2027 SPE Annual Conference Overview

Community in Contrast

When March 11-14, 2027
Where Hyatt Regency Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Minnesota

The Society for Photographic Education

2027 National Conference
March 11-14
Minneapolis, MN 

Community in Contrast

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"When despair prevails, we cannot create life-sustaining communities of resistance." ― bell hooks, Teaching Community: A Pedagogy of Hope

For over six decades, The Society for Photographic Education has provided a network of support for photographers, artists, educators, students, curators, critics, and historians. Not only are we practitioners and scholars, members of SPE have illustrated that we are a resilient and steadfast community that will weather adversity with strength and grace.

In a sustained climate of social, political, environmental, and technological uncertainty, The Society for Photographic Education's 2027 National Conference supports a Community in Contrast to contemporary conditions of power. We foster a community that highlights diverse perspectives, recognizes our lived experience, and resists efficacy-driven models of education and art practice. As scholars, critical thinkers, image-makers, and viewers, we examine contemporary perspectives on community, addressing questions of belonging, solidarity, equity, and agency.