One Day Only! Summer Photo Workshops for Teens Exhibition
The summer has flown by (and is still flying, in fact)- and Franklin’s Summer Photo Workshops Program has reached it’s end. Come check out what 2011 program participants have made armed only with cameras, eyes, and endless handfuls of peanut butter M&Ms. You’ll be amazed!
Join us for a single-day photography exhibition featuring works by participants in Franklin Art Works’ Summer Photo Workshops for Teens Program.
2011 program participants:
// Madeline Adams // Lydia Bickal // Jose Cervantes // Illiana Gerst // Alex Harristhal // Rachel Haukkala // Avery Katz // Nou Khang // Stanley Krishner-Breen // Zoe Lange // Annika Linde // Emily Maenner // Macalester Orchard // Sonia Paredes // David Smith // Amanda Spencer // Sinjun Strom // Sami Swisher // Miles Taylor // Maisie Taylor // Boua Vang // Emma Wollerman //
Lecture: ❝Recent Developments❞
Attention all Summer Photo Workshops students, tenderfoot photographers, avid art appreciators, at-large academics, and hungry after hours learners…
Join us for a free public lecture, presented in conjunction with the 2009 McKnight Artist Fellowships for Photographers exhibition and Franklin’s Summer Photo Workshops for Teens Program.
Covering a variety of topics from Google streetviews to the war in Afghanistan, Leo will discuss new works, digital and otherwise, that push the envelope of what we think of as photography. Some of the artists discussed will be Tim Hetherington, Penelope Unbrico, and Sam Taylor-Woods.
We’re on a Roll!
Last weekend marked the kick-off of our Summer Photo Workshops for Teens…
Photo by program participant Avery Katz
Photo by program participant Alex Harristhal
Keep up with what our twenty-five talented young photographers are up to this summer here!
Summer Photo Workshops: We’re Back!
…and better than ever!
Check out the website: http://summerphotofranklin.tumblr.com. Space is limited - don’t delay!
Catching Up with Summer
The weeks have flown by since Peter Latner’s Suburban Landscapes workshop a month ago! We’ve seen four more workshops - Photographing the Urban Portrait with Kristine Heykants, Walker Art Center: Inside and Out with Anthony Marchetti and Brett Kallusky, Synthetic Landscapes with Justin Newhall, and Minneapolis Neighborhoods with Tom Wik.
Pictures from the workshops are up on flickr- see for yourself! Here’s a taste of some of the wonderful places students went this summer:
Maisie, Lydia, David, Will and Annamarie taking a break in downtown Minneapolis
Sammie forming her vision at the Walker Art Center
Ana, Ellen, and Justin striking a pose at the Bell Museum
Ana working hard in the University of Minnesota’s digital lab
In other news: The 2008 McKnight Photography Fellowship Exhibition closes this Saturday, July 31 at 5pm! Come get your last look.
Also on Saturday is the reception for our Summer Photography Workshops from 3-5. All workshop instructors will be present - Come meet local photographers and see a great collection of student work!
David Smith, Street Photography Workshop
Danielle Schlender, Walker Art Center: Inside and Out Workshop
Justin Moran, Minneapolis Neighborhoods Workshop
Suburban Landscapes with Peter Latner
Our first off-site workshop went wonderfully last Saturday - Peter Latner, Juana, and four daring students headed off to the brand-new Shops at West End, a “lifestyle center” out in St. Louis Park, to explore the theme of “Suburban Landscapes,” in a truly suburban world right outside of the city.
Prior to the class, Peter talked to the students about what makes a suburb, what differences they might find between an urban landscape and a suburban one, and showed some examples of other photographers who have captured the essence of suburbia in still images, like American photographer Robert Adams.
As the students were shooting covertly, behind the scenes images from this class are few. However, the students’ prints will be up in the Project Space by the middle of next week. Come take a look at what they found!
Peter starts by asking some tough questions…
On to images…(the rest is up to our imagination!)
*No workshop next weekend - Franklin will be closed for the weekend of the 4th. Felicidades, everyone!
Now you can see all of the photos from our summer photography workshops, including behind-the-scenes photos captured by Juana, our lovely workshops assistant. Check it out!
Click on the link above (in yellow) or search for “franklinartworks” at www.flickr.com.
Street Photography with Wing Young Huie
Last week, we had our first fully off-site workshop with renowned local photographer Wing Huie, who met students at his gallery and studio and then embarked on an afternoon of photographing unknown subjects on Franklin Avenue. As a technique for photographing strangers, the students asked their subjects a range of questions and then recorded their responses on chalkboards, which were then included in their photographs.
This is a technique Huie used in his Lake Street and Frogtown projects:
Come visit the gallery to see the students’ fabulous work! Student videos and photos from workshops with Xavier Tavera, Peter Haakon Thompson, and Wing Young Huie are now on view.
Dena takes notes during Wing’s presentation
Abbi gets a shot inside a Barber Shop on Franklin Ave.
Dena captures character in a parking lot
Making room for the next story…
Annamarie sets up on a busy street corner
…and gets some extra pointers from Wing
Back at the gallery reviewing their work!
Performed Self-Portraiture with Peter Haakon Thompson
Another great workshop here at Franklin last Saturday! Students came and braved a rainy day to walk down Franklin Avenue and take self-portraits using self-timed cameras and tripods. Here are some behind-the-scenes photos of Vasliki, Jose, Jaye, Stephanie, Alexandra, and Vanessa during the workshop, taken by Juana Berrío, our wonderful new summer photography workshops intern!
Getting acquainted
Inspiration from other notable self-portrait photographers, including Erwin Wurm, Francesca Woodman, and Arno Minkkinen
Sammy gets the low down
Map of destinations!
Troopers trekking out in the rain…
Vanessa and Alexandra are all smiles
Setting up first shots under the bridge
Serious business
José times two
José and Jaye making back-to-back shots!
Jaye strikes a pose
Sammy aims…
The umbrella brigade!
Photographs from this workshop and videos from Xavier Tavera’s stop-action photography workshop are now up in Franklin’s Project Space and Video Gallery! Come check them out!
Stop-Action Photography with Xavier Tavera
Our first photography workshop was a blast! Last Saturday, Cole, Ben, Vasliki, Claire and José spent the day with Xavier Tavera working on creating stop-motion animation sequences, coming up with ideas, setting up stages using props and lighting, shooting using special techniques, and flipping through their images to see what they’d made.
The animations made in this workshop will be on view in our Video Gallery starting this Saturday, June 12 - Come check them out!
Following each of our Saturday workshops, student works from that class will be on view in our Project Space until our final exhibition of student works on Tuesday, August 3. Stay tuned for more photos and news from our photography workshops!
Xavier starts out the first shoot
Showing the students how it’s done
José gets some pointers
Ben awaits instruction for his acting debut
Working out the kinks
Cole takes a shot and reviews
Vasliki and Claire keep an eye out
Coming up with more ideas
José in action!
Taking a final look at their work
