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Student Discounts Available

Great news! A limited number of student discounts/scholarships are available. Not every class will be eligible, so please contact the individual instructor(s) for specific information. Proof of student status will be required, and students must be enrolled at least half-time (9 credits or more in a post-secondary educational program) or full-time high school students to qualify. Registration is still first-come, first-served, so to make sure you get a space, sign up early!

Introduction to Wet Plate Collodion Photography Workshop -June 18-19

Tintype plate taken at Art Reactor Studio

Introduction to Wet Plate Collodion Photography Workshop

$125 plus $75 materials fee

REGISTER at http://dcwetplate.eventbrite.com/

This is an intensive hands-on workshop for learning the wet plate collodion process. We’ll cover everything from mixing your own chemicals to creating beautiful tintypes and ambrotypes. This historic photographic process was developed in 1850 and popularized photography around the world. Today, wet plate is undergoing a renaissance in the fine art world.

We’ll be using the largest camera in Washington, an 11×14 Century Studio Camera to shoot our plates. Students will gain an understanding and appreciation of the process and a solid basis for doing wet plate on their own. All students will create tintypes or ambrotypes to bring home.

Note: Completion of this class will allow students to enroll in regular Wet Plate Studio Sessions where they’ll be able to use the Art Reactor Studio, Century Studio Camera, and wet plate chemicals to create their own portraits or still life work.

Day 1 – Friday June 18, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm

History, Materials, Safety, Choosing Cameras and Lenses, Suppliers, Literature and Online Resources, Demonstration, Studio and Field Practice of Wet Plate Photography

Day 2 – Saturday June 19 10:00 am to 4:00 pm

Intensive hands-on session, all students will perform the complete wet plate process and learn camera and lens operation for wet plate, coating, sensitizing, exposing, developing, fixing, washing, and varnishing of plates. We’ll have a one hour break for lunch from 12-1. Students will learn about and create portraits and still life plates.

Free Parking: There is ample free street parking close to the Art Reactor Studio.

Instructor: Barry Schmetter is a Washington DC based photographer and artist using historic photographic processes as a means to explore memory, forgetting, and other human cognitive processes. His work is in private and public collections and can also be seen in the upcoming ABC Television series, Happy Town.

So you’re going to be in an (Art) Show! What next???

So you’re going to be in a show! What next???
 
This class is targeted toward emerging artists who have never exhibited before or who have limited exhibition experience and are looking to imrove their presentation. The goal of this class is to help students have as successful as possible showing, whether the venue is a cafe, bookstore, gallery or group show like Artomatic. Topics to cover will include:
Planning your show – understand the scope of what you want to show, what you have space to show, and how to select the work that will end up on the wall.
Presentation – how you show your work is often as important if not more important than the work itself in having a good exhibit. We will discuss matting and framing choices, and how to do this on a budget without looking low-rent. Creating labels and dealing with lighting issues (something that may often be beyond your control) will also be addressed.
Hanging the show – now that you’re in the space you’re going to have your show in, what do you do? We discuss and demonstrate techniques for spacing your work on the wall, arranging it for visual “flow”, tips and tricks for aligning the work horizontally and vertically.
Promoting the show – unless you are going in to a high-end commercial gallery, you are going to have to do your own promotion of the show. We discuss tips and tricks for how to get noticed, and sources for printed materials.
Pricing the show – always the hardest question to answer about showing your work. We discuss general pricing strategies, determining your target audience and understanding your costs.
Have FUN! Of course all the above is a lot of work, but if you invest the time, it will pay off in personal pride of achievement, and quite possibly greater sales!
Tuition:  $30
 
Session duration: 2 hours, 8pm to 10 pm

This class is offered monthly at the Art Reactor studio in Hyattsville, Maryland.

Instructors: Art Reactor staff

Dates offered:

May 27, June 24, July 22, August 26, September 23.

To register: http://soartshow.eventbrite.com