UPCOMING WORKSHOPS AT GALLERY 44
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Digital Printing
Bob Carnie of Elevator Photographic Lab
Saturday January 30 and Sunday January 31, 10am - 5pm
Cost: $280/ $260 (members)
In this two-day workshop, Bob Carnie from Elevator Lab covers the essential steps to produce quality digital photographs. This workshop is geared towards photographers at beginner to intermediate Photoshop level. Participants will work on laptops (set up to external monitors) to achieve a photographic image with the best possible quality. During the course of the workshop, the instructor will cover calibration and paper profiles; how to set up a workstation to maximize workflow; colour neutralization, and colour theory; contrast and density; effective sharpening tools; dodging and burning; as well as adjusting final colour and contrast. After the first session, participants will send their files to be printed at Elevator Lab. The second session will be focused on evaluating the prints retouching them to make further improvements. Participants might also work on a new image on the second day. Students will leave with TWO 20x30 Lambda Fuji Crystal Archival print courtesy of Fuji and Elevator Lab.
Van Dyke
Sally Ayre
Saturday, February 6, 10am to 5pm
Cost: $180/ $160 (members)
Go back in time with this workshop and experience one of the earliest photographic printing processes. Van Dyke is a non-silver process that can be combined or used independently to create distinctive brown toned imagery on materials such as silk or art papers. This hands-on workshop with Sally Ayre will teach proper coating, exposing, and developing techniques for Van Dyke.
Self-promotion for the artist/curator
Bridget Indelicato
Tuesday, February 9, 6pm to 9pm
6pm to 9pm
Cost: $70/ $60 (members)
This workshop is geared towards artists and curators in all stages of their careers that want to learn professional and creative ways to promote upcoming exhibitions and events. Participants will learn effective press release writing for the general public, the art community and the media. Tips on how to maximize the Internet for marketing and promotions will also be covered. At the end of the workshop, you will walk away with a helpful resource list that includes online and print marketing services.
Portraiture, Narrative, and Intimacy
Meera Margaret Singh
Saturday, February 20 and Saturday, February 27, 12pm to 3pm
Cost: $140/ $130
Instructor and artist, Meera Margaret Singh’s work often deals with the idea of Intimacy through portraiture. This two-day workshop will examine the process of making conceptual work from the original idea to its conception. During the first session, participants will engage in a discourse around ‘intimacy’: What does it mean? How have other artists used this notion to create work? What are the challenges of working with such a layered concept? How can one transform a concept into a work of art?
Based on the discussion during the first session, participants will be asked to photograph and create work, which will be reviewed the following week. The sharing of individual’s work will create an atmosphere that would parallel the concept of the workshop creating an intimate form of discussion and critique on the idea of intimacy.
Intermediate Black and White
Ruth Kaplan
Sunday, February 21 and Sunday, February 28, 10am to 4pm
Cost: $320/$300 (members)
The Intermediate Black and White Workshop is designed for those with some basic darkroom experience looking to learn more advanced and archival techniques in the darkroom. It is also ideal for photographers who need a refresher on archival printing. Participants must provide their own fiber-based paper, up to 16” x 20” in size. They also have to option to print with R.C. paper. Instructor, Ruth Kaplan will cover techniques and challenges of printing, from enlarger and tray processing to the final wash and print flattening. The Basic Black and White workshop is recommended prior to taking this workshop but not mandatory based on participants’ experience.
Curation 101
Jennifer Long
Wednesday, February 24, 6pm to 9pm
Cost: $70/ $60 (members)
This workshop will provide learners with the essential steps necessary to envision and coordinate a curatorial project. Instructor, Jennifer Long will guide the participants with the research tools, roles, responsibilities and time lines required to initiate a curated exhibition. Through examples of her own curatorial projects, Long will present how to put together a strong conceptual base for a project as well as the organizational tools necessary to curate a successful exhibition.
Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography
401 Richmond Street West, Suite 120
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