Past Workshops

Sep 23
, 
12:00 pm
 – 
3:00 pm
In-Person Workshop
Dive into the world of plant-based chemigrams, where you'll create eco-focused artistic prints using organic material & darkroom techniques.

Eco-Printing: Plant-Based Chemigrams

Julie Pasila

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Sep 9
, 
12:00 pm
 – 
3:00 pm
In-Person Workshop
Throughout this hands-on experience, participants will learn the historical roots of anthotypes and partake in its contemporary resurgence.

Eco-Printing: Anthotypes from Plant Pigments

Tara Nicholson

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Jun 10
, 
12:00 pm
 – 
4:00 pm
A great introduction to darkroom printing or a refresher course for anyone who hasn’t been in the darkroom for a while.

Introduction to the Darkroom

Ruth Kaplan

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Jun 3
, 
12:00 pm
 – 
5:00 pm
In-Person Workshop
Learn to create beautiful cyanotype prints with deeper blues and a longer tonal range using the modern cyanotype printing process

Cyanotypes: Alternative Processes

Sally Ayre

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May 27
, 
12:00 pm
 – 
3:00 pm
In-Person Workshop
This workshop will guide participants in alternative photographic practices through the manipulation of portraiture and the human figure

NEW! Facelift: Cut and Fold Techniques for Portraits

Jessica Thalmann

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May 24
, 
6:00 pm
 – 
9:00 pm
In-Person Workshop
In this workshop, participants will learn how to expand their material range by exploring alternative media options and printing techniques

NEW! Experimental Photographic Printing

Steven Beckly

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May 20
, 
11:00 am
 – 
5:00 pm
In-Person Workshop
Capture compelling still life compositions on B&W polaroid film and learn how to make unique artworks by transferring the photographic emulsion onto various materials

Film Freeform: Polaroid Emulsion Lift

Phillip Chin

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May 13
, 
11:00 am
 – 
3:00 pm
In-Person Workshop
This workshop will introduce participants to a range of experimental techniques to reinterpret their landscape images

NEW! Poetic Activism: Alternative Approaches to Landscape Photography

Ella Morton

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May 10
, 
6:00 pm
 – 
8:00 pm
Online Workshop
Overview of best practices for print file preparation for bulk and non-bulk printing using Gallery 44 print services

NEW! Image to Print: 101 (MEMBERS ONLY)

Nedda Baba

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May 7
, 
11:00 am
 – 
5:00 pm
In-Person Workshop

Low Res Photo Intensive Course

Darren Rigo and Camille Rojas

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May 6
, 
11:00 am
 – 
5:00 pm
In-Person Workshop
Learn skills necessary for film processing & printing in a traditional wet black & white darkroom with instructor Ruth Kaplan

B&W Darkroom Basics: Processing and Printing

Ruth Kaplan

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Apr 26
, 
6:00 pm
 – 
9:00 pm
Online Workshop
Learn more about artist residencies and tips for applying

Artist Residencies 101  

Holly Chang

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Apr 22
, 
1:00 pm
 – 
3:00 pm
Online Workshop
This workshop addresses the ways in which portrait photography enables black identifying individuals to visually contest degrading portrayal

NEW! Reimagining Black Subjectivity through Portraiture

Anthony Gebrehiwot

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Apr 15
, 
11:00 am
 – 
4:00 pm
In-Person Workshop
This workshop will guide participants through the art of self-portraiture and narrative building through hands-on exercises.

NEW! Turning the camera onto ourselves: sharing stories through self-portraits

Gilad Cohen

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Apr 1
, 
12:00 pm
 – 
4:00 pm
In-Person Workshop
This workshop will explore how humour, satire and irony are incorporated into photo-based artistic practices.

NEW! Tried to photograph the fog, but I mist

Kotama Bouabane

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Mar 18
, 
10:00 am
 – 
5:00 pm
In-Person Workshop
Learn the wet plate collodion tintype photography process from start to finish and create your own prints with this 19th century process.

Introduction to Wet Plate Collodion (2-day Weekend Workshop)

Phillip Chin

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Feb 25
, 
1:00 pm
 – 
3:00 pm
Online Workshop
This workshop invites participants into a conversation about the ethics of photography & developing relationships that lead to collaboration

NEW! Ethics in Photography: Relationship Building

Jeff Bierk

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Feb 18
, 
12:00 pm
 – 
4:00 pm
In-Person Workshop
A great introduction to darkroom printing or a refresher course for anyone who hasn’t been in the darkroom for a while.

Introduction to the Darkroom

Ruth Kaplan

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Feb 11
, 
11:00 am
 – 
2:00 pm
In-Person Workshop
Participants will learn how to cut window mats for their photographs with precision and how to use the dry mount press to mount photographs

Print Finishing: Mat cutting & Mounting (MEMBERS ONLY)

Marco Buonocore

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Feb 4
, 
12:00 pm
 – 
4:00 pm
In-Person Workshop
This workshop covers the proper use of a 35MM camera, how to create a good negative, processing B&W Film using darkroom chemistry.

Shooting & Processing 35mm B&W Film

Ruth Kaplan

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Nov 19
, 
12:00 pm
 – 
4:00 pm
The Intermediate B&W Workshop is designed for those with some basic darkroom experience looking to learn more advanced techniques.

B&W Darkroom: Intermediate Darkroom

Ruth Kaplan

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Nov 12
, 
10:00 am
 – 
2:00 pm
In-Person Workshop

NEW! Walking the Streets with a Medium Format Camera

Morris Lum

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Nov 5
, 
10:00 am
 – 
5:00 pm
This workshop will guide participants through the process of developing C-41 process colour negative film in a B&W Darkroom.

NEW! Developing Colour Film with C-41 Process

Simon Milne

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Oct 29
, 
12:00 pm
 – 
4:00 pm
A great introduction to darkroom printing or a refresher course for anyone who hasn’t been in the darkroom for a while.

B&W Darkroom: Introduction to the Darkroom

Ruth Kaplan

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Oct 26
, 
6:00 pm
 – 
8:00 pm
This workshop will give tips and best strategies to help photographers start to translate their images from the camera to the page.

Proposal Writing Workshop (MEMBERS ONLY)

Zinnia Naqvi

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Oct 15
, 
1:00 pm
 – 
3:00 pm
This workshop will explore how the reclamation of found images in art practice can be used to tell new and meaningful narratives.

NEW! Reclamation: Working with the found image

Karice Mitchell

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Oct 15
, 
12:00 pm
 – 
4:00 pm
A great introduction to analog photography, this workshop will teach participants how to use a manual 35mm camera and process their own film

B&W Darkroom: Shooting & Processing 35mm Film

Ruth Kaplan

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Oct 12
, 
6:00 pm
 – 
8:00 pm
Online Workshop
This workshop will help photographers develop a successful and engaging portfolio website.

Introduction to Portfolio Building (Members Only)

Stanzie Tooth

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Sep 24
, 
12:00 pm
 – 
5:00 pm
Learn to create beautiful cyanotype prints with deeper blues and a longer tonal range using the modern cyanotype printing process.

Cyanotypes: Alternative Photographic Process

Sally Ayre

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Jun 4
, 
10:00 am
 – 
5:00 pm
In-Person Workshop
The primary goal of the workshop is to learn the palladium print-making process and how to overcome basic problems encountered in doing so.

Introduction to Palladium/Platinum Printing

Gerald Pisarzowski

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Jun 1
, 
6:00 pm
 – 
8:00 pm
Online Workshop
Participants will learn to build concepts from a personal experience or memory, and explore thebuilt environment with intention and purpose.

NEW! Personal Landscapes

Esmond Lee

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May 28
, 
11:00 am
 – 
5:00 pm
In-Person Workshop
Taking place outdoors on the Toronto Islands, this workshop will introduce the experimental processes of lumen printing, phytograms, and plant-based chemigrams.

NEW! Field Study: an Introduction to Plant-based Silver Gelatin Processes

Julie Pasila

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May 21
, 
12:00 pm
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4:00 pm
In-Person Workshop
A great introduction to darkroom printing or a refresher course for anyone who hasn’t been in the darkroom for a while.

Darkroom: Black & White Printing

Ruth Kaplan

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May 14
, 
12:00 pm
 – 
5:00 pm
In-Person Workshop
Learn to create beautiful cyanotype prints with deeper blues and a longer tonal range using the modern cyanotype printing process in this hands on workshop.

Cyanotypes: Alternative Photographic Process

Sally Ayre

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May 11
, 
6:00 pm
 – 
8:00 pm
Online Workshop
Artist Matt Nish-Lapidus takes you through some intermediate website creation techniques, building on top of a basic understanding of HTML and CSS. 

NEW! Intermediate: Hand-coded Artists Websites

Matt Nish-Lapidus

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May 7
, 
10:00 am
 – 
5:00 pm
In-Person Workshop
Learn the wet plate collodion tintype photography process from start to finish and create your own prints with this 19th century process.

Introduction to Wetplate Collodion (Weekend Workshop)

Phillip Chin

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Apr 30
, 
12:00 pm
 – 
5:00 pm
In-Person Workshop
This workshop will introduce participants to the fundamentals of mordançage.

NEW! Introduction to Mordançage

Ella Morton

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Apr 23
, 
12:00 pm
 – 
5:00 pm
In-Person Workshop
The Intermediate B&W Darkroom Workshop is designed for those with some basic darkroom experience looking to learn more advanced techniques.

Intermediate Black & White Darkroom

Ruth Kaplan

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Apr 9
, 
10:00 am
 – 
5:00 pm
In-Person Workshop
Instructor, Ruth Kaplan will give introductions on camera basics; shooting, processing B&W film and making contact prints in the darkroom.

Darkroom Basics: Shooting, Processing & Printing

Ruth Kaplan

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Apr 2
, 
1:00 pm
 – 
3:00 pm
Online Workshop
This workshop will help you navigate creative obstacles related to the pandemic.

Unstuck: Getting through your creative pandemic slump (MEMBERS ONLY)

Lyla Rye

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Mar 19
, 
1:00 pm
 – 
3:00 pm
Online Workshop
This workshop will explore possible intersections of organic materials and natural elements with still photography and moving images.

NEW! Living Images

Eve Tagny

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Mar 12
, 
12:00 pm
 – 
4:00 pm
In-Person Workshop
This clinic will teach participants fundamentals of colour management for screen-based and digitally intermediated print workflows.

NEW! RGB is not a Colour Space

Andrew Hunter

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Mar 5
, 
10:00 am
 – 
5:00 pm
In-Person Workshop
Instructor, Ruth Kaplan will give introductions on camera basics; shooting, processing B&W film and making contact prints in the darkroom.

Darkroom Basics: Shooting, Processing & Printing

Ruth Kaplan

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Feb 26
, 
10:00 am
 – 
5:00 pm
In-Person Workshop
Through this workshop participants will explore the possibilities pinhole photography!

NEW! Image Making with a Pinhole Camera

Samuel Choisy

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Feb 5
, 
1:00 pm
 – 
3:00 pm
Online Workshop
We will learn the foundations of HTML, CSS, and some basic JavaScript in the context of artist websites and projects.

NEW! Hand-coded Artist Websites

Matt Nish-Lapidus

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Nov 27
, 
1:00 pm
 – 
3:00 pm
Online Workshop
Participants will learn about various approaches and considerations to making a photo book.

NEW! The idea of the Photobook (MEMBERS ONLY)

Cristian Ordóñez

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Nov 24
, 
6:00 pm
 – 
8:00 pm
Online Workshop
Learn how to prepare your application from finding a potential advisor, timelines and the nitty gritty of various application requirements.

NEW! So You’re Applying to Grad School 311

Charlene K. Lau

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Nov 6
, 
10:00 am
 – 
5:00 pm
In-Person Workshop
Instructor, Ruth Kaplan will give introductions on camera basics; shooting, processing B&W film and making contact prints and 8"x10" enlargements in the darkroom!

Darkroom Basics: Shooting, Processing & Printing

Ruth Kaplan

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Oct 23
, 
1:00 pm
 – 
3:00 pm
Online Workshop
This workshop will explore the diversity in values, protocols, and processes in Indigenous Storytelling Practices.

NEW! Storytelling in Indigenous Communities

Janine Windolph

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Oct 16
, 
10:00 am
 – 
5:00 pm
In-Person Workshop
Of all forms of photo-art, platinum/palladium prints are considered to be the most luminous, enduring and rare. Nothing else looks or lasts like a platinum/palladium image.

NEW! Introduction to Palladium/Platinum Printing

Gerald Pisarzowski

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Oct 2
, 
1:00 pm
 – 
4:00 pm
In-Person Workshop
Come along for an exciting three hour walking photography tour as we discuss the rich history and legacy of these unique brutalist structure.

NEW! Brutalist Architecture Photowalk

Jessica Thalmann

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Sep 18
, 
1:00 pm
 – 
3:00 pm
Online Workshop
Learn how to develop film away from the darkroom using a mix of household materials and darkroom chemistry

Black & White Film Developing at Home

Heather Fulton

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Sep 11
, 
11:00 am
 – 
3:00 pm
In-Person Workshop
Learn how to create beautiful cyanotypes with one of the earliest hands-on photographic processes using the power of the sun!

Cyanotypes in the Sun

Sally Ayre

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Jun 5
, 
1:00 pm
 – 
3:00 pm
Online Workshop

Research Practices and Concept Development in Photography (MEMBERS ONLY)

Holly Chang

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May 29
, 
1:00 pm
 – 
3:00 pm
Online Workshop
This workshop will explore approaches to sequencing and flow development for portfolios and/or series.

NEW! Field of Vision: Mapping the Portfolio

Liz Ikiriko

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May 22
, 
1:00 pm
 – 
3:00 pm
Online Workshop
Join artist Jessica Thalmann in this workshop exploring alternative photographic practices through manipulating photographs of domestic interior spaces and residential architecture.

NEW! A House Divided: Cut & Fold Techniques for Domestic Spaces

Jessica Thalmann

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May 15
, 
1:00 pm
 – 
3:00 pm
Online Workshop
Participants will explore the ways in which objects can be used to build and trace larger narratives such as identity and migration.

NEW! Poetics & Politics of Still Life

Dainesha Nugent-Palache

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May 8
, 
1:00 pm
 – 
3:00 pm
Online Workshop
Drawing from a range of contemporary image-based practices, artist Steven Beckly will demonstrate various ways of shaping the erotic through image, object and encounter.

NEW! Picturing Pleasure: The Erotic in The Everyday

Steven Beckly

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Mar 20
, 
1:00 pm
 – 
3:00 pm
Online Workshop

Collage as Collection

Maggie Groat

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Mar 13
, 
1:00 pm
 – 
3:00 pm
Online Workshop

Grant Writing 101

Daniella Sanader

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Feb 27
, 
1:00 pm
 – 
3:00 pm
Online Workshop
This workshop with visual artist Darren Rigo will cover an introduction to strobe lights and how to use them to light still life compositions.

Lighting for Still Life Photography

Darren Rigo

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Feb 24
, 
6:30 pm
 – 
8:30 pm
Online Workshop
This workshop will explore practical approaches for image makers to consider when working with a personal archive.

Two steps back: creating new works with the family album

Zinnia Naqvi

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Feb 20
, 
1:00 pm
 – 
3:00 pm
Online Workshop
In this workshop, documentary photographer Tom Saater will be exploring ethics in visual storytelling from relationship building to having difficult conversation and creating boundaries.

NEW! Ethics in Visual Storytelling: A Process

Tom Saater

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Feb 6
, 
1:00 pm
 – 
3:00 pm
Online Workshop
Learn how to develop B&W film away from the darkroom using household materials. This workshop will focus on Caffenol: a coffee-based DIY film developer that can be used safely at home.

Caffenol at Home: Non-Toxic Film Development (MEMBERS ONLY)

Heather Fulton

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Dec 5
, 
1:00 pm
 – 
3:00 pm
Online Workshop
Blur effects are useful in street photography and landscape photography to add interest to waterfalls, lakes and rivers and create movement.

Capturing and Composing Movement

Huw Morgan

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Nov 28
, 
1:00 pm
 – 
3:00 pm
Online Workshop
This workshop, led by curator & writer Geneviève Wallen, aims to cultivate & explore the effects provided by small wonders and simple awes.

Creative Prompts for Raw Nerve Endings

Geneviève Wallen

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Nov 25
, 
6:00 pm
 – 
8:00 pm
Online Workshop
Participants will learn how to assemble a portfolio, how to prepare work for exhibition and sale, and understand gallery structures.

Gallery Practices for the Emerging Photographer

Robyn Zolnai

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Nov 18
, 
6:00 pm
 – 
9:00 pm
Online Workshop
This workshop will assist participants in defining their own curatorial practice that is actively engaged in the politics of display.

Making Arguments in Space: A Curatorial Workshop

Magdalyn Asimakis

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Nov 11
, 
6:00 pm
 – 
8:00 pm
Online Workshop

Curatorial Processes & Artist Submissions (MEMBERS ONLY)

Heather Rigg

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Oct 1
, 
3:00 pm
 – 
6:00 pm
In-Person Workshop

Instant Adventures: A Photo Walk

Merlin Boissonneault

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Sep 19
, 
11:00 am
 – 
3:00 pm
In-Person Workshop

Introduction to Lumen Printing - Toronto Islands Edition

Julie Pasila

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Sep 12
, 
1:00 pm
 – 
3:00 pm
Online Workshop
Online workshop with Erika DeFreitas exploring the relationships between gesture, the body, and the photograph.

All seen All seen

Erika DeFreitas

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May 23
, 
12:00 pm
 – 
2:00 pm

NEW! In Defense of the Poor Image

Jessica Thalmann

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May 9
, 
1:00 pm
 – 
4:00 pm

NEW! Deconstructing Images and Personal Archives | Criticality of Digital Images as Tools for Artmaking

Julius Poncelet Manapul

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Apr 19
, 
11:00 am
 – 
5:00 pm

Low Res: Photo Intensive Course 2020

Darren Rigo

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Mar 14
, 
12:00 pm
 – 
4:00 pm

Intermediate Black and White Darkroom

Ruth Kaplan

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Mar 4
, 
6:00 pm
 – 
9:00 pm

NEW! The book is always in dialogue

Grayson James

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Feb 19
, 
6:00 pm
 – 
9:00 pm

NEW! Collaging in Unity

Jawa El Khash

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Feb 8
, 
10:00 am
 – 
5:00 pm

Darkroom Basics: Shooting, Processing & Printing

Ruth Kaplan

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Jan 22
, 
6:00 pm
 – 
9:00 pm

Mat Cutting and Mounting *for G44 Members only*

Marco Buonocore

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Nov 23
, 
11:00 am
 – 
4:00 pm

Digital to Darkroom: Digital Negatives & Enlargements

Andre Laredo

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Nov 20
, 
6:00 pm
 – 
9:00 pm

NEW! Strangers Within

Laurie Kang

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Nov 16
, 
10:00 am
 – 
3:00 pm

NEW! Initiation a la photo argentique noir et blanc (Co-presented with Le Labo)

Lise Beaudry

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Nov 2
, 
12:00 pm
 – 
5:00 pm

Intermediate Black and White Darkroom

Ruth Kaplan

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Oct 29
, 
6:00 pm
 – 
9:00 pm

NEW! Fade Resistance: Reframing the Black archive as a site and practice of care

Zun Lee

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Oct 9
, 
6:00 pm
 – 
9:00 pm

Imacon Scanning: Best Practices

Brendan George Ko

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Oct 5
, 
10:00 am
 – 
5:00 pm

Darkroom Basics: Shooting, Processing & Printing

Ruth Kaplan

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Oct 3
, 
5:00 pm
 – 
7:00 pm

The Photographer and the Internet (MEMBERS ONLY)

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Sep 22
, 
12:00 pm
 – 
4:00 pm

NEW! Street Signs and Telephone Wires: A Photo Walk

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Sep 21
, 
12:00 pm
 – 
4:00 pm

Introduction to Lumen Printing

Julie Pasila

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May 30
, 
6:00 pm
 – 
9:00 pm

NEW! Results from the act of doing: Creating experimental photo–based forms

Miles Collyer

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May 25
, 
12:00 pm
 – 
5:00 pm

Intermediate Black and White Darkroom

Ruth Kaplan

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May 22
, 
6:00 pm
 – 
9:00 pm

NEW! Developing Agents: Working in and with photographic archives

Gabrielle Moser

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May 19
, 
12:00 pm
 – 
4:00 pm

The Photobook as Art Object

Jessica Thalmann

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May 18
, 
10:00 am
 – 
4:00 pm

Cyanotypes: Alternative Photographic Process

Sally Ayre

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May 15
, 
6:00 pm
 – 
9:00 pm

Pieces of Water: Cameraless Water Photograms

Jeremy Lynch

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May 11
, 
11:00 am
 – 
4:00 pm

NEW! Photo-based Screenprinting (Co-presented with Open Studio)

Jess Palmer

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May 11
, 
10:00 am
 – 
5:00 pm

Darkroom Basics: Shooting, Processing & Printing

Ruth Kaplan

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May 8
, 
6:00 pm
 – 
9:00 pm

NEW! Working with Space: Installation Strategies for Photographers

Steven Beckly

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May 7
, 
6:00 pm
 – 
9:00 pm

NEW! Long-term Documentary Photo Practices: Ethics in Storytelling

Danielle Da Silva

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