Women in Photography

A Workshop with Women Photographers

This four-week workshop will offer you the opportunity to become acquainted with the work of a number of professional women photographers. It will provide an exellent opportunity for those who are interested in working in the field to meet professionals and discuss issues pertaining to women. The workshop also gives members of the general public the opportunity to become more aware of the contributions women have made to photography.

You will be able to gain experience doing projects under the guidance of experienced photographers/teachers and may work with the Triage Project, which has been documenting New York City's crises over many years. The work will culminate in an exhibit. Interships are also available.

FACULTY AND GUEST LECTURES:

Barbara Alper, freelance photographer, The New York Times

Amy Arbus, photographer, teacher and author of No Place Like Home and The Inconvenience of Being Born

Sarah Hoskins, photographer

Susan Luciano, photographer, film maker and workshop leader

Sylvia Plachy, photographer and author of Sylvia Plachy's Unguided Tour and Signs and Relics

Mel Rosenthal, artist and photographer, author of Villa Sin Miedo, ¡Presente! and In the South Bronx of America

Staci Schwartz, photography editor, The Village Voice

Clarissa Sligh, photographer, author of Hiroshima Hopes and Dreams

Rosalind Solomon, photographer, author of Chapalingas

Rebecca Norris Webb, photographer

DATE

Four Saturdays: February 7, 14, 21 and 28, 2004

(10 a.m. - 4 p.m.)

EARN COLLEGE CREDITS

Students can earn up to 4 - 6 college credits for participating in the workshop and completing a research or creative project.

BENEFIT FROM THE REASONABLE COST

Non-matriculated tuition and fees for New York State residents: $165.35 for the first credit and $140.35 for each additional credit. SUNY cross-registrants welcome.

Noncredit tuition and fees: $350

FOR MORE INFORMATION

Contact Dr. Mel Rosenthal, Director of Photograpy Programs in New York City, Empire State College, 225 Varick Street, New York, NY 10014-4382 (Tel) 212 647-7853

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