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Free Webinar: Portfolio Reviews – What to Expect and How to Prepare

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This webinar will give you the basics on how to prepare for your in-person portfolio review. Samantha Johnston, Director of the Colorado Photographic Arts Center, and Independent Curator & Educator J Sybylla Smith are our expert panelists for this informative webinar. This hour-long webinar will start with a 40-minute discussion and end with a 20-minute Q&A. Whether you are planning to attend a portfolio review or are considering attending one, this webinar is a “can’t miss” event.

  • What is the difference between a virtual vs. In person reviews?
  • What do you want to get out of your portfolio review?
  • How do know if you are ready for your portfolio review?
  • How to edit/organize your portfolio?
  • How to present your portfolio?
  • Do I need an artist statement?
  • Turning your review into a plan of action?
  • Do you need a leave–behind?eview
  • Which portfolio reviews should you attend?

To register click on website link below
Samantha Johnston has served as Executive Director and Curator at the Colorado Photographic Arts Center (CPAC) since 2015. She holds a certificate in Arts Development and Program Management from the University of Denver, an MFA from Lesley University College of Art & Design, and a BFA from Alfred University.

She has served as a reviewer at Houston FotoFest, Review Santa Fe, PhotoNola, Medium, Month of Photography Denver, Filter, Society for Photographic Education, and PhotoLucida. She has juried exhibitions including Critical Mass, The Fence, Analog Forever, Center for Fine Art Photography, and LACP.

CPAC is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to fostering understanding and appreciation of photography through exhibitions, education, and community outreach. CPAC organizes Month of Photography Denver (MOP), a biennial festival celebrating the photographic medium through public exhibitions, events, and programs at more than 75 museums, galleries, and participating spaces across the Denver Metro region.

J. Sybylla Smith is an independent curator, podcaster, and consultant specializing in concept development for artists. Her Concept Aware® podcast engages global photographers, curators and critics in unscripted conversations to discuss creative practice and the photobook-making process. Her 90+ episodes of unscripted conversations engage 20K listeners in 79 countries.

Smith’s creative framework, Concept Aware®, equips visual artists with tools to bring their abstract ideas to life in image, text, book, exhibition and installation. She is on a mission to amplify the work of women and female-identifying photographers and to highlight underrepresented narratives with an intersectional lens.

She has curated 40+ solo and group exhibitions featuring over 125 international photographers in venues within the U.S., Mexico, Colombia and Japan. A published author she writes for publications on contemporary photography, visual culture and creativity. Her book, Concept Aware®: A Creative Framework for Artists is pending publication.

Free Webinar: Alternatives to Traditional Framing of Your Photographs

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Join Digital Silver Imaging (DSI) for this Month of Photography Denver webinar exploring innovative alternatives to traditional photo framing. Discover modern presentation solutions including DSI’s versatile print hangers, sleek Aluma Mounts, and various mounting substrates that can transform your photographs into stunning wall art. Learn how these contemporary options can enhance your images while offering practical, cost-effective alternatives to conventional framing methods.

Register by clicking the “Website” link below…Its Free!

Ask the Experts: Digitizing Your Film and Artwork

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If you attended or watched our “Ask the Experts” webinar, this post includes links to products and resources mentioned during the webinar. We hope you found this presentation helpful, please subscribe to our email list for notifications on future webinars.

Ask the Experts: Digitizing Your Film and Artwork Video

Art Reproduction Basics – Reproducing Color Accurately 

Digitization and Scanning Methods Compared

Mary Lynn Burke – Artist using DSI’s Art Reproduction and Printing Service

Elliot Erwitt – Digitizing Elliott’s archive

 

Selecting the Right Paper for Your Prints Webinar

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Presenters – Veronica Cotter & Eric Luden

Realizing your artistic vision in print often depends on the paper you select. With dozens of choices how do you start the process and what is the best paper for your work? Two of the industry’s most experienced and respected professionals will take the guesswork out of selecting a photo printing paper. Terminology and paper formulations will be explained, and the strengths and weaknesses of paper types will be explored.

Topics include:

  • Inkjet versus digital C prints
  • Photo based inkjet papers
  • Fine art inkjet papers
  • B&W silver gelatin papers
  • Archival & presentation issues
  • Question and answer
Veronica Cotter is the Education Development and Western Region Manager for Hahnemühle USA. She works with colleges, universities, photo specialty dealers, fine art print studios and photographers. Her focus is the importance of the print in a digital environment.