Disrupting the Photographic Archive in the Time of a Pandemic
Upcoming Photography Classes & Workshops
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Seeing in Black & White
$45.00 – $60.00A 3-Hour Class
Saturday, October 31, 2020
11:00am–2:00pm
Ages 16+A 3-Hour Photography Class for Ages 16+
In this class, you will learn how to previsualize what works well in a black-and-white photograph. It’s this ability to form an image in your mind’s eye of what a finished photograph will look like before you ever release the shutter that allows you to hone in on subjects and compositions that will translate well into black-and-white. Once you’ve trained yourself to identify certain compositional elements that typically work well, it will become second nature to “see in black-and-white.” In addition to the visualization session, class participants will learn how to manipulate digital images to obtain desired B&W effect.
Location
Online
Date & Time
Saturday, October 31, 2020
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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DSLR & Mirrorless Photography
$60.00 – $80.00A 4-Day Class
November 2, 9, 16, & 23
1:00pm-2:00pm
Ages 16+A 4-Day Photography Class for Ages 16+
Do you have a camera that you wish you knew how to take better photos with? This technical class will teach you important settings, and techniques. It will also discuss 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
Mondays, November 2, 9, 16, & 23
1:00 p.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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Double Exposures
$120.00 – $150.00A 3-Day Workshop
November 9, 23 & December 7, 2020
6:00pm–8:00pm
Ages 16+A Photography Workshop for Ages 16+
Double exposures are a technique used to add depth and layers to an image. When done successfully they create a dreamy portal into a new world. This workshop will explore techniques for creating in camera multiple exposures.
Over three sessions, we will discuss methods for achieving the best results to create these surreal photographs. Students will then utilize this information to create black & white film, double exposures. The opportunity to share and swap photos will also be an option.
Participants will need a 35mm film camera for this class. We will supply the film to be used, along with the necessary materials to send it back to us for processing. This class also includes darkroom time incase you would like to develop and print yourself.
Workshop Location
Online with darkroom option available
Limited Availability
This workshop is limited to 12 participants.
Dates & Times
- Monday, November 9, 2020 @ 6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
- Monday, November 23, 2020 @ 6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
- Monday, December 7, 2020 @ 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 and watch a short video about the workshop.
Features from the CEPA Shop
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Limestone & Salt with Blowing Engine House No. 2
$300.00 – $400.00This photo by Patricia Layman Bazelon is part of the Steel Series. Bazelon photographed the Bethlehem Steel Plant in Lackawanna, New York from 1988 to 1995 during the plant’s reclamation period. All photographs are pigment-based inkjet prints, and available at approximately 16″ × 20″ and 20″ x 24″ print sizes.
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Odyssey | Warriors Come Home: Combat Veterans Photograph Life After War (2020)
$30.00 – $35.00This 176-page, full-color, 8 x 10 CEPA Gallery exhibition publication from Odyssey | Warriors Come Home (2020)
will be released in early December 2020. Through 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 and produced by CEPA Gallery with seed funding from the NEA and many sponsors. This book explores the endless journey home from war in images that reveal the veterans’ challenges and victories over circumstances.
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A New Life
$81.75 – $108.75This photo was featured in Hope, Rebellion & Justice, the 2020 debut solo exhibit by artist Tito Ruiz, featuring striking portraits, emotional action shots, and powerful street photography celebrating the intersectional fight for justice in WNY.
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 – $500.00Join CEPA Gallery and Big Orbit today and become a member of one of the most dynamic and important arts organizations in Western New York.
CEPA Membership is the best way to stay informed about upcoming exhibits, special events, classes and workshops, 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
- An opportunity to participate in the Annual Members’ Exhibits
- An opportunity to win one of three annual solo Exhibition Awards
- Access to the CEPA photography archive
- A discount on darkroom and digital photo lab fees
- A discount on CEPA’s photography classes and 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.