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
This lecture is directed towards emerging artists who are looking to apply for artist residencies. Priya Kambli will provide important information, using examples, about how to find suitable residency programs, how to research them, and how to put together an application that best highlights your work. She will also discuss how participating in various residencies has enabled her to further her own artistic practice. Level: All Day & Time: Thursday, May 8, 2025, 7pm - 8:30pm, ET Event Type: Online Lecture with Q&A Academic Members: Free to enrolled students and educators in organizations who
In this final session (six) of the Griffin Museum's Professional Development Series, Kareen Black will discuss promotional strategies, social media tactics, and other marketing approaches to help lens-based artists and professional photographers further their career. There is not one way to be an artist or professional photographer, and there is not one way to promote yourself to clients, organizations or become a brand. However, Mr. Black will share a tips and do's and don'ts that have worked for him throughout his successful 25-year long career. Level: All Day & Time: Thursday, May 15, 2025
From hand-crafted, to print-on-demand, to a high-end monograph of your work, a printed piece showcasing your photographs can play an important role in moving your career forward.In this richly illustrated lecture, Mary Virginia Swanson will help artists consider the most appropriate path to bring their work to book form and into the hands of their target audience.Whether you are seeking a versatile promotional piece, dream of a catalogue to memorialize completion of a body of work, or strive to achieve a well-designed publication that amplifies the intention of the work, having clarity of both
We are pleased to announce the opening of registration for our special 40th Anniversary Atelier session and are excited to share more details with you.
The in-person class will be taught by Emily Belz and will take place on Thursday evenings from 4:30-7:30 PM at the Griffin Museum of Photography, located at 67 Shore Road, Winchester, MA 01890. The program will begin on September 18 and run through the end of May.
The online class will be taught by Jennifer McClure and held on Tuesday evenings from 6:00-9:00 PM (ET) via Zoom. It will begin on September 16 and run through the end of May
