Lab / Education
As a Light Work Lab member, we want you to get the most from our facility and staff. We are proud to offer a variety of classes and workshops. Our goal is to give you the opportunity to go deeper with your photography, learn from professionals in the field, and meet fellow members.
Reading the Fine Print: Exploring the Light Work Collection
When: Tuesdays 7/22, 7/29, 8/5 from 5:30-7:30pm
Where: Light Work, 316 Waverly Avenue, Syracuse, NY 13210 located in the Robert B. Menschel Media Center
Cost: FREE
REGISTRATION CLOSED
Open to members and non-members!
Join Light Work’s director, Dan Boardman, for a special workshop series exploring the rich and expansive Light Work Collection: https://collection.lightwork.org. Each week, we’ll dive into a curated selection of photographs organized around a specific theme, concept, or technique—from portraiture and documentary practices to experimental approaches in image-making. Participants will be guided through highlights from the collection and invited to engage in close looking, group discussion, and independent exploration. This is a unique opportunity to connect with over five decades of photographic work by emerging and under-recognized artists, and to discover new ways of seeing and thinking through photography.
Registration closes on 7/15.
Successes & Failures: Working on your Project
When: Thursday 8/7 from 5:30-8:30pm
Where: Light Work, 316 Waverly Avenue, Syracuse, NY 13210 located in the Robert B. Menschel Media Center
Cost: $75
CLASS FULL
Open to members and non-members!
In this evening workshop with Associate Director, Whitney Hubbs, we will sort through many of your pictures to form a project that makes sense to you and the attendees. We will look through your deemed “bad pictures” and your chosen “good pictures” to understand what serves your project best. Sometimes eliminating the successful images and bringing back in the failed photographs.
Please come to class with 20 images you think are “good” and 20 images you think are “bad.” (Picture sizes should be 4×5 – 8×10, nothing smaller or larger).
Compensation for participants who cancel will not be available. Registration closes on 7/31.
Open Studio
When: Thursday 8/28 from 5:30-7:30pm
Where: Light Work, 316 Waverly Avenue, Syracuse, NY 13210 located in the Robert B. Menschel Media Center
Cost: FREE
REGISTER HERE
Open to members and non-members!
Come hang with us in the lab! Bring your photos or other lens-based projects and check out what others are working on. Show us your working prints, book dummy, portfolio, collage pieces, etc.! In-progress and finished projects are welcome at this open studio. Whether you’re a seasoned photographer or just starting out, this is the perfect opportunity to share your work and receive feedback.