2026 SPE Annual Conference: Catalyst for Exchange
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7:30AM - 9:00AM
College for Creative Studies
Breakfast
9:00AM - 5:00PM
College for Creative Studies
Exhibitors Fair
3-5 minute equipment tutorials between sessions
9:20AM - 9:35AM
College for Creative Studies
The Auger and The Augment: Transsexual Reinvention
Jamie Pittinos
9:40AM - 9:55AM
College for Creative Studies
The Authority of Legacy
Shelby Welte
10:00AM - 12:30PM
College for Creative Studies
Cyanotypes: A hands-on workshop for creating distinctive camera-less Blue prints
Gina Dabrowski and Rebecca Zeiss
10:00AM - 10:35AM
College for Creative Studies
Tablescapes: Veritas and Vanitas
Marcella Hackbardt
10:40AM - 10:55AM
College for Creative Studies
At the Threshold
Fengyi Xu
11:00AM - 11:35AM
College for Creative Studies
My Divine Comedy: Queer Mythmaking as Reclamation
Danielle Owensby
11:40AM - 11:55AM
College for Creative Studies
Self-Preservation
Amara Murphy
7:30AM - 9:00AM
Wayne State University
Breakfast
9:00AM - 4:30PM
Wayne State University
Exhibitors Fair
9:00AM - 12:00PM
Wayne State University
Gaining Perspective: Stereo Photography in the Classroom
Christopher Schneberger
9:00AM - 9:15AM
Wayne State University
Bodhisattva with a Camera: Reimagining Subjectivities in Photography Portraiture
Zihan Yuan
9:20AM - 9:55AM
Wayne State University
The Carl Toth Archive: Fluent Articulations in a Mutable Medium
Andrea Eis
10:00AM - 10:15AM
Wayne State University
The Normal Mind
Kris Sanford
10:20AM - 10:55AM
Wayne State University
Patterns steps away from performance, seeking new ways to speak through art
Cherry Wood
11:00AM - 11:15AM
Wayne State University
Soft Ruins: Mending the Self Through Photography
Diana Noh
11:20AM - 11:55AM
Wayne State University
Gearshifts and Whitewalls: Automobiles in Histories of Photography
Andrew Hershberger
afternoon
4:00PM - 6:00PM
Scarab Club
Members Exhibition at the Scarab Club
12:00PM - 1:00PM
College for Creative Studies
Lunch
12:00PM - 1:00PM
College for Creative Studies Studio
Lunch & Learn: Illuminating Lenses & Lighting, et al
Presented by Roberts Camera, Tamron, Sony, Tethertools, Elinchrom
1:00PM - 1:50PM
College for Creative Studies
Material Ways of Seeing: Using Special Collections and Archives for Inspiration
Deborah Hollis with Dana Fritz and Deborah Orloff
1:30PM - 3:30PM
College for Creative Studies
Hollywood Portrait Workshop
Robert Dickes
2:00PM - 2:35PM
College for Creative Studies
Photography to challenge the negative narrative of Africa
Vlademir Rodrigues
2:40PM - 2:55PM
College for Creative Studies
Down the Rabbit Hole: Responsive Research & Fluid Practice
Delaney Hoffman
3:00PM - 3:15PM
College for Creative Studies
Transmutation
Sam Berger
3:20PM - 3:55PM
College for Creative Studies
Framing Masculinity: The Male Subject in Photographic History and Practice
John Clarke
4:00PM - 5:00PM
College for Creative Studies Atrium
Testing Studios: A Large Location Studio Setup for Group Shots and a Small Location Setup for Individuals
Presented by Roberts Camera, Tamron, Sony, Tethertools, and Elinchrom
12:00PM - 1:00PM
Wayne State University
Lunch
12:00PM - 12:55PM
Wayne State University
Portfolio Throwdown
1:00PM - 1:50PM
Wayne State University
Creative Lineage: The Significance of Artistic Mentor Relationships
Rebecca Nolen with Bob Hewitt, Mara Magyarosi-Laytner, and Terri Warpinski
2:00PM - 2:15PM
Wayne State University
Sacred Reverie: memories from photographs become testament
Howard Leu
2:20PM - 2:35PM
Wayne State University
Practicing Revolution
Katherine Savelle
2:40PM - 2:55PM
Wayne State University
Transparency in a world of plastic waste
Sarah Thomas
3:00PM - 3:15PM
Wayne State University
Viscous Empire
Amy Kim
3:20PM - 3:55PM
Wayne State University
Where Furrows Run Deep
Jeffrey Sauger
evening
6:00PM - 8:00PM
Detroit Institute of Arts, Rivera Court
Welcome Reception + Dinner at the Detroit Institute of Arts
6:00PM - 7:30PM
Cranbrook Academy of Art, deSalle Auditorium
Sheida Soleimani Keynote Lecture
7:30PM - 9:00PM
Cranbrook Academy of Art
Open Studios
Cranbrook Photography Department
5:30PM - 7:00PM
College for Creative Studies
When the Land Speaks
Carlos Diaz Keynote Lecture
7:00PM - 9:00PM
College for Creative Studies, Center Galleries
Carlos Diaz: Exhibition Opening
9:00PM - 11:55PM
Northern Lights Lounge
Dance Party
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