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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

The Griffin Museum is pleased to offer this intermediate - advanced online project development program for photographers who аre seeking to start a new project (series), or take their current project to the next level. Students will participate in monthly critiques, and this workshop will offer a comprehensive opportunity to experiment with or reimagine your concepts and ideas. You will also discover tools and techniques that will keep your work relevant and compelling. The objective for this class is to further develop your personal photographic vision and elevate your understanding of a

As we continue the brisk march into the age of AI, we are challenged to reconsider the ways in which photographs are made and understood within these technological contexts. Artificial Intelligence is positioned to uproot not only the traditions of photography, but it's very identity as a medium and a means of visual communication. This online workshop will survey this burgeoning history found at the intersections of photography and AI. Over the course of 4 sessions, we will review a diverse range of photographic projects made with artificial intelligence. Alongside this visual tour, we will

In this six-session online workshop, you will be guided through your photobook's conception, creation, and completion via a print-on-demand (POD) self-publishing platform. In preparation, you should have an idea or subject for your photobook and gather a selection of jpg images you envision including. To begin, we will examine a book's structure and examples of classic and contemporary photobooks. Through weekly presentations, discussion of each project, and assignments, you will work to refine your idea (the why, what, and who); edit and sequence images; identify/compose text; and make

This online workshop will dive into the process of generating a new body of work through the appropriation and repurposing of pre-existing archives.

These archives may be work that you have created, but want to utilize in a new way or work that you have never published, but want to revisit.

We will also investigate ways to use family photos, and appropriated images to produce a project that is personal to you and your vision.

What you will do:

-Find a through line via research or visual interest (conceptual ideas and what is the new narrative).

-Exploring tools for

Why write about photography? Just as an image frames a visual viewpoint, analytic writing offers context and perspective, influencing how we see. Learn to view and write about photography more critically in this online workshop with What Will You Remember editors Elin Spring and Suzanne Révy. Before Session I, participants will be given a few short samples of writing about photography which will be integrated into a two-hour, didactic slide presentation and discussion. Following this in-depth guide to clear and creative writing practices that apply to art reviews, artist statements and grant

Why write about your photography? Aren't your pictures supposed to say it all? Ideally, but written cues can offer viewers helpful entry points into your work. If you exhibit your work, artist statements, project statements and biographies are necessities. If you are applying for an artist residency, a grant or a call for entry, writing eloquently will illuminate the intention and process that sparked your imagery. The bottom line is, effective communication elevates your work. In our first session of the course, we explain best practices for starting and maintaining successful writing habits