Conference 2008 Student Seminar

Student Seminar

with Hannah Frieser and Susan kae Grant, moderated by Dennis Keeley
9:00 a - 12:00 p
Governor's Square 12

Moderated by Dennis Keeley, the purpose of this year's student volunteer/scholarship recipients seminar is to graciously and enthusiastically introduce participants to the SPE community while providing insight into careers in photography which emphasize education, networking, career choices, opportunities for artists, activism and professional practices. This intensive workshop focuses on strategies for building a career as a photographic artist. Discussions will address structures for making work, creating networks and getting your work into the public arena.

Hannah Frieser is the Director of Light Work in Syracuse, NY, and currently serves on SPE's national board of directors. She has curated exhibitions with Suzanne Opton, Ben Gest, Pipo Nguyen-duy, Kanako Sasaki, and has written essays for publications and exhibition catalogues such as Contact Sheet and Nueva Luz. She is a reviewer at FotoFest 2008, and serves on the panel for Visual Art for the New York State Council of the Arts. www.hannahfrieser.com

Susan kae Grant is Head of Photography at Texas Woman's University and teaches at the International Center for Photography. She was the recipient of the 2005 & 2003 SPE Crystal Apple Teaching Award and the Excellence in Photographic Teaching Award from the Santa Fe Center for Photography. She has exhibited her work and lectured at museums and galleries nationwide. She is represented in numerous collections including the George Eastman House, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, J. Paul Getty Museum Library, Houston Museum of Fine Arts and Victoria and Albert Museum. www.susankaegrant.com

Dennis Keeley has worked as an artist, photographer, teacher and writer for more than 25 years. His work has been exhibited in numerous one person and group shows and he is published internationally in books and studies concerning urban circumstance and condition. His photographs in the book "Looking for a City in America: Down These Mean Streets a Man Must Go" Getty Publications, won numerous awards. In addition to being the current Chair of the Photography and Imaging Program at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, he is also the Western Regional Co-Chair of the Society for Photographic Education and sits on the boards of the Los Angeles Music Center and the Angel's Gate Cultural Center. In 2005 Mr. Keeley spoke at the United Nations NGO Conference about utilizing photography as a tool in peace building and non-violent conflict resolution. www.denniskeeley.com