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2024 Annual Conference

St. Louis

March 21-23, 2024

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Midwest Chapter

SPE Midwest Chapter includes:
Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin

Chair Rachel Cox
Vice Chair/Secretary Emily Wiethorn
Treasurer Christopher Schneberger
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Message from the Chair

It is the mission of the Midwest Chapter of SPE to be inclusive and supportive of all people, ways of making, media, and disciplinary strategies. MWSPE seeks to engage its membership and affiliated communities in a variety of ways including conferences, publications, exhibition opportunities, and informal events.

We are excited to see everyone again in-person this fall for our chapter conference in Cincinnati!

Rachel Cox, Chair

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Upcoming Conference

Vantage Point

2023 MWSPE Regional Conference

Columbia College Chicago - Chicago , Illinois   |   October 20 - October 21, 2023

This year's mini-conference seeks to connect students and educators in the Midwest region with opportunities that celebrate a vast spectrum of image-based practices. The myriad of inspiring events will offer a comprehensive view of the ways students, professionals, and educators are engaging with photography and image culture.

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The special printed edition of Exposure Spring 2023 edited by @charlesguice and @hannah.frieser featuring @unseencalifornia, @ryandebolski, @sama_alshaibi, @lalikhalidphotography, and the @lorawebbnichols Photography Archive is now available to all members as a pdf on our SPE website! Members can log in at spenational.org to unlock the exposure archive (under "exposure journal"...

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