Washington National Cathedral
Looks like next month is going to be a busy start to the new year for teaching! I have several new photography students starting next month with private photography lessons with me, plus I’ll be leading the first of several photo workshops/field trips through VisArts, and finally, I’ve been invited to speak before several photography and art groups. I better slow down – first things first…
If you haven’t heard of the Metropolitan Center for the Visual Arts (VisArts), and you’re in the Washington, DC metro area, and you’re passionate about photography and the arts, then you should get to know VisArts! While founded in 1987 as the Rockville Arts Place, VisArts moved into a beautiful big, new building in 2007 that houses several galleries, art studios, and educational spaces. I first got to know VisArts when I was juried into their 2008 “Face of the World” exhibit by Frank Goodyear, Assistant Curator of Photography at the National Portrait Gallery. Nowadays, I have a selection of 10 or 15 pieces in their first-floor shop, VisArts Too.
But 2010 might be my year for new beginnings in photography education – I’ll be teaching three different photo workshops through VisArts in their winter/spring semester:
- Art of Architecture – Photographing the Washington National Cathedral: Saturday, January 23, 2010, 8 AM-4 PM
- Art of People & Event Photography – Photographing the National Cherry Blossom Festival: Saturday, March 27, 2010, 9:30 AM-5:30 PM
- Art of Architecture – Photographing the Franciscan Monastery: Saturday, May 22, 2010, 9:30 AM-5:30 PM
Read more about these workshops and sign up on the VisArts website. (I also teach private one-on-one photography sessions that are tailored uniquely to…guess who… YOU and YOUR camera!)
As for speaking presentatons, last year, the Washington School of Photography’s Camera Club asked me to speak about my travels in Africa and success as an artist. Continuing along that path, Caroline Helou, the Chairperson of the International Photographic Society (the World Bank-International Monetary Fund group) a few months ago picked up a copy of Shutterbug Magazine and chanced upon the review that Joe Farace had done of my travel photography. So she’s asked me to give a presentation of my work to their membership on January 20, 2010! I’m calling my presentation, Window to the African Soul. And like I said, it’ll be a busy month. I’m a member of the Art League of Germantown (ALOG), and they too have asked me to show my work and speak about how I gain inspiration as an artist. I’ll be presenting, Wanderlust: Seeking Inspiration as an Artist, on Wednesday, January 6, 2010. And by the way, ALOG is open for membership, and interested artists are welcome to attend a meeting or two to check it out. Feel free to come on the 6th!
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