Ascension of Black Stillness
Curated by Stacey Robinson
Exhibit Dates
September 17–December 23, 2021
Closing Reception: Friday, December 3, 5:00-8:00pm
Upcoming Photography Classes & Workshops
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Darkroom 2
$120.00 – $150.00A 3-Day Workshop
Wednesdays, February 9, 16 & 23
6:30pm–9:00pm
Ages 16+A Photography Workshop for Ages 16+
A perfect follow up for those who have already taken an introductory darkroom course. Together we will work on using advanced printing techniques to create a cohesive set of images. Printing with contrast filters and how to use split tone, along with the tools for dodging & burning will be addressed. Additionally, we will discuss how to apply the techniques of solarization along with other alternative printing to create an experimental aesthetic. A course for those who have basic darkroom experience. Please bring B&W negatives (35mm or medium format) that relate to each other in some way (subject matter, tonal range, environment etc.)
Workshop Location
CEPA Learning Center
Limited Availability
This workshop is limited to 8 participants.
Dates & Times
February 9, 16 & 23
6:30pm–9:00pmJoin 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 and watch a short video about the workshop.
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Darkroom 1
$120.00 – $150.00A 3-Day Workshop
Wednesdays, January 12, 19 & 26
6:30pm–9:00pm
Ages 16+A Photography Workshop for Ages 16+
In this course participants will learn how to develop their own black & white film in a traditional darkroom. The negatives will be used to create contact sheets and test prints. The basics of darkroom printing will be introduced, including making photograms. In addition we will discuss different film, paper types, and alternative methods one can use to further experimentation. After this course students will be prepared to rent the CEPA darkroom individually. No previous darkroom knowledge is needed.
Workshop Location
CEPA Learning Center
Limited Availability
This workshop is limited to 8 participants.
Dates & Times
January 12, 19 & 26
6:30pm–9:00pmJoin 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 and watch a short video about the workshop.
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Studio Lighting
$80.00 – $100.00A 1-Day Class
Saturday, December 4
12:00pm–4:00pm
Ages 16+A 1-Day Photography Class for Ages 16+
If you’re new to studio lighting, it is easy to get intimidated by the amount of stuff you have to learn. In this hands-on class, you’ll start to learn the complexities of controlling light in a controlled space. CEPA will provide studio space and equipment and introduce you to some of the most basic studio lighting equipment, and terms you will need to navigate a photography studio.
Class is taught by one of CEPA’s veteran instructors – Peter Meszynski (see more about Peter below). First class is online, second is in CEPA’s photo studio. By the end of the lab session, you’ll have the skills to tackle any type of indoor shoot, whether it’s in a huge warehouse or your spare bedroom.
In this class you will learn how to:
· Set your ISO, shutter speed and aperture.
· Understand depth of field and shooting groups.
· Use all sorts of flashes, including strobes and hot shoe flashes, as well as modifiers.
· Build your studio and buy the right gear for the right price.Location
CEPA Education Center
Date & Time
Saturday, December 4
12:00 p.m.–4:00 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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Ascension of Black Stillness (2021)
$25.00Ascension of Black Stillness, Black Existence and Exploration Through The Disruption of Still Photography
An Exhibition of Black Hope, Alternate Realities, and Parallel Universes Curated by Stacey Robinson
● Perfect bound : 93 pages full color
● ISBN: 978-1-939026-16-3
● Product Dimensions : 8.5 x 11 inches
● Publisher : CEPA Gallery 2021
● Language : English
● ISBN: 978-1-939026-05-7 -
Odyssey | Warriors Come Home: Combat Veterans Photograph Life After War (2020)
$35.00 – $45.00Through photography, combat veterans explore their journey back from war. Thirty-seven veterans participated in The Odyssey Workshops, a year long collaborative photography project led by artist Brendan Bannon and Marine Scout/Sniper Julian Chinana. This book explores the endless journey home from war in images that reveal the veterans’ challenges and victories over circumstances.
Preview“There is anguish here, and joy, resilience, pain and courage, and experimentation of all sorts with form in the pursuit of discoveries that might make lives better, or at least more vividly real. Here we witness an odyssey of self-introspection, of battles fought and those still being fought. And they resonate.”
~Fred Ritchin, Dean Emeritus, International Center of Photography
“This is one of the great photo books about the experience of war, one like no other. Every contributor to Odyssey|Warriors Come Home has been there, on the ground. They all came back, bearing memories and deep feelings. These photographs tell us what words could not. They tell us what it was like to have been the warrior, the care-giver, and the person back home when there are no words to express what happened.”
~Bruce Jackson
SUNY Distinguished Professor & James Agee Professor of American Culture
Co-director, SUNY Buffalo Creative Arts Initiative● Soft bound : 176 pages full color
● ISBN 978-0-939784-35-6
● Product Dimensions : 10 x 9/16 x 8 inches
● Publisher : CEPA Gallery (December 2020)
● Language : English -
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)
● Language : English
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