In this 3-session workshop, students learn how to intervene, play, and invite chance into analog processes. You can sign up for one, two or all three sessions!

In the first session, we start by building pinhole cameras. From there, we make photographs on site and develop them in the darkroom. Pinhole camerawork is an invitation to engage with history and to see firsthand how simplistic yet otherworldly “sun drawing” was and is.

On day 2, we tackle Sabattier (or solarization), chemigrams + photograms (or Rayographs) in the darkroom, with and without negatives. Using objects, light and resists, we intentionally disrupt the prescribed evolution of the silver gelatin print. Day 3 focuses on the use of daylight for photograms, chemigrams and lumen prints.

Parental consent required for children under 18 (min age is 15). 

No experience necessary for session 1. Some familiarity with analog photography and darkroom printing is recommended for sessions 2 and 3.

Instructors: Paula Siwek, Phyllis B. Dooney, and Jane Pierce
Sunday, Oct 18, 12:30pm – 4:30pm: Pinhole Cameras w Paula Siwek
Sunday, Oct 25, 12:30pm – 4:30pm: Sabattier (or solarization), Chemigrams + Photograms (or Rayographs) in the darkroom.
Sunday, Nov 1 , 12:30pm – 4:30pm: Lumen Prints, Chemigrams + Photograms in daylight.
Maximum capacity: 6
Minimum capacity: 3
Cost per sesson: $200 ($175 plus $25 lab fee)