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Posted December 02, 2024 in Member News

Christophe Katrib

New 16mm expanded cinema project "This Dissonance" selected for the MONO XVIIII FESTIVAL OF CINEMA ARTS taking place in New York City from December 4th... read more

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Posted October 01, 2024 in Member News

Claire A. Warden receives MoCP's Snider Prize

The 2024 Snider Prize was awarded to Claire A. Warden (b. Montréal, Québec). Warden is an interdisciplinary artist who works in still and moving image... read more

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Posted August 18, 2024 in Member News

Texas Art at the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts' "Delta Triennial"

Here's a lovely article mentioning SPE Member, Colette Copeland's sound installation 'Texas Sounding: Let Your Voice Be Heard'

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Posted April 05, 2024 in Member News

New Book Provides Career Overview of Iconic LA–Based Artist Uta Barth

Please see the attached press release about the lavishly illustrated monograph that examines both how and what we see.

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Posted April 05, 2024 in Member News

Rare Photographs Showcased in First English-Language Volume on Hippolyte Bayard

Please see the attached press release about the new Getty title that delves into the oeuvre of a pioneering, yet often overlooked, French photographer.

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about 22 hours ago via Instagram

Bigger & Better October 10-12, 2025 Tarleton State University, Fort Worth, Texas Saddle up for three days of photography, education, and community at 'Bigger & Better' the SPE South Central 2025 Conference! Hosted at Tarleton State University's Fort Worth campus.

2 days ago via Instagram

Remixed Rethink, Remake, Reimagine Tyler School of Art - Philadelphia, PA October 11 - October 11, 2025 SPE Northeast and Mid-Atlantic invites submissions for its upcoming regional conference centered around the theme Remixed. This conference seeks to explore the dynamic intersections of contemporary photographic practices and education through the lens of remix—how artists and...

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THIS WEEKEND! Can You Teach A Digital Art Class? Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Learned to Love Vectors SPE Summer School: Professional Development Workshop If I am asked to teach a class, I always say yes. I know I will always grow from the experience. This attitude brought me face to face with the prospect of introduction to digital arts classes. Traditionally, these classes teach the trinity of Adobe: Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign. Photoshop is not a problem for a photographer. Having worked in journalism, I was familiar with InDesign and understood the fundamental basics of graphic design, but Illustrator was what I didn’t know, and I had to teach myself. A lot of times, the students know more than I do. Proficiency with the basics came over time. It was a slow process full of trial and error. I knew enough to get students going, but I was not always able to help them solve problems. During the COVID-19 lockdown, I discovered Figma, a collaborative design tool that works in a browser. It is a modern interpretation of a vector-based application that works on a Chromebook or iPad. It is stripped down with a simpler interface and approachable. Using it has made working with vectors manageable and fun. I have gained a greater understanding of the fundamental basics of vectors using it. The goal of this workshop, over two half-days, is to explain how I have learned to embrace the vector creation process from the point of view of a photographer who is not a designer or digital artist. I will address techniques and examples used in developing assignments for an introductory class. There will be a hands-on feature of the workshop where we will create vectors as a group. I will share the framework I use for teaching classes like this, no matter the application used. I have shifted my current class from the limiting idea of “teaching software” to teaching an understanding of how vectors work and how they can be used to express abstract ideas in visual forms. My goal is to help those who could teach these kinds of classes not to make all of the mistakes I have.

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