LACP: Los Angeles Center of Photography | Photo Classes

In this webinar, curator and writer Camilla E. Brown will guide you through the process of developing a project or artist’s statement that evolves alongside your practice. With 25 years of experience in contemporary photography, Camilla will share essential tips and tools to help you find your voice, avoid common pitfalls, and write effectively about your work for online portfolios, competitions, and exhibitionsHow do you develop a project or artist’s statement and keep it alive and relevant as your practice evolves? As a visual person, you may struggle to write and find your voice. This webinar will be led by curator, writer, and academic Camilla E Brown who has been writing on contemporary photography for 25 years. She has worked with photographers at various stages of their careers to help them write succinctly about their work to help present their work online, in competitions and commissions, and for exhibitions.The webinar will look at what a good statement is and the pitfalls to avoid. It will offer tips and give you the tools to start writing on your work. Have a pen and paper ready to make the most of breaks when you will be asked to do some writing so that at the end of the session you will have made a good start on developing a language for your art.Camilla E Brown is a curator, writer, and educator on contemporary art, specializing in photography based in Derbyshire, UK. For ten years she was Senior Curator at The Photographers’ Gallery, London previously she was Exhibitions Curator at Tate Liverpool. She is now the Programme Leader of the MA Photography focussing on issues of social justice at Middlesex University, London. Her writing on contemporary photography is regularly published in books and magazines. She also works as a mentor and consultant supporting artists and photographers with their professional development.DetailsOne SessionDates: Saturday, May 3, 10 am – 11:30 am PSTSkill/Experience Level: Open to all levelsTuition: $55 Non-Members; $45 Members (Become a Member and save!)Location: OnlineThis class is part of our Saturday webinar series. These 90-minute presentations, taught by leading professionals in the field, are designed to be informative and educational. A wide range of topics will be explored. Each webinar will end with a Q&A from the audience.A details email complete with the Zoom link will be sent to the attendees prior to the start date. If you have additional questions please email info@lacphoto.org.

This webinar focuses on how to proper edition and price your photographs for the fine art market. Juli has eleven years experience working for a commercial gallery and will share insights about market trends, pricing for targeted audiences, gallery structures and various pricing models. Juli will also discuss best practices for edition and inventory management.Juli Lowe – With a deep knowledge of and passion for contemporary art and photography, Juli Lowe promotes the work of unrepresented and established photographers through exhibitions, acquisition and press opportunities. As the former Director at Catherine Edelman Gallery and PATRON, Juli has been collaborating with commercial galleries and museums for more than a decade.  As the current Museum Manager at 21c Chicago, Juli collaborates with artists and arts organizations to create diverse exhibitions and programming. As part of Elevate at 21c ChicagoJuli has organized exhibitions such as Kiki McGrath: 8hrs; Kelly Kristin Jones: Rib of Disaster; Michelle Hartney: Unplanned parenthood: letters to an army of millions; and Michele Pred: Equal Pay. She started an Artist in Residence program in 2022 in response to seeing a need for prolonged engagement with artists. • One Session• Dates: Saturday, April 12, 10 am – 11:30 am PST• Skill/Experience Level: Open to all levels• Tuition: $55 Non-Members; $45 Members (Become a Member and save!)• Location: OnlineThis class is part of our Saturday webinar series. These 90-minute presentations, taught by leading professionals in the field, are designed to be informative and educational. A wide range of topics will be explored. Each webinar will end with a Q&A from the audience.A details email complete with the Zoom link will be sent to the attendees prior to the start date. If you have additional questions please email info@lacphoto.org.

Museum Director and curator Andi Campognone will walk step by step through the process of proposal to execution in putting a museum show together. Tuition: $55 Non-Members; $45 Members. (Become a Member and save!)Museum Director and curator Andi Campognone will walk step by step through the process of proposal to execution in putting a museum show together. Andi Campognone has over 30 years of arts experience in the southern California region.  She is the Owner/Director of AC Projects, a private consulting organization focused on promoting arts and culture. Projects include developing museum exhibitions, public engagement, mentoring programs and book and film publications of historically relevant southern California artists. Campognone is also the Museum Manager/Curator for the City of Lancaster.  She is responsible for the development and maintenance of partnerships and community engagement initiatives with local artists, local businesses, Los Angeles County Arts Commission, Los Angeles County Supervisors office and higher level institutions.  She develops curatorial direction for exhibition and educational programming and is directing the Museum accreditation process for MOAH. She has previously served the City of Pomona as Cultural Arts Commissioner where she co-wrote and implemented the City’s Master Cultural Arts Plan and the adopted Arts in Public Places Policy. Campognone is on the Board of the Lancaster Museum and Public Art Foundation and on the Board of the Holualoa Foundation for Arts and Culture. She volunteers as a regular speaker and mentor to art students at both the undergraduate and graduate level and is on the advisory boards of Start Up Art Fair Los Angeles and Los Angeles Arts Association.  She is a member of ArTTable.Details:• One Session• Dates: Saturday, August 10, 10 am – 11:30 am PST• Skill/Experience Level: Open to all levels• Tuition: $55 Non-Members; $45 Members (Become a Member and save!)• Location: OnlineThis class is part of our Saturday webinar series. These 90-minute presentations, taught by leading professionals in the field, are designed to be informative and educational. A wide range of topics will be explored. Each webinar will end with a Q&A from the audience.A details email complete with the Zoom link will be sent to the attendees prior to the start date. If you have additional questions please email info@lacphoto.org.