DATE
Sunday, August 2
TIME
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM (1-hour lunch break)
LOCATION
Photographic Resource Center at Lesley University Hall
1815 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02140
Skill Level: Beginner, Intermediate & Advanced
Format: One-Day Experimental Workshop
Member Fee: $200
Non-Member Fee: $220
About the Workshop
How can photography help us reimagine the places we know?
In this hands-on workshop, participants will explore photography as a material for creative experimentation through collage, layering, mixed media, and found imagery. Using personal photographs, archival materials, text, and ephemera, you’ll create original works that reflect on Boston’s history, neighborhoods, architecture, identity, and imagined future.
Through demonstrations, discussion, and guided studio time, participants will develop new approaches to storytelling while expanding their photographic practice beyond the traditional print.
You’ll Explore
- Contemporary collage and mixed-media practices
- Combining photography with drawing, painting, and found materials
- Visual symbolism and narrative building
- Working with archival and found imagery
- Hand-cut and digital collage techniques
Workshop Includes
- Artist presentation and discussion
- Guided hands-on collage exercises
- Individual experimentation and creative exploration
- Group critique and reflection
What to Bring
Please bring any materials you’d like to incorporate into your work, such as:
- Personal photographs
- Magazines and newspapers
- Vintage ephemera
- Archival or found images
- Paper and sketchbooks
- Pens, markers, colored pencils, watercolor, or other favorite art supplies
Materials Provided by the PRC
- Glue sticks
- Scissors
- Assorted collage materials
- Shared bin of papers, magazines, and found imagery
- Additional basic art supplies
About Dana Smith
Dana Smith is an editorial illustrator and photographer based in Boston, MA. His art and images appear in publications such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post. He also works with many universities including Harvard, Brown, Colgate, Penn State, and USC. His work has been showcased in American Photography and Communication Arts. In addition to his vast editorial background, he has the daily grind of 10 years of newspaper photojournalism experience behind him. He was affiliated with the legendary Black Star agency for 15 years. Smith was an instructor at the New England School of Photography for 20 years and now teaches in the MassArt Pre-Semester program as well as various other workshops.