Upcoming Photography Classes & Workshops
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Visualizing your Image to Print
$90.00 – $135.00A 3-Day Workshop
May 8, 15 & 22
11:00am-2:00pm
Ages 16+A 3-Day Printing Class for Ages 16+
This master class with artist Eric Kunsman is for those that have a basic to advanced knowledge of Photoshop. We will be focusing on the visualization of the final print and how controls in the digital darkroom provide you with the ability to finalize your images. We will discuss Photoshop’s tools and printer color management tools to produce gallery-quality work.
What is the visualization of the final print? Think about Master Photographers like W. Eugene Smith, Lou Draper, & Ansel Adams. All used the darkroom to make sure the final print is the expression of the scene/documentation they intended when clicking the shutter. Eric will show before and after images of his work and then show his process for enhancing the images.
Week 1: Presentation of Eric’s images and the various tools he uses in his workflow
Week 2: Look at participant’s prints that they make at home or at CEPA’s digital lab (free lab hours included)
Week 3: Discussion of final 2-3 images by participants
Location
Online
Date & Time
Saturdays, May 8, 15 & 22
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Membership starts as low as $40/year for individuals—and even lower for students at only $25/year!
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Contemplative Creative Photography
$90.00 – $120.00A 3-Day Workshop
May 11, 25 & June 8 2020
6:30pm–8:00pm
Ages 16+A Photography Workshop for Ages 16+
Photography can be a counterpoint to our often high stress and chaotic life. Good photography is generally not the result of a rushed photographer. It is an art medium that compels you to find a quiet state of mind. It can also be used as a tool to help process difficult emotions. We live in a generation that records everything. However, in this workshop we will create conscious, reflective photography. Using analog or digital, we will focus on the present moment to understand and appreciate our current surroundings. To witness a moment of grace in the endless stream of experience.
(Photo by Mychajlo Deneka)Workshop Location
CEPA Gallery Education Center
Limited Availability
This workshop is limited to 10 participants.
Dates & Times
- Tuesday, May 11, 25 & June 8 2020 @ 6:30 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
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DSLR & Mirrorless Photography
$60.00 – $80.00A 2-Day Class
May 12 & 19
6:00pm-8:00pm
Ages 16+A 2-Day Photography Class for Ages 16+
This technical class will teach you important settings, and techniques. It will cover what shutter speed, aperture, and ISO are and how they relate to a good image. By the end of this class you will know how to get the most out of your camera and get excellent photos in practically any lighting situation.
Location
Online
Date & Time
WEnsdays, May 12 & 19
6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.Join CEPA Today and Save!
Membership starts as low as $40/year for individuals—and even lower for students at only $25/year!
Learn about CEPA Membership »Check out the description below to learn more about the teaching artist for this workshop.
Features from the CEPA Shop
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Wild Things Catalog (2020)
$25.00Exhibition publication from Wild Things: Disrupting the Photographic Archive in the Time of a Pandemic (2020) explores the polarity between the mechanical realism of the camera and chance expressionism of time, nature, and the maker’s hand that liberates photo-based images from their formal literalness and launches them into surprising territory.
By dispensing with the classic notion of a frozen photographic moment, wild things happen.
● Spiral bound : 75 pages full color
● ISBN 978-0-939784-34-9
● Product Dimensions : 11 x 8.5 inches
● Publisher : CEPA Gallery (2020)
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Digital Photography for ages 13-17
$225.00A Week-long Summer Class
July 19–23 @ 1:00am–4:00pm
Ages 13 to 17Using any camera they own (including a phone), students will be guided through a series of exercises focusing on the foundations of photography. With the assistance of discussion and creative prompts, students will explore the world both around and within them, through the lens of a camera. Cameras are available to use during class or students are welcome to bring their own.
Workshop Location
CEPA Gallery Education Center
Limited Availability
This workshop is limited to 8 participants.
Dates & Times
July 19-23, 1:00am-4:00pm
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All Things Photography for ages 8-12
$225.00A Week-long Summer Class
July 19–23 @ 9:00am–12:00pm
Ages 8 to 12This class is jam packed with all sorts of fun photo activities, including darkroom, digital, and experimental photography. Cameras are available for use or students are welcome to use their own..
Workshop Location
CEPA Gallery Education Center
Limited Availability
This workshop is limited to 8 participants.
Dates & Times
July 19-23, 9:00am-12:00pm
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Donate to CEPA
From: $1.00Forty-five years ago on February 1, 1974, the Center for Exploratory and Perceptual Arts, Inc. (CEPA Gallery) opened in Buffalo NY during the alternative art spaces movement. As we prepare to close this fiscal year and begin our next forty-five years, we urge you to renew your support. Our work is not done; we have so much yet to accomplish. We want to grow our audience, expand services for artists, continue to produce free and groundbreaking exhibitions and build a welcoming and creative home for youth. We cannot do it without your help.
Our nationally recognized programs in Visual Art and Arts Education, our commitment to proactive, collaboration-oriented management, our dedication to artists and the artistic practice, and our partnerships with patrons like you allow us to excel in our mission. Our students and artists best illustrate what can be accomplished when a passionate and committed organization and an energized, supportive community join together.
Your tax-deductible gift of any amount is deeply appreciated. Unrestricted donations allow us to use the funds where they are most needed, but if you prefer, you may designate your gift towards Arts Education or the Contemporary Photography and Visual Arts program.
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Gift Certificates
From: $1.00Not sure what birthday or holiday gift to get for the photographer in your life? How about a gift certificate for CEPA Gallery? Good toward classes, workshops, digital lab and darkroom rentals, or limited edition prints.
Select an amount below, or name the amount you want. The gift certificate will be mailed to you within days and is good for one year.
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Membership
$25.00 – $250.00Join CEPA Gallery and Big Orbit today and become a member of one of the most dynamic and important arts organizations in Western New York.
Membership is the best way to stay informed about upcoming exhibits, special events, classes, and other activities at CEPA Gallery and Big Orbit. Join today and enjoy a number of member benefits, including:
- Invitations to all exhibits and events
- Inclusion in mailing list (email newsletter and mailings)
- Opportunity to participate in the Annual Members’ Exhibits
- Opportunity to win one of three annual solo Exhibition Awards
- Access to the CEPA photography archive and reference library
- Discounted rates for darkroom & digital lab
- Discounted rates for workshops
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About CEPA
Located in Buffalo’s historic Market Arcade Complex, CEPA Gallery is a contemporary photography and visual arts center with impact in both local and national communities.
Originally incorporated as the Center for Exploratory and Perceptual Arts to serve as a community darkroom and exhibition space, CEPA Gallery was founded during the Alternative Space Movement in May 1974 by recent graduates of the University of Buffalo.
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