Upcoming Photography Classes & Workshops
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Printing with the Sun: Anthotype & Cyanotype Workshop
$120.00 – $150.00A 3-Day Workshop
May 29, June 12 & 26 2021
12:00pm–2:00pm
Ages 16+Together we will explore techniques for harnessing the sun to create beautiful images. Making artwork and light sensitive materials from flowers and other organic resources. We will explore traditional applications of these techniques. Using this knowledge to push the boundaries of alternative image creation. All materials included.
Workshop Location
CEPA Gallery Education Center
Limited Availability
This workshop is limited to 8 participants
Dates & Times
May 29, June 12 & 26 12:00pm-2:00pm
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Pinhole Photography
$60.00 – $80.00A 1-Day Workshop
June 5, 2021
10:00am–2:00pm
All agesA 1-Day Photography Class for All Ages
Since the time of Aristotle, it has been known that light passing through a pinhole will form an image. In fact, camera-like devices employed pinholes long before the advent of lenses. Today, making photographs using only a pinhole is a refreshing change from conventional photography. In this one-day workshop, students will learn the principles of pinhole photography and will build working pinhole cameras from ordinary household items (oatmeal canisters, Pringles cans, cigar boxes, shoeboxes, etc.) the design of which will determine the size, quality, and effect the final image will have. Students will then shoot and process their own pinhole photographs in the black and white darkroom.
Workshop Location
CEPA Gallery Education Center
Limited Availability
This workshop is limited to 8 participants.
Date & Time
Saturday, June 5, 2021
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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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Studio Lighting
$90.00 – $120.00A 2-Day Class
Saturdays, June 12 & 19
11:00am–2:00pm
Ages 16+A 2-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
First class is online, second class is a small hands-on lab at CEPA
Date & Time
Saturday, June 12 & 19
11:00 a.m.–2:00 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.
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Printing with the Sun: Anthotype, Cyanotypes and More for ages 13-17
$225.00A Week-long Summer Class
July 5–9 @ 1:00pm–4:00pm
Ages 13 to 17In this class students will explore techniques for harnessing the sun to create beautiful images. We will make artwork with light sensitive materials from flowers and other organic resources. We will explore pinhole photography and photograms in the darkroom. This is all hands on, outside and in the darkroom. For ages 13-17
Workshop Location
CEPA Gallery Education Center
Limited Availability
This workshop is limited to 8 participants
Dates & Times
July 5-9, 1:00pm-4:00pm
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Printing with the Sun: Anthotype & Cyanotype Workshop
$120.00 – $150.00A 3-Day Workshop
May 29, June 12 & 26 2021
12:00pm–2:00pm
Ages 16+Together we will explore techniques for harnessing the sun to create beautiful images. Making artwork and light sensitive materials from flowers and other organic resources. We will explore traditional applications of these techniques. Using this knowledge to push the boundaries of alternative image creation. All materials included.
Workshop Location
CEPA Gallery Education Center
Limited Availability
This workshop is limited to 8 participants
Dates & Times
May 29, June 12 & 26 12:00pm-2:00pm
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Printing with the Sun: Anthotype, Cyanotypes and More for ages 8-12
$225.00A Week-long Summer Class
July 5–9 @ 9:00am–12:00pm
Ages 8 to 12In this class students will explore techniques for harnessing the sun to create beautiful images. We will make artwork with light sensitive materials from flowers and other organic resources. We will explore pinhole photography and photograms in the darkroom. This is all hands on, outside and in the darkroom.
Workshop Location
CEPA Gallery Education Center
Limited Availability
This workshop is limited to 10 participants.
Dates & Times
July 5-9, 9:00am-12:00pm
Support CEPA
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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.
Support CEPA
Our funders are just one way CEPA is able to continue on this trajectory, meeting the needs of artists and our community with artistic and arts education programming of the highest international caliber and repute.
Learn more about how you can support CEPA and the arts in Western New York today.