Education

Join us July 22nd - July 26th, from 10am - 4pm for Introduction to Handmade Photobook Binding with Eliot Dudik. In this 5-day intensive course, we will begin with editing and sequencing techniques for the photographs you have brought with you to the Griffin Museum that represent a project you have been toying with or deeply engaged in. We will discuss strategies for approaching an edit and sequence for differing types of work that tease out meaning and/or narrative. Once we are settled on our edits and sequences, we will then discuss some basic strategies in photobook layout and design. We

Are you ready to fit the whole world into a single photo?

Spherical Panoramas (a.k.a tiny planets or photospheres) are part of our everyday life, including street view in Google Maps, online realty listings and most recently the advent of Apple's Vision Pro virtual reality computer headset. Yet one application of this practice has proven to be especially attractive to artistic photographers around the world, the 2D stereographic projection commonly known as Tiny Planets.

When applied as an art form the 360º x 180º view of a location becomes a 2D square, circular or rectangular frame

papa & dada (2021, 91 min.)

Paris Photo Grand PalaisParis Photo is shaping up to be the best fair yet in 2024, and the Griffin Museum is offering an exclusive guided tour. Join us in November and gain fresh perspective into what's trending in contemporary lens-based art with the Griffin Museum of Photography at Paris Photo. This exclusive trip is an incredible way to experience the vibrant, creative, photographic culture of Paris, and gain insight into the current trends in collecting and creating fine art photography. Join Executive Director Crista Dix and photographer and educator Judith Pishnery on a week long

The Griffin Museum is pleased to continue its legacy of fostering creative growth with the Photography Atelier, now in its 39th session. This portfolio and project building course will inspire students to take new approaches to their photography practice and help guide students in finding concepts and approaches they would like to develop into a longer-term project. Supportive dialog between the instructor and student is the basis of honing the work. We are excited to meet the needs of the next generation of photographic artists with this 9-month intensive program offered once a year, and

The Griffin Museum is pleased to continue its legacy of fostering creative growth with the Photography Atelier, now in its 39th session. This portfolio and project building course will inspire students to take new approaches to their photography practice and help guide students in finding concepts and approaches they would like to develop into a longer-term project. Supportive dialog between the instructor and student is the basis of honing the work. © Michael King

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The Griffin Museum is pleased to continue its legacy of fostering creative growth by offering, for the first time, Photography Atelier II with Traer Scott (Online). This portfolio and project building course will inspire students who have already completed Photography Atelier I to continue to pursue new approaches in their photographic practice, and help guide them in elevating/extending concept building, and explore new methods for continuing an existing series, or creating a new project, carrying over the knowledge and experience gained in Photography Atelier I. Students will participate in

Sharpen your technical skills this Fall with Photoshop II taught by Sue Anne Hodges. Photoshop II will build on the tools and techniques learned in Photoshop I. This course includes advanced masking and compositing. Post production and creative techniques will be covered, including, smart objects, channels and luminosity masking, technical selections using the pen tool, frequency separation, and custom brush techniques. Each week the first half of class will begin with a review by looking at work done by the students, with a question and answer session focused on problem solving and how to

Everyone has a website. It's the landing spot for showcasding your photography and giving youraudience (and potential clients) a more indepth understanding of who you are as an artist.In this course I will talk about the most important aspects of having an inviting and engagingwebsite focused on getting people to spend time looking at your work. I will touch on whatmakes a great website both in design and clarity of purpose. Level: All Day & Time: Thursday, January 16, 2025 Event Type: Online Lecture with Q&A Academic Members: Free to enrolled students and educators in organizations who hold

The Griffin Museum of Photography is pleased to offer a monthly series of lectures highlighting the tools of the trade and conversations with industry professionals who are invested in furthering the art and careers of photographic artists with our esteemed host Stella Kramer. We have gathered a group of artists, curators and creatives to discuss how they find their way in the creative space, with best practices, ideas for growth and future artist and business development. Join us each month, between January 16, 2025 - May 15, 2025 (exact dates TBD) as we talk about new paths in creativity