The Griffin Museum of Photography is delighted to offer this workshop with two photography powerhouses, Alexa Dilworth and Aline Smithson, as part of our programming to accompany the 26th Annual Juried Members Exhibition.

Text + Image: Shifting Perceptions  examines the relationships between images and texts in a photobook or as part of a photographic project. Words create another layer of description, sometimes as a respite from images and sometimes as a way of elevating and complicating photographs. The skillful combination of text and images transcends simple storytelling and is an art unto itself.

Alexa comes to the subject as the publishing director and senior editor at the Center for Documentary Studies (CDS)

at Duke University, having worked at  DoubleTake  magazine, on myriad monographs, and with photographers and writers who have won CDS’s awards. Aline’s exploration of the power of text and image is garnered from her experiences in creating her own works and as the founding editor of  Lenscratch.  Join us to be inspired by the limitless and transformative possibilities that these two art forms have when in conversation with each other.

Cover image: Duane Michals, This Photograph is My Proof

July 9, 2020
7 PM Eastern Time
Join us for an evening conversation with fine art photographer Lauren Ceike discussing her Griffin exhibition, Sequin Fix.

This conversation is free to all. Held online on our Zoom platform, for your safety and the safety of others, we will be asking you to register for the event. We will have a waiting list in case of a full house.


Entrance to this class is 
by application only. Considerations are in process.

Class Sessions;
Mondays 10am-1pm
September 21, 28
October 5, 19, 26
November 2, 9, 16, 30
December 7
If class is unable to meet at the Museum due to Covid-19, class will take place online.
with Bill Franson


Class Sessions;
Monday Evenings, 6:30 – 9:00 pm Eastern Time
August 24 – November 2

(no class September 7 or October 12)
The topic is intentionally broad to include diverse voices within a common theme. The American Landscape has been considered variously as a providential gift, a mythic wilderness, a spiritual embodiment, or a spiritless object to be tamed and exploited. It has been worshipped, built upon, and it has been spoiled.



We added a morning offering as the evening offering sold out.

Class Sessions
Monday morning,10:00 – 1:00 pm Eastern Time
September 16 – November 4, 2020
After you’ve made the image, what happens once the image is in your computer is one of the most important steps in your work. Adobe Lightroom will help you get the most out of your images and create an organized workflow.

July 16, 2020 7 - 8 PM

It’s the July installment of our series of photographers on photography,  Photo Chat Chat!  

Join our moderator Julie Williams-Krishnan and our photographers as they discuss their creativity across a broad spectrum of photographic styles and ideas.

We are thrilled to present photographers from our
26th Juried Exhibition juried by Alexa Dilworth. The photographers are Yorgos Efthymiadis (courtesy of Gallery Kayafas), Leslie Jean-Bart, Loli Kantor and Geralyn Shukwit.

Sign up to reserve your space! In the case of a sell out, please contact us at crista (at) griffin museum (dot) org to be placed on the waiting list. We will send a link the night of the event in the case of any openings. If you sign up and decide not to attend please let us know as others are on a waiting list and would like to attend.

We don’t chit chat.
We  Photo Chat Chat !

Images top to bottom:
Rusty Door © Yorgos Efthymiadis
The Prayer © Leslie Jean-Bart
Travel Documents 1951-195 © Loli Kantor
Victoria © Geralyn Shukwit
Curators’ Talk:
Alexa Dilworth and Paula Tognarelli Discuss the 26th Annual Juried Members Exhibition (Online)

July 22, 2020
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
We invite you to join us for a special online walkthrough and conversation between creative forces showcasing our 26th Annual Members Juried Exhibition.
Our Executive Director, Paula Tognarelli, and the Curator of our 26th Member’s Exhibition, Alexa Dilworth discuss the concepts and creativity behind the choices Ms. Dilworth made to create this beautiful show.

Spanning the United States, the selected artists live from coast to
selected artists live from coast to coast and everywhere in between. Many will be joining us from their home, and be a participant in discussion, enhancing the understanding and background of their works selected.

Image © Jen Bilodeau, Solar Eclipse
The portfolio reviews are sold out at this time but we are opening up the keynote lecture to the public.

All those who are signed up for the reviews and who signed up for the portfolio walk may attend the keynote for free.

All reviewers may attend the review for free.

All 9 scholarship recipients may attend the keynote lecture for free.

Our sponsors are our guests to the keynote lecture.





Image © Granville Carroll, RIT

We are thrilled to present three artists from our
26th Annual Members Exhibition , curated by Alexa Dilworth. 

Join us for a great conversation between three talented artists, Christa Blackwood, Cody Bratt & Eleonora Ronconi. Each artist will be talking about their creative path, and discuss the image that Alexa selected for inclusion in our summer exhibition. Each of these artists received an Honorable Mention for their creativity.
Images top to Bottom:
© Christa Blackwood, Boy Play, Blake with Roses.
© Cody Bratt, Tragically Held Dear
© Eleonora Ronconi, La mañana siguiente

August 13, 2020
7 - 8 PM Eastern Time
It’s the August installment of our series of photographers on photography,  Photo Chat Chat!  
Join our moderator Julie Williams-Krishnan and our photographers as they discuss their creativity across a broad spectrum of photographic styles and ideas.

We are thrilled to present photographers from our 
26th Juried Exhibition  juried by Alexa Dilworth.  The photographers are Ken Beckles, Dennis Geller, Rachel Jessen & Jerry Takigawa. Each artist will be talking about their creative path, and discuss the image that Alexa selected for inclusion in our summer exhibition. Each of these artists received an Honorable Mention for their creativity.

Sign up to reserve your space! In the case of a sell out, please contact us at crista (at) griffin museum (dot) org to be placed on the waiting list. We will send a link the night of the event in the case of any openings. If you sign up and decide not to attend please let us know as others are on a waiting list and would like to attend.

We don’t chit chat.
We  Photo Chat Chat !
Images top to Bottom:
© Ken Beckles,  Blue Green
© Dennis Geller,  Mists of Time
© Rachel Jessen,  (Henry County) Notes for Michael at a gas station, New London.
©  Jerry Takigawa , EO 9066
with James Collins
2 sessions

Class Sessions :
August 10, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
August 17, 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
This beginner/intermediate program on Macro Photography is a 2-session, online workshop and will focus on the techniques and challenges of macro photography. It will include a technical lecture and demonstration in the first session, and feedback and critique in the second session. Topics will include: equipment review, composition, lighting, field work, & post-processing.

This workshop is geared to photographers who understand the basics of shutter speed, aperture, ISO and shooting in manual or aperture priority mode.

A tripod is recommended. Flash is also recommended – artificial lighting will be covered.
James M. Collins has over 25 years of industry experience working as an award-winning graphic designer and commercial photographer working with clients large and small—from international corporations to local small businesses across a wide index of markets in the design and production of their corporate communications. His work has appeared for clients on billboards, brochures, catalogs, magazines, tradeshows, packaging and digital media. He specializes in product photography and environmental portraits.

His exhibit, Patio Life (featured at the Griffin Museum in 2019 and traveled throughout the North East), takes a closer look at the often unseen life that surrounds us at home, reminding us we do not have to travel far to find interesting neighbors.
with John Willis


August 16, 2020
7 PM Eastern Time
"Historically there are many easily arguable reasons photographers should choose to make work of their own lives rather than tell stories of others. During divisive times, I struggle to find means of acknowledging my place and respecting others. At the same time, I want to learn while broadening my horizons and collaborating with others to build bridges between communities, while still respecting ethical processes and storytelling.

This talk will attempt to share my thinking while showing some of the project work I have produced, predominantly from the publication  Mni Wiconi , Honoring the Water Protectors and the Ongoing Struggle for Indigenous Sovereignty ." - JW
Willis’ work, “Requiem for the Innocent” and a sampling of the Water Protectors Book will be exhibited at Gallery Kayafas , opening in September.

photos © John Willis

This is our second in a series of conversations we have with the talented artists from our Members Exhibition on the walls until the end of August. We are thrilled to present three artists from our 
26th Annual Members Exhibition  curated by Alexa Dilworth. 

Join us for a great conversation between three talented artists, Margaret McCarthy, Nancy Nichols and Dale Niles. Each artist will be talking about their creative path, and discuss the image that Alexa selected for inclusion in our summer exhibition. Each of these artists received an Honorable Mention for their creativity.
Images top to Bottom:
© Margaret McCarthy, 2020 Women’s March
© Nancy Nichols, Self Portrait in Hospital Gown
© Dale Niles, Aunt Willies Nursing Cap
G ALLERY EXHIBITIONS
Ryan Zoghlin
".....I’ve been sailing off the beaches of Lake Michigan. ... I’ve always loved the shore. As time has marched on, I’ve noticed the increase in plastics on the beach year after year."
Lauren Ceike
"I never knew that drug bags were drug bags. I see them on the ground everywhere I go.... I always thought they were for craft supplies, hardware, buttons, etc."
M ore
"The Land Beyond the Forest is an ongoing series depicting a fading way of life in rural Transylvania. This mountainous and remote region of Eastern Europe is steeped in history and lore..."
Image © Leslie Jean-Bart

July 18 - August 30, 2020

The sixty photographers that will participate in the 26th Juried Exhibition are:
Terry Barczak, Ken Beckles, Anne Berry, Jen Bilodeau, Christa Blackwood, Sally Bousquet, Cody Bratt, Judy Brown, Annette Burke, Jo Ann Chaus, Sarah Christianson, Richard Cohen, Cathy Cone, Margo Cooper, Benjamin Dimmitt, Yvette Marie Dostani, Yorgos Efthymiadis, Madge Evers, Nicholas Fedak II, Fehmida Chipty, Dennis Geller, Carol Glauber, Kylie Harrigan, Bootsy Holler, Leslie Jean-Bart, Rachel Jessen, Paul Johnson, Loli Kantor, BK Kelley, Lee Kilpatrick, Sandra Klein, David Kulik, Eric Kunsman, Molly Lamb, Jeff Larason, JK Lavin, Rhonda Lopez, Margaret McCarthy, Lisa McCord, Yvette Meltzer, Nancy Nichols, Dale Niles, George Nobechi, Scott Offen, Karen Olson, David Oxton, Astrid Reischwitz, Eleonora Ronconi, Susan Rosenberg Jones, Claudia Ruiz Gustafson, Sara J. Winston, Geralyn Shukwit, Aline Smithson, Neelakantan Sunder, Jerry Takigawa, JP Terlizzi, Sandra Chen Weinstein, Bruce Wilson, Caren Winnall and Dianne Yudelson.

Awards

$1,500 Arthur Griffin Legacy Award

  • Leslie Jean-Bart
$1000 Griffin Award

  • Astrid Reischwitz

$500 Richards Family Trust Award

  • Bruce Wilson

$100 Honorable Mentions (10)
  • Ken Beckles
  • Christa Blackwood
  • Cody Bratt
  • Dennis Geller
  • Rachel Jessen
  • Margaret McCarthy
  • Nancy Nichols
  • Dale Niles
  • Eleonora Ronconi
  • Jerry Takigawa

We awarded 4 solo exhibitions that will take place next June and July 2021.

  • Vicky Stromee and Stefanie Timmerman

  • Vaune Trachtman and Jacqueline Walters

We awarded 1 Director’s prize that will result in a catalog and exhibition.
  • Sarah Schorr

We will produce a catalog of the 26th Juried Exhibition. – high res request is in process
.
We produced an online exhibition from photographs not chosen by the juror and it will run on Instagram as well. It will also run on a computer in the gallery during the exhibition. 

We awarded a Member in Focus.

  • Nancy A. Scherl

We will award one Purchase Prize that will be chosen before the exhibition closes.
" These images have been in the making for over 50 years, representing a posthumous collaboration with my father

Melanie Walker
July 18 - August 30, 2020
and an investigation of the materiality and impermanence of the photographic object. The film emulsion has been subjected to fluctuations in temperature and moisture now barely clinging to the base it’s transparent substrate. "
- MW
wall hanging
tree and tapestry
cyprus trees
Griffin Brick Walkway
ad for buying a brick
The  Buy a Brick Program is back at the Griffin due to popular demand by our audience .

Once we have accumulated enough orders we will process a bulk order of engraved bricks to be placed into the Griffin's walkway that leads to the  Winchester Rotary Terrace . There's plenty of room and we welcome your tribute inscriptions. 

  • The New England Portfolio Reviews will take place August 1 and 2, 2020 with virtual reviews. NEPR is sponsored by Sprint Systems, Digital Silver Imaging and by Panopticon Imaging. If you too are interested in sponsoring the reviews, please give our Executive Director a call. There is a Keynote lecture on July 31, 2020 with Cristina de Middel for NEPR participants and reviewers and our sponsors. Scholarships and Submissions to the reviews are now closed.


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  • Check out our varied photo offerings on our Blog on our website.
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