave Kemp's Bio
Dave Kemp is a visual artist currently living in Toronto, Canada whose art
practice looks at the intersections and interactions between art, science
and technology - particularly at how these fields shape our perception and
understanding of the world. Recent activities include exhibitions at the
Modern Fuel Gallery (Kingston), IPO Gallery (Ottawa), !deas Gallery (in the
Ontario Science Centre, Toronto) and Interaccess Media Arts Centre
(Toronto).
Dave is a graduate from the Master of Visual Studies program at the
University of Toronto where he also completed the Collaborative program in
Knowledge Media Design. Prior to this, he earned an Image Arts (photography)
BFA from Ryerson University and his BScE in Mechanical Engineering at
Queen's University.

CYANOTYPES (6 Students)
Instructor: Sally Ayre
Saturday, Nov. 21, 10-5pm
Cost: $180/ $160 (members)

Go back in time with this workshop and experience one of the earliest
photographic printing processes. Cyanotype is a non-silver process that can
be combined or used independently to create distinctive Blue toned imagery
on natural materials such as silk or art papers. This hands-on workshop with
Sally Ayre will teach proper coating, exposing, and developing techniques
for Cyanotype.

Sally Ayre's Bio
Sally Ayre is a photo based installation artist living in Toronto. Sally
works mainly with old photographic processes using a combination of
photographic images and photograms on layers of silk. She draws her
inspiration from nature and the wild landscape of Newfoundland where she was
born and raised. She is an active member of Gallery 44, Centre for
Contemporary Photography and the Tenth Muse Photo Collective. Sally is a
graduate of the Ontario College of Art and has been exhibiting her work
since 1990.

STUDIO LIGHTING (10 Students)
Instructor: Toni Hafkenscheid
Sunday, Nov. 22, 10am-5pm
Cost: $135/ $125 (members)

Utilizing the newly renovated studio space in Gallery 44¹s production
studios, artist, educator and photographer Toni Hafkensheid will lead
participants on an adventure in lighting. Demonstrations using tungsten,
strobe and other lighting sources will open up the possibilities for
creativity in the studio. Participants are welcome to bring their own
digital cameras and may have a small amount of time to set up their own
lighting scenes and do test shots.

Toni Hafkenscheid's Bio
Toni Hafkenscheid is a Toronto based photographer who was born in 1959 in
Rotterdam, the Netherlands. In 1989, he graduated from the Rietveld Academy
in Amsterdam and shortly thereafter moved to Toronto. During the following
six years he was active in the arts community in Toronto and received
several Canada Council and Ontario Arts Council awards. In 1996 Toni moved
back to the Netherlands to pursue a career as a commercial photographer and
to teach photography at the Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam.
In 2002 Toni returned to Toronto, Canada. He is currently teaching at OCAD
and Ryerson in Toronto. He is represented in Canada by the Birch Libralato
Gallery in Toronto, Skew Gallery in Calgary and Gallery Jones in Vancouver
and in the US by Packer Schopf, Chicago and George Billis Gallery in LA and
NY and Marcia Wood Gallery in Atlanta.
He has exhibited in solo and group shows throughout Canada, the U.S., Japan
and Europe.
His works reside in a number of important collections, including the
Canadian Museum for Contemporary Photography (Ottawa), Foreign Affairs
Canada, the University of Toronto, the Canada Council Art bank, The Royal
Bank Canada, the Center for Exploratory and Perceptual Art (Buffalo, NY),
and Kodak France and Kodak Netherlands and Various Private Collections.

GRANT WRITING/
ARTIST STATEMENTS (6 Students)
Instructor: Sara Angelucci
Wednesday, Nov. 25, 6-9pm
Cost: $70/ $60 (members)

Artist Sara Angelucci has extensive experience writing and receiving grants
as well as serving on granting juries. A detailed look at the granting
process, with a special focus on writing an artist statement, this workshop
will assist participants in understanding what is expected for individual
artist grant applications. With a special focus on photography, this course
will help artists learn how to communicate their ideas to jurors clearly and
effectively. Topics covered include writing artist statements, image
selection and the application.

Note: Participants must bring a sample of an artist statement along with 10
jpeg images.

Sara Angelucci's Bio
Sara Angelucci is a photo and video artist living in Toronto. She completed
her B.A. at the University of Guelph and her M.F.A. at the Nova Scotia
College of Art and Design. She has exhibited her photography across Canada
including exhibitions at Le Mois de la Photo in Montreal, Ace Art in
Winnipeg, Vu in Quebec City, the Toronto Photographer's Workshop, the
MacLaren Art Centre, the Art Gallery of Hamilton and the Richmond Art
Gallery. Her videos have been screened across Canada and included in
festivals in Europe and Hong Kong. Sara has participated in artist
residencies at NSCAD (Halifax), the Banff Centre and at Biz-Art in Shanghai,
China. Sara¹s work is represented by the Wynick/Tuck Gallery and V Tape
www.vtape.org in Toronto.

ALBUMEN (6 Students)
Instructor: Amanda Rataj
Saturday, Nov. 28, 10am 5pm
Cost: $180/ $160 (members)

Emerging artist Amanda Rataj takes participants back in time with the
delicate and historical process of Albumen printing, a process that was
popular in the late 1800s. This workshop includes a brief historical
introduction to albumen, and opportunities to create your own albumen
prints. Participants will leave the workshop confident to work with this
process independently.

Amanda Rataj's Bio
Amanda Rataj is a multidisciplinary artist living and working in Toronto,
Ontario, who will be graduating from the photography program at OCAD in the
spring of 2010. She combines the use of handmade paper and historical
photographic processes to explore themes related to ephemera, the natural
world & collections.

All workshops are held at Gallery 44 unless otherwise noted.

TO REGISTER contact us:
416.979.3941 OR education[at]gallery44[dot]org
We accept cash, cheque and VISA.
Fees include the cost of all or most materials.
Participants must pay in advance to secure registration and must cancel 10 days before the workshop to receive a full refund (less $25 admin fee).
Gallery 44 reserves the right to cancel or reschedule workshops with a full refund.

Anyone attending workshops involving photo chemistry must read our health & safety outline & sign a waiver prior to attending the workshop.

Health and Safety Guidelines

Health and Safety Waiver

Please note, Gallery 44 does NOT allow pregnant or breastfeeding women in workshops that involve photographic chemistry.

Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography is supported by its membership and by the Canada Coundil for the Arts, The Ministry of Citizenship, Culture and Recreation, the Ontario Arts Council, the Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto, and the City of Toronto through the Toronto Arts Council.

For more information on educational activities, please contact the Education Coordinator or phone 416.979.3941, Tues - Sat 11AM - 5PM.