Education

The Griffin Museum is excited to offer this amazing artist talk with Boston-based artist Caleb Cole. In Lieu of Flowers is an ongoing series of memorial portraits of the trans people murdered in the United States and Puerto Rico due to transphobia, state violence, and institutional neglect. Part mourning ritual and part photograph, Cole use the roses from his garden and portraits primarily made by the subjects themselves to create a series of anthotypes, images created using photosensitive material from plants and the sun that cannot be fixed, therefore will eventually fade. This process is

After you've made an image and it is in your computer what happens next? This is one of the most important steps in your work. Lightroom Classic Workflow will help you get the most out of your images and create an organized workflow. The first class will start with planning your workflow including a discussion of best procedures, guidelines for folder structure, creating a back up system, and the initial set up of preferences and settings for your Lightroom catalog. Over eight weeks we will be importing images with the first emphasis being on the Library Module for sorting, ranking, and

We are pleased to have Matthew Leifheit at the Griffin Museum for an in person presentation to discuss his ongoing project, Queer Archives. Join us on Thursday March 27th at 6.30pm in our Main Gallery for this special conversation as part of our ongoing exhibition, Nuclear Family

Join us for a fabulous panel featuring the artists of Nuclear Family. Meet us online in the Griffin Zoom Room on Thursday, February 27, at 6:30 p.m. for a conversation about challenging societal norms and celebrating the diversity of love and family structures with Mengwen Cao, Jess T. Dugan, Yorgos Efthymiadis, Matthew Leifheit, Laurence Philomene, Anne Vetter, Matthew Finley and Kevin Bennett Moore.

An award-winning documentary about families and love. Written and Directed by Daniela Ambrosoli.

The modern idea of family is fundamentally changing. More and more same-sex couples are fulfilling their dreams of having children. This heartwarming documentary shows what it’s like raising kids with two male parents. Papa & dada was shot over a period of seven years in Italy, Holland, Germany, Switzerland, and the United States. Four couples discuss their desires for family, while sharing moments of their everyday lives. These families experience joys and challenges like any family might. The

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

Applying for grants to fund your personal project requires preparation and insights into a prospective funder's priorities. Learns the essential components of a successful grant proposal, and how to write a project description that stands out to jurors. This session will also provide advice on researching foundations, residencies and other funding sources that align with your short and long-term goals. Level: All Day & Time: Thursday, February 13, 2025 Event Type: Online Lecture with Q&A Academic Members: Free to enrolled students and educators in organizations who hold an academic membership

Michelle's conversation on publishing will address photobooks historically, and how they are often functioning as artist books today. She will speak to the importance of a team in creating books that consider both author and audience, and some of the joys and challenges in making books today. Level: All Day & Time: Thursday, March 20, 2025, 7pm-8:30pm Event Type: Online Lecture with Q&A Academic Members: Free to enrolled students and educators in organizations who hold an academic membership. Lecture Series (includes all six lectures): Members, $140.00 / Non-Members, $195. Individuals who

It's every artists dream to be represented by a gallery. But how does that happen? In this course I will talk about the best practices for approaching galleries, and how relationships between artist and gallerists are formed. I will go deeper into the dos and don'ts and give insight from my own experiences over my career. Level: All Day & Time: Thursday, April 17, 2025, 7pm -8:30pm, ET Event Type: Online Lecture with Q&A Academic Members: Free to enrolled students and educators in organizations who hold an academic membership. Lecture Series (includes all six lectures): Members, $140.00 / Non

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