2027 SPE Annual Conference: Community in Contrast
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8:00AM - 5:00PM
Hopkins Hall Lobby
2026 Midwest SPE Members and Student Exhibition
Juried by Ardine Nelson
8:00AM - 9:00AM
Hopkins 362
Coffee Hour & Portfolio Share
Pride Caucus
9:00AM - 4:00PM
Hopkins 364
Exhibits Fair
9:00AM - 10:30AM
Hopkins 250
Momentum in the Marketplace: Perspectives on Making a Living Behind the Lens
American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP), Ohio Valley Chapter
9:30AM - 10:30AM
Hopkins 246
Still Here, Still Working: Recent Works and New Explorations
Ardine Nelson
10:30AM - 11:30AM
Hopkins 250
Exploring Grief and Transformation: Personal Experience, Artistic Practice, and Curatorial Work
Michelle Burdine,Tracy Longley-Cook
10:30AM - 11:00AM
Hopkins 246
The Long Work of Looking: Evolving Meaning Beyond Discovery
Shelby Welte-Scheller
11:00AM - 1:30PM
Thompson Library - 150
Collection Viewing: Selected Photographs from Ohio State's Rare Books & Manuscripts Library
11:00AM - 12:30PM
Hopkins 362
The Art of Introspection: Photo Walk and Writing Workshop
Presented by Urban Arts Space
8:00AM - 5:00PM
Hopkins Hall Lobby
2026 Midwest SPE Members and Student Exhibition
Juried by Ardine Nelson
9:00AM - 3:00PM
Hopkins 364
Exhibits Fair
9:00AM - 10:30AM
Hopkins 250
The Future of Photography: Critical Perspectives on AI
Rob Dickes, Teri Campbell, Christopher Meerdo, Poppy Williams
9:00AM - 9:30AM
Hopkins 246
Self-Archiving as Lesbian Reclamation
Olivia Bull
9:30AM - 10:00AM
Hopkins 246
1-0: Photographing Remnants of What Used to Be
Josiah Montgomery
10:00AM - 10:30AM
Hopkins 246
Show Your Work
Logan Davis
10:30AM - 12:00PM
Hopkins 250
Highlighting Innovation: NOVA24 | Photo + Film Festival
Mara Magyarosi-Laytner, Raymar, Tryst Red
10:30AM - 11:30AM
Hopkins 246
Where the Devil Is Not Looking: Documentary Practice as Cultivation of the Invisible
Tanya Habjouqa
11:30AM - 1:30PM
Hopkins 362
Professional and Student Portfolio Reviews
afternoon
4:00PM - 5:30PM
Hopkins Hall Lobby
Student Volunteer Training
12:30PM - 2:00PM
Hopkins 250
Flame: Fragments of Self Across Borders
Mozhdeh Moazenzadeh Ghanatghestani, Marzieh Ahmadi, Amir Behroozi Rad, Maryam Ghasempour Siahgaldeh, Aneek Mustafa Anwar
1:00PM - 4:00PM
Hopkins Photo Lab
Botanically Toned Cyanotypes: Exploring Midwest Plant Communities Through Photography
Joseph Mougel
2:00PM - 3:00PM
Hopkins 250
MWSPE Members Meeting
Midwest Chapter Leadership
3:00PM - 5:00PM
Wexner Center for the Arts
Sammy Baloji: When Extraction Becomes Form It Speaks in Borrowed Tongues
Wexner Center for the Arts Gallery Tours
1:00PM - 1:30PM
Hopkins 246
Pulse: Tracing Nature Through Lumen Printing
Rachel Reisert
1:30PM - 2:30PM
Hopkins 250
From Start to Finish: Curating Our First Exhibition
Jake Leslie, Zora Engalan, Diana Muccioli, Sponsored by Red River Paper
2:30PM - 3:30PM
Hopkins 250
Portals: The Potential of Refusal & Collaborative Photographic Spaces
Laura Larson, Samuel Lo, Gina Osterloh
4:00PM - 5:00PM
Stillman 100
Keynote Presentation
Jared Thorne Keynote Lecture
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