2026 SPE Annual Conference: Catalyst for Exchange
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11:00AM - 9:00PM
Houston Center for Photography, Lobby
Registration
7:30AM - 8:30AM
COM, Fine Arts Building Rm 135
Volunteer Training
8:00AM - 8:45AM
COM, Fine Arts Building Hallway
Registration
8:45AM - 9:00AM
COM, Fine Arts Building Rm117
Conference opening statements
9:00AM - 9:50AM
COM, Fine Arts Building Rm F100
The Physical Alchemy of Photography
Scott Hilton
9:00AM - 9:50AM
COM, Fine Arts Building Rm F117
Tortillas and Other Tales
Hannah Frieser
10:00AM - 5:00PM
Hen Laying Egg
10:00AM - 10:50AM
COM, Fine Arts Building Rm F100
Understanding Adjunct: Panel and Roundtable Discussion
Ashley Feagin
10:00AM - 10:50AM
COM, Fine Arts Building Rm F117
A Nearly Fatal Illusion
Deborah Ford
11:00AM - 11:50PM
COM, Fine Arts Building Rm117
Jeremy Underwood/Chai Green
11:00AM - 11:50AM
COM, Fine Arts Building Rm F100
Arts & Medicine
Organized by Aurora Picture Show
8:00AM - 8:45PM
COM, Fine Arts Building Hallway
Registration
9:00AM - 9:50AM
COM, Fine Arts Building Rm F100
Exploring Society's Margins: Marion Palfi's America
Mary Brantl
9:00AM - 9:50AM
COM, Fine Arts Building Rm F117
Bearing Witness
Kristine Thompson
10:00AM - 5:00PM
Hen Laying Egg
10:00AM - 10:50AM
COM, Fine Arts Building Rm F117
Purgatory Road
Krista Steinke
10:00AM - 10:50AM
COM, Fine Arts Building Rm F100
Let Us Not Exploit the Homeless
Paula Campbell
11:00AM - 12:00PM
COM, Fine Arts Building Rm F117
Regional Business Meeting
afternoon
2:00PM - 5:00PM
Houston Center for Photography
Portfolio Reviews [LIMITED AVAILABILITY]
4:00PM - 9:45PM
Fotofest, Catherine Couturier, Menil Collection
Houston Gallery Hop
4:00PM - 5:00PM
Houston Center for Photography, Critique Room
Volunteer Training
12:00PM - 2:00PM
Lunch break
2:00PM - 2:50PM
COM, Fine Arts Building Rm F100
Discussion on Fairs, Consultants, Galleries, Museums, and Publishing
Bevin Bering Dubrowski
2:00PM - 2:50PM
COM, Fine Arts Building Rm F117
The Ethics of Portraiture: Balancing the Photographer's Responsibilities to Subject and Project
Keliy Anderson-Staley
3:00PM - 3:50PM
COM, Fine Arts Building Rm F100
Image as Experience
Shannon Randol
3:00PM - 3:50PM
COM, Fine Arts Building Rm F117
DISLOCATED: Sick Body
Erin Hernsberger
4:00PM - 4:50PM
COM, Fine Arts Building Rm F100
Appreciating the View: How Empathy Works
Susan Backes
4:00PM - 4:50PM
COM, Fine Arts Building Rm F117
Photographic Methods and Spectral Differences
Erika Botkin
12:00PM - 2:00PM
Lunch Break
2:00PM - 2:50PM
COM, Fine Arts Building Rm F135
A Brief History and Demonstration of the Anthotype Printing Process
Rachel Rushing & Crystal McBrayer
3:00PM - 6:00PM
Galveston, TX
Galveston Arts Center, Strand Historic District, Galveston College
Galveston Gallery Hop
12:30PM - 1:30PM
Print Room
Print Room Tour [LIMITED AVAILABILITY]
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
evening
8:00PM - 9:00PM
Houston Center for Photography, Galleries
Welcome Reception
9:45PM - 9:45PM
Bus drop-off
Texas City Hotels
5:30PM - 6:30PM
COM, Fine Arts Building Rm F100
I/WE/US
Keith Carter
6:30PM - 7:00PM
COM, Fine Arts Building Rm F100
Book signing
Keith Carter
8:00PM - 9:00PM
COM, Fine Arts Building Rm F100
Poetics, Politics and Possibilities: Visualizing Our Humanity
Tracy Xavia Karner
5:00PM - 5:00PM
Galveston College Art Gallery
Galveston College Art Gallery
Member and Student Exhibition Reception
6:30PM - 8:30PM
COM, Fine Arts Building Courtyard
Farewell Dinner
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