Crossing Borders Exhibit

Please join the staff and volunteers of VisionWorkshops to congratulate the students of the Crossing Borders photography workshop at a reception for the print exhibition of their work produced this spring. The details follow.

Two Cultures | One Me
Featuring work from students at Bates Middle School, Annapolis, Md.

Exhibition runs: July 24 - September 12, 2008
Opening Reception: July 24, 2008 | 5:30-7:30pm
The Chaney Gallery, Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts

For directions to the gallery, click here.

( Photo by Ramzan A. | Crossing Borders Spring 2008 )

BioBlitz Photo Camp a Success

The Santa Monica Photo Camp, the second photo camp for the year, finished last Sunday night. The diptych above shares 2 photos and a quote from camp participant, Mitchell H.

National Geographic Photo Camp 2008 Begins

After many months of planning, National Geographic Photo Camp began for 2008 over the Memorial Day weekend in the South Bronx, in partnership with ICP at the Point. This year’s central theme for all the camps is environmental issues and kids’ connection to nature. Inspiration for this year’s theme came from Last Child in the Woods.

Photo Camp New York was a very successful camp on many levels. These students face so many challenges every day, most of which is out of their control. Pollution, poor urban planning and lack of resources plagues all lives in the South Bronx. The students documented the neighborhood with amazing sensitivity to their subjects and, along the way, become enthusiastic environmentalists. An online gallery of images is expected, as well as, a print exhibition in New York. Details to come.

(Photo by Misra W. | New York Photo Camp 2008 )

Children’s Fund makes donation

Children’s Fund of Mclean, Virginia, has been added to the list of generous sponsors of VisionWorkshops programs. This 2008 donation will be used to make prints of photographs from the Spring 2008 Crossing Borders workshop with Bates Middle School students. You can find out more about Children’s Fund by visiting their website, HERE.

To make a monetary donation, please visit our online giving site HERE or email us at info@visionworkshops.org for more information.

VisionWorkshops Thanks New Corporate Sponsor

Penn Camera, a Washington-area camera and photo supply company, has made a generous donation to our Regional Programs this week. Just under 100 camera bags will carry and protect our Nikon Coolpix cameras for our Regional Programs such as Crossing Borders at Bates Middle School.

Thank you to Penn Camera for their generous gift.

If you would like to donate cameras, accessories, or volunteer, please contact Lindsay at Lindsay[at]visionworkshops[dot]org. Or, if you would like to make a monetary donation, please visit our online giving site HERE or call 410-990-1611 for more information.

Crossing Borders Update

(Photo by Gabriela, Spring 2008 Crossing Borders student)

Crossing Borders is such an inspiring program. These students are attentive, willing to experiment with their cameras and very talented. We have studied perspective, details and portraits so far. We have 5 more weeks of class, and their best work will be on display later in the summer. More information on the exhibition to come.

Lindsay

VisionWorkshops to Be Featured at Conference

Steven Rubin, Assistant Professor of Photography at Penn State University, will be presenting at the Society for Photographic Education’s annual conference. Held in Denver, March 13-16, 2008, the conference spotlights such names as Lauren Greenfield and Edward Burtynsky. It is a busy conference, but on Friday, Rubin will make his presentation entitled: “From Changing the World to Changing a Person’s World: Questioning the Means, Motives and Modalities of Community Arts Projects in Photography.” Rubin has been conducting interviews with us and his presentation will feature work by VisionWorkshops participants from all programs.

For more information of this conference, click here.

New Galleries Showcase Work

With the help of a new photo presentation service called viewbook.com, we have rebuilt the galleries that feature work from all of our programs. You can access them by visiting our Gallery page here.

Annapolis Maritime Museum

We are a couple weeks into the Annapolis Maritime Museum at Eastport Elementary program. Bad weather has restricted most of the out-of-doors activities, but good pictures are still being made. This one was taken by Nakeshia J. during a session where the students where learning about terrapins.

New Regional Program Started

Yesterday, VisionWorkshops began a new regional program, a partnership with the Eastport Elementary Chesapeake Champions – a yearlong education initiative from the Annapolis Maritime Museum for the Title One Extended Day program. “Through three six-week sessions, more than 100 students from Eastport Elementary School are connecting to the environment and culture of the Chesapeake Bay through hands-on, life-changing activities that are a direct application of their school curricula in reading, math, and science.” - eastportelementary.com

This spring, VisionWorkshops is working with over 40 fifth graders, over 2 sessions, who have already completed a session of Chesapeake Champions. Armed with their new storytelling device, a camera, the students will document their fellow Champions learning about terrapins and oysters, water salinity and how they can help support the Bay.

Each workshop will run for 6 weeks. Check back here for pictures and updates soon.

The Carol M. Jacobsohn Foundation has made the chesapeake Champions photo program possible. The foundation has provided generous support for a partnership between VisionWorkshops and the Annapolis Maritime Museum.