Past Workshops

Oct 9

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6:00 pm

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7:30 pm

Online Workshop

(Members Only) Legal Issues in Photography

ALAS

Sep 21

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10:00 am

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5:00 pm

In-Person Workshop

This hands-on workshop is intended for photographers interested in working with a 35mm manual camera, processing their own film and making contact sheets.

B&W Darkroom: Shooting, Processing & Printing

Ruth Kaplan

Sep 14

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11:00 am

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5:00 pm

In-Person Workshop

Explore the art of lith printing in this hands-on darkroom workshop.

Lith Printing

Jim Hurtubise

Jun 8

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1:00 pm

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4:00 pm

In-Person Workshop

This workshop invites participants to explore their relationship to text and imagery as a uniquely poetic union in creative practices.

NEW! Undoing Neutrality: Using Text in Image-Based Practices

Lan “Florence” Yee

Jun 1

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12:00 pm

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3:00 pm

In-Person Workshop

In this workshop, we will create duotone cyanotypes through layering yellow and blue layers of a single image.

NEW! Duotone Cyanotypes (FREE MEMBER WORKSHOP)

Ella Morton

May 25

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11:00 am

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4:00 pm

In-Person Workshop

In partnership with Gallery 44, Open Studio is offering a 1 day, photo-based screenprinting workshop.

Photo-based screen printing (Co-presented with Open Studio)

Jessica Palmer

May 18

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11:00 am

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5:00 pm

In-Person Workshop

Cyanotypes: Alternative Process

Sally Ayre

May 15

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6:00 pm

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9:00 pm

In-Person Workshop

Join us in making an innovative structure for holding and display your photographs.

NEW! Bookworks: Floating Panel Panorama

Andrew Huot

May 11

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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

Introduction to the Darkroom

Ruth Kaplan

May 8

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6:00 pm

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9:00 pm

In-Person Workshop

This book consists of layers of paper that lets you create three-dimensional spaces for text and images.

NEW! Bookworks: Tunnel Books

Andrew Huot

May 5

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11:00 am

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5:00 pm

In-Person Workshop

Low Res Photo Intensive Course

Darren Rigo and Camille Rojas

May 4

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11:00 am

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5:00 pm

In-Person Workshop

In this 6-hour Lighting Intensive: Photographing People workshop, led by Nathan Cyprys, participants will learn the intricacies of strobe lighting techniques, both in-studio and on-site.

NEW! Lighting Intensive: Photographing People

Nathan Cyprys

May 1

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6:00 pm

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9:00 pm

In-Person Workshop

Immerse yourself in the realm of book arts through our three-part workshop series: Bookworks: Introduction to the Book as Art Object.

NEW! Bookworks: Introduction to the Book Arts

Andrew Huot

Apr 27

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12:00 pm

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3:00 pm

In-Person Workshop

Experiment with personal and found archives through exploring manipulation through the multi-dimensional and material aspects of images.

NEW! How to treat an image: Manipulating Personal Archives

Ernesto Cabral de Luna

Apr 6

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12:00 pm

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5:00 pm

In-Person Workshop

Explore the art of lith printing in this hands-on darkroom workshop.

NEW! Lith Printing

Jim Hurtubise

Mar 30

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12:00 pm

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5:00 pm

In-Person Workshop

The Intermediate B&W Workshop is designed for those with some basic darkroom experience looking to learn more advanced and archival techniques in the darkroom and further develop

Intermediate B&W Darkroom

Ruth Kaplan

Mar 27

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6:00 pm

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8:00 pm

Online Workshop

This online workshop will guide participants through a cohesive workflow when working with scanned negatives.

NEW! Working with Scanned Negatives

Ethan Murphy

Mar 16

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12:00 pm

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3:00 pm

In-Person Workshop

In the Advanced Studio Lighting 201 participants will master the intricacies of advanced strobe lighting techniques in the studio.

NEW! Studio Photography 201: Photographing People

Nathan Cyprys

Mar 2

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1:00 pm

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4:00 pm

Online Workshop

This workshop is designed for photo-based artists who are looking for concrete ways to improve and deepen their creative process.

Boosting Your Creative Process and Personal Vision: Strategies and Mindsets (MEMBERS ONLY)

Frank Rodrick

Feb 17

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11:00 am

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5:00 pm

In-Person Workshop

This hands-on workshop is intended for photographers interested in working with a 35mm manual camera, processing their own film and making contact sheets.

Shooting, Processing & Printing (35mm B&W)

Ruth Kaplan

Jan 27

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12:00 pm

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3:00 pm

In-Person Workshop

Photofinishing 101 (Course)

Miora Wong, Darren Rigo, Marco Buonocore

Jan 13

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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

Introduction to the Darkroom

Ruth Kaplan

Nov 25

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12:00 pm

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5:00 pm

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

Nov 11

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12:00 pm

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4:00 pm

Learn skills necessary for film processing & printing in a traditional wet black & white darkroom with instructor Ruth Kaplan.

Darkroom Basics: Film Processing and Printing

Ruth Kaplan

Nov 8

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6:00 pm

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8:00 pm

Online Workshop

This workshop offers an exploration into the artist's journey, emphasizing the pivotal role that rejection plays in shaping artistic growth.

NEW! Rejection, Resiliency, Reward: Artists who turn “No” into Next Steps (MEMBERS ONLY)

Holly Chang

Oct 28

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1:00 pm

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3:00 pm

Online Workshop

This workshop invites participants in an engaged conversation on the possibilities of welcoming vulnerability into one’s creative practice.

NEW! Radical Softness: Bearing Witness through Image-Making

Beau Gomez

Oct 21

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12:00 pm

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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

Oct 14

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12:00 pm

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3:00 pm

In-Person Workshop

Whether new to the realm of strobe lighting or seeking to refresh studio skills, this workshop welcomes individuals of all expertise levels.

NEW!Studio Lighting 101: Photographing People

Nathan Cyprys

Sep 30

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11:00 am

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5:00 pm

In-Person Workshop

Join us for a hands-on experience at "Eco-Printing: Exploring Cyanotype Blues" where we'll explore cyanotype printing.

Eco-Printing: Exploring Cyanotype Blues

Sally Ayre

Sep 23

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12:00 pm

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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.

NEW! Eco-Printing: Plant-Based Chemigrams

Julie Pasila

Sep 9

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12:00 pm

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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.

NEW!Eco-Printing: Anthotypes from Plant Pigments

Tara Nicholson

Jun 10

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12:00 pm

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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

Jun 3

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12:00 pm

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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

May 27

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12:00 pm

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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

May 24

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6:00 pm

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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

May 20

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11:00 am

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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

May 13

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11:00 am

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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

May 10

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6:00 pm

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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

May 6

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11:00 am

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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

Apr 26

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6:00 pm

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9:00 pm

Online Workshop

Learn more about artist residencies and tips for applying

Artist Residencies 101

Holly Chang

Apr 22

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1:00 pm

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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

Apr 15

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11:00 am

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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

Apr 1

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12:00 pm

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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

Mar 18

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10:00 am

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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

Feb 25

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1:00 pm

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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

Feb 18

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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.

Introduction to the Darkroom

Ruth Kaplan

Feb 11

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11:00 am

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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

Feb 4

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12:00 pm

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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

Nov 19

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12:00 pm

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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

Nov 12

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10:00 am

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2:00 pm

In-Person Workshop

NEW! Walking the Streets with a Medium Format Camera

Morris Lum

Nov 5

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10:00 am

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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

Oct 29

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12:00 pm

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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

Oct 26

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6:00 pm

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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

Oct 15

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1:00 pm

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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

Oct 15

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12:00 pm

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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

Oct 12

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6:00 pm

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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

Sep 24

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12:00 pm

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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

Jun 4

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10:00 am

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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

Jun 1

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6:00 pm

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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

May 28

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11:00 am

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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

May 21

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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

May 14

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12:00 pm

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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

May 11

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6:00 pm

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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

May 7

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10:00 am

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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

Apr 30

,

12:00 pm

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5:00 pm

In-Person Workshop

This workshop will introduce participants to the fundamentals of mordançage.

NEW! Introduction to Mordançage

Ella Morton

Apr 23

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12:00 pm

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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

Apr 9

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10:00 am

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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

Apr 2

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1:00 pm

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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

Mar 19

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1:00 pm

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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

Mar 12

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12:00 pm

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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

Mar 5

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10:00 am

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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

Feb 26

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10:00 am

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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

Feb 5

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1:00 pm

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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

Nov 27

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1:00 pm

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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

Nov 24

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6:00 pm

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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

Nov 6

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10:00 am

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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

Oct 23

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1:00 pm

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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

Oct 16

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10:00 am

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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

Oct 2

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1:00 pm

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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

Sep 18

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1:00 pm

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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

Sep 11

,

11:00 am

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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

Jun 5

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1:00 pm

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3:00 pm

Online Workshop

Research Practices and Concept Development in Photography (MEMBERS ONLY)

Holly Chang

May 29

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1:00 pm

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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

May 22

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1:00 pm

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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

May 15

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1:00 pm

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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

May 8

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1:00 pm

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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

Mar 20

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1:00 pm

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3:00 pm

Online Workshop

Collage as Collection

Maggie Groat

Mar 13

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1:00 pm

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3:00 pm

Online Workshop

Grant Writing 101

Daniella Sanader

Feb 27

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1:00 pm

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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

Feb 24

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6:30 pm

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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

Feb 20

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1:00 pm

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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

Feb 6

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1:00 pm

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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

Dec 5

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1:00 pm

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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

Nov 28

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1:00 pm

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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

Nov 25

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6:00 pm

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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

Nov 18

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6:00 pm

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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

Nov 11

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6:00 pm

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8:00 pm

Online Workshop

Curatorial Processes & Artist Submissions (MEMBERS ONLY)

Heather Rigg

Oct 1

,

3:00 pm

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6:00 pm

In-Person Workshop

Instant Adventures: A Photo Walk

Merlin Boissonneault

Sep 19

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11:00 am

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3:00 pm

In-Person Workshop

Introduction to Lumen Printing - Toronto Islands Edition

Julie Pasila

Sep 12

,

1:00 pm

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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

401 Richmond St. W, Suite 120, Toronto, ON, M5V3A8

416.979.3941

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