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In Conversation with Sangyon Joo: The Vision Behind Datz Press

Datz PressFounded in 2010, Datz Press is an art book publisher based in Seoul, Korea, specializing in creating, publishing, and exhibiting photography-centered books. Datz Press publications preserve and share artists' work by carefully adapting each book to best represent the artist's vision. They also serve as an alternative exhibition space for artists, fostering artistic exchange that enriches life through photography and books. Over the past fifteen years, Datz Press has published more than 90 titles, which are included in numerous private and public collections. Datz Press also operates

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In Lieu of Flowers, artist talk with Caleb Cole (Online)

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

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Jeff Larason & Lynn Saville | Solitude in Cities online conversation

We are pleased to host in our Griffin Zoom Room an online conversation with Jeff Larason & Lynn Saville. Their exhibition, Solitude in Cities is on the walls of our satellite space - Griffin @ Lafayette City Center through March 23, 2025.

Jeff Larason's Boston and Lynn Saville's New York is a captivating exploration of quiet moments within two bustling urban environments.This exhibition combines the powerful and evocative urban imagery of Boston photographer Jeff Larason and New York City photographer Lynn Saville. Both artists delve deep into the visual language of cities, capturing

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Lightroom Classic Workflow with Sue Anne Hodges (Online)

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

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Maine Media Workshops present a conversation with Camille Farrah Lenain

The Griffin Museum is pleased to partner with Maine Media in presenting the 2024 Recipient of the Arnold Newman Prize Camille Farrah Lenain in an online conversation about her winning series, Made of Smokeless Fire. This work will be featured in an exhibition in Winchester at the Griffin opening December 13, 2024 running through January 8, 2025. © Camille Farrah Lenain

© Camille Farrah LenainBouchta, Marseille, 2022

© Camille Farrah LenainJoin photographer Camille Farrah Lenain, recipient of the 2024 Arnold Newman Prize for New Directions in Photographic Portraiture, online for an engaging

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Nuclear Family | Online Artist Panel

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.

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PDS 2: Grant writing for a photo-based project with Holly Stuart Hughes

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

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PDS 3: Publishing a Photobook with Michelle Dunn Marsh.

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

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PDS 4: Best practices for working with a gallery with Catherine Couturier

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

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