We Did It (You Did It) – For the next 3 days we are trying to get sets of decks into as many institutional collections that we can. If you bought a set on behalf of an institution or noted private collection, please let us know so we can add you to the list – […]
There are 11 days left to the 2020 All Star Kickstarter campaign, where we are raising money to send every student who participated a free deck of cards with their images included. We have a $2000 challenge pledge which will match your contribution dollar for dollar until midnight tonight. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/spenational/fotofika-2020-all-stars-trading-card-project […]
Join FotoFika this Wednesday when David Campany joins us. Just over a year ago the International Center of Photography initiated the hashtag #ICPConcerned. David Campany, reflects on how it became an exhibition and book that democratized the curatorial exchange between image maker and museum. With over 800 images from 70 countries, the project looked at […]
Thanks Aline Smithson for writing about the 2020 All Stars in Lenscratch! In 2020, the pandemic impacted graduating students in a profound way. Thesis shows were cancelled, graduations were unique to say the least, and many students felt shorted by the last days of in person learning. But with difficult situations comes new ways of […]
Join us this Wednesday for an impromptu launch party to celebrate the start of our Kickstarter campaign. We are raising money to support the publication of photographs from all student participants in the 2020 Allstar FotoFika Trading Card project. We’ll unveil and unbox the BETA deck and officially launch the campaign. Please share with family and friends: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/spenational/fotofika-2020-all-stars-trading-card-projectWe’re inviting all our 134 […]
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Please join FotoFika this week as Anne, Betsy and John host Terry Barrett for “Interactive Crits”an informal discussion of rationales and strategies for studio critiques during troubled times. 4pm EST – Wednesday, 11/18/20 Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/93761631388 Terry Barrett is the author of books on criticism and aesthetics including Criticizing Photographs and CRITS. A new edition […]
And it continues, you can’t make this shit up. This week. An insane debate with three old white guys, maskless in a room (albeit large) for 90 minutes fighting to talk like a really really bad Thanksgiving dinner, only they were discussing issues affecting the entire planet–and then one is positive for Covid. (Don’t get […]
Last week the Northwest Chapter of the Society for Photographic Education hosted their annual conference online as part of a series of weekend conference programs by SPE chapters. This week the Midwest Chapter is hosting three days of programing starting tomorrow. All of the speakers are listed at: https://2020-spechapterconferences.heysummit.com/ The SPE membership drive runs through […]
I will be offering 4 workshops this summer, details for RSVPing will be forthcoming as we solidify. Workshops will take place on Wednesdays but unlike the regular FotoFika slot, we will meet from 2 to 4 (EDT). The dates and general topics are as follows: Workshops will be participatory and emphasize problem solving and solutions […]