Upcoming Classes & Events

ARTIST TALK: Nick Meyer – Good Bones

Saturday, March 28th, 2026 at 5:30pm

Saturday, March 28th, 2026 at 5:30pmFree & open to the public Please join us for an evening with Nick Meyer, as he discusses Good Bones, a newly released body of work and book that reflects on parenthood, history, anxiety, and the uneasy rhythms of contemporary life. Good Bones emerges from Meyer’s experience of raising a young family amid overlapping crises. Moving fluidly between the intimate and the societal, the work grapples with questions of legacy, responsibility, and...

Free Event: Open Portfolio Night

Next Gathering: Sunday, March 29th, 5 to 7pm

Free to all! Open Portfolio Night is one of the best opportunities VCP offers to connect with other local photo-talent and share some of your work!...

VCP @ The VT Art Book Fair

In Burlington, VT, April 10th & 11th

Friday, April 10th & Saturday, April 11th, 2026At the Karma Bird House, 47 Maple St, Burlington, VT Free admission   [caption id="attachment_11976" align="alignright" width="425"] Vaune Trachtman's Collectors book, NOW IS ALWAYS[/caption] Join VCP at the 2026 Vermont Art Book Fair in Burlington, VT! We’ll have a table featuring a curated selection of titles from our Bookshop, along with a handful of unique and hard-to-find books from our public library. It’s a great opportunity to browse, discover new work, and...

VCP x GMP Member Meetup!

Saturday, April 11th, from 12:00 – 3:00 pm

Vermont Center for Photography is excited to partner with the Griffin Museum of Photography for a member meetup! Join VCP's Executive Director, Josh Farr, and the Griffin's Executive Director, Crista Dix, in Vermont for an afternoon of art, conversation, and a nosh. This is a chance for members of both organizations to see what they have to offer in terms of member benefits and creative opportunities....

C-41 Night @ VCP

Saturday, April 11th, 2026, 5pm - 7pm

Once a month, VCP hosts C-41 Night — a hands-on evening dedicated to photographers who love the look and process of shooting color negative (C-41) film. Whether you’re brand new to color developing or simply looking for a supportive place to process your film alongside others, this monthly gathering is a chance to learn, connect, and get hands-on in the lab. Our inaugural session in September was a great success, with participants developing film together,...

ARTIST TALK: Michael Burten

Sunday, April 12th, 2026 at 5:30pm

Please join us for an evening with local novelist and photographer, Michael Burten. He will read from his forthcoming novel, THESE OUR GRAVES, and discuss how photography plays an ineluctable role in his work as a writer and how writing influences and drives his continued interest in photography....

WORKSHOP: Intro to Wet-plate (with Penumbra Foundation)

Saturday, April 18th, 2026 from 10am - 6pm

Join Penumbra Foundation's tintype Studio Photographer, Sam Dole, for a day of wet plate portraits hosted at VCP. Considered by many to be the Polaroid of the 19th century, wet plate collodion (tintypes) are made almost instantaneously through a process that uses hand-poured chemicals on an enameled sheet of metal. In this one-day workshop, Sam will teach students how to create tintypes in camera using natural light. Students will learn the techniques of preparing the...

FREE WORKSHOP: Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day!

Sunday, April 26th, 2026, 11am – 4pm

Construct an analog pinhole camera or a pinhole body cap for your digital camera, then head outside to make some photographs with it! No experience in the darkroom or with making an inkjet print? Not a problem, assistance will be available....

ARTIST TALK: David Ricci – Hunter Gatherer

Saturday, May 30th, 2026 at 5:00pm

Join us for an artist talk with photographer David Ricci, who will discuss his latest photobook Hunter Gatherer: Salvaged Stories of American Culture (MW Editions, 2026), a decade-long project that reveals America's complex cultural history through objects and scenes discovered at resale marketplaces nationwide....

WORKSHOP: Intro to Film Digitization

Saturday, June 6th, 2026, from 10am – 2:00pm

This workshop will introduce the fundamentals of digitizing film using Epson flatbed scanners. Whether your goal is to share images online, produce high-quality prints, or build a well-organized digital archive, participants will learn the essential workflow for converting film negatives into high-resolution digital files....

ARTIST TALK: Harvey Stein

Wednesday, June 17th at 6:30pm

Harvey Stein is widely known for his ability to elevate the everyday into a space of wonder. He specializes in long-term projects and is drawn to photographing people in the streets that show how their humanity reveals the most about the spirit of a place and perhaps about life itself. “The subjects I photograph are portraits and scenes of the ordinary and the curious”....

PhotoThrift Clearance Tag Sale

Saturday, June 20th & Sunday, June 21st

We’ll be clearing out a wide array of cameras, lenses, tripods, darkroom gear, photo books, vintage odds and ends, and more—all at deeply discounted prices. It’s a treasure hunt for photo lovers and a great way to stock up on gear while supporting a good cause: 100% of proceeds benefit VCP and help sustain our mission of providing affordable, accessible photographic programming, exhibitions, and community resources. Come early for the best selection! ...

ARTIST TALK: Barbara Bosworth

Friday, July 17th, 2026 at 5:30pm

Barbara Bosworth is a large-format photographer whose work explores the relationship between people and the rest of the natural world. In this lecture, Bosworth will speak about her decades-long photographic practice, highlighting series including The Meadow, Natural Histories, and One Star and a Dark Voyage. Bosworth, who describes photography as a “long look,” suggests that quiet attention to the world is a way of caring for our shared natural environment....



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