Past Workshops & Events

WORKSHOP: Gelli Plate Printing

Sunday, October 18th, 12pm – 3pm, 2026

Tap into the playful fun of creating photo transfers through non-toxic gel plate printing. Over three hours, participants will explore the expressive potential of combining photographic images with color and texture, exploring composition, surfaces, and layering techniques to create original works of art. No previous printmaking experience is required. This class is designed for photographers and creative people working in any medium. This is a beginner class that requires no previous experience. We’ll begin with a...

ARTIST TALK: Scott Offen

Friday, October 16th, 2026 at 5:30pm

Join us at VCP for a talk with photographer Scott Offen on his recent book Grace, a seven-year collaborative project made with his partner. Offen will walk us through how the work came together: photographing Grace not as a subject but as a co-creator, developing a staged and often dreamlike visual language, and building a method where disagreements over a photograph were resolved through sequencing rather than exclusion....

WORKSHOP: Salt Printing & Creating Digital Negatives

Saturday, October 3rd, 12pm – 5pm & Sunday, October 4th, 10am – 5pm

Salt printing, invented in the 1830s by Englishman Henry Fox Talbot, is the original method for making photographs on paper. The process is deceptively simple but yields wonderful prints. One begins by soaking paper in a solution of salt. The dried salted paper is then coated with a solution of silver nitrate, thereby forming silver chloride in situ. The paper is dried a second time and then exposed to ultraviolet light through a negative. Salt...

WORKSHOP: Professional Development for Working Artists

Thursdays, September 24th, October 1st, & October 8th, 6 – 8pm

Most artists have written a hundred half-finished bios, aren't sure if their CV is helping or hurting them, and have a drawer full of rejected applications with no idea why. This three-part seminar series is built to fix all three problems. Led by Ace Lehner, working artist and Assistant Professor of Art and Art History at the University of Vermont, these sessions sit somewhere between a seminar and a workshop: expect real instruction, group discussion, live...

ARTIST TALK: Ace Lehner on Portraiture, Identity, & Representation

Saturday, September 5th, at 5:30pm

Join us for an artist talk with Ace Lehner, a photographer and professor at the University of Vermont, for a conversation centered on portraiture, identity, and representation. Lehner will discuss their creative practice and share insights into the ways photographic images can shape, question, and expand how we understand the self and others. This talk offers an opportunity to consider portraiture not only as a way of depicting a person, but as a space for dialogue...

ARTIST PANEL: Memory Is A Verb

Sunday, August 30th, 2026 at 5:30pm

Join us for a closing conversation with artists from Memory Is A Verb: Exploring Time and Transience, moderated by Karen Haas. Rather than a formal presentation, this will be an open, wide-ranging discussion rooted in genuine dialogue. Karen will pose questions to the group, and artists will respond as the conversation moves them — following threads, circling back, and letting the discussion find its own shape. Audience questions will be encouraged and central to the...

WORKSHOP: Studio & Environmental Portraiture

Saturday, August 22nd, 10am – 5pm

Portraiture is a discipline that transcends the depiction of just the human face. A great portrait has the ability to transcend our world and communicate with powerful energy. This course explores the art and psychology of photographing people, guiding students from the concepts of traditional in-studio portraiture with controlled lighting to contemporary, conceptual approaches in an available light practice....

FREE EVENT: Open Collage Workshop

Friday, August 7th, 5–8pm

Join Alejandra Spruill during Downtown Brattleboro's August Gallery Walk (August 7th, 5:00–8:00 pm) for a night of community and collaboration. Alejandra's work explores the intersection of photography and collage and how institutional memory shapes our collective futures and archival histories. For this August's Gallery Walk, Alejandra and VCP invite the Windham County creative community to become part of that archive. Together, we'll build a one-of-a-kind collaborative book that will live in our library....

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....

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”....

MEMBER EVENT: Private Curator Tour at the MFA, Boston

Sunday, June 14th, 2026 at 11:00am

On Sunday, June 14th, Karen Haas, Lane Senior Curator of Photographs at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, has generously offered to lead a small, private group of VCP members on a behind-the-scenes tour of two exhibitions currently on view at the MFA. The morning begins with a tour of Framing Nature: Gardens and Imagination — a multidisciplinary exhibition drawn from across the MFA's global collections, bringing together painting, photography, textiles, ceramics, and more in...

WORKSHOP: Eco Darkroom (Online, 6 Weeks)

Sundays, 10am–1pm · June 14–July 26

Explore the possibilities of plant-based photography in this 6-week online course. From anthotypes and chlorophyll printing to lumen processes and DIY developers, this class offers an accessible introduction to sustainable, experimental image-making. Participants will learn a range of techniques using organic materials, while developing their own projects outside of class with ongoing support. A materials list will be provided at least two weeks in advance....

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: 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....

PhotoThrift Clearance Tag Sale

Saturday, May 16th & Sunday, May 17th

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! ...

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....

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...

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....

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....

VCP @ The VT Art Book Fair

In Burlington, VT, April 10th & 11th

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 spend some time with thoughtfully made photobooks. We’ll also be sharing more about VCP’s book-related programming—from our lending library and Book of the Week series to exhibitions...

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...

WORKSHOP: CMYK Screenprinting (with First Proof Press)

Sunday, March 22nd, 2026 from 10am - 5pm

This immersive, hands-on workshop introduces participants to CMYK screenprinting—the four-color process used to create full-color images through layered cyan, magenta, yellow, and black inks. Presented in collaboration with First Proof Press, the workshop focuses on the physical craft of screenprinting and the unique visual qualities that emerge through ink, paper, and process....

WORKSHOP: Found Object Turmeric Printing

Saturday, March 14th, 2026, from 10am – 2:30pm

In this hands-on workshop, students will explore the beauty and surprise of alternative photographic printing using turmeric—a vivid, light-sensitive material found in many kitchens. Participants will begin by learning the alchemy of creating turmeric printing “ink” using simple, commonly available household ingredients....

NOW IS ALWAYS: Artist Talk & Book Signing with Vaune Trachtman

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

Saturday, February 28th, 2026 at 5:30pmFree & open to the public   Come celebrate the release of Vaune Trachtman's book NOW IS ALWAYS. Vaune will give a talk about the making of the book, her use of photopolymer gravure, and how family photographs, handwriting, and archival materials shape her work. Copies of NOW IS ALWAYS will be available for purchase, and Vaune will be signing books. In addition to the images in the book, NOW IS ALWAYS includes...

WORKSHOP: Hand-Coloring Inkjet Prints

Sunday, February 15th, 2026 from 12pm - 5pm

This hands-on workshop introduces participants to the process of hand coloring black-and-white photographic prints using Prismacolor colored pencils. The day will begin with a discussion on preparing and printing photographs specifically for hand coloring, followed by a demonstration of the instructor’s approach to tinting prints....

IN CONVERSATION: Mark Tarmy & Lynne Weinstein

Saturday, February 14th, 2026 at 5:30pm

Join us for an engaging public conversation between Mark Tarmy, the collector behind the remarkable works featured in Icons in Hand, and Lynne Weinstein—photographer, previous photo editor at Life Magazine, and former Chair of the Art Department at The Putney School....

ARTIST TALK: Michael Poster

Friday, January 30th, 2026 at 5:30pm

Join us for an artist talk with Michael Poster, whose work is currently on view in the Print Gallery at the Vermont Center for Photography. Poster will speak about bewitched, a deeply personal body of work that functions as both memoir and protest....

Brattleboro Photo Flea Market

Sat, Dec 13th, 11am - 5pm (at In-Sight & VCP!)

Join us for a day of photographic treasure-hunting at the Brattleboro Photo Flea Market, a special collaboration between the Vermont Center for Photography and In-Sight Photography Project!...

WORKSHOP: Intro to Film Cameras & Darkroom Printing

Sunday, December 7th & 14th, 10am-2pm

Sunday, Dec 7th & 14th, 10am-2pm $120/day  for Non-Members $100/day  for VCP Members (Register online below) This immersive two-day workshop invites you to step fully into the magic of analog photography—whether it’s your very first time holding a film camera or you’re looking to refresh old skills. No prior experience is needed, just bring your curiosity, sense of adventure, and a willingness to experiment! Over the course of the weekend, you’ll gain a complete introduction to the 35mm process:...

Free Event: Open Collage Workshop

Saturday, November 29th, 2025, 3–5pm

Join Alejandra Spruill at Vermont Center for Photography on Saturday, November 29, 2025, from 3–5pm for an open explorative collage workshop. We’ll explore connecting with a sense of play using darkroom prints, found materials, and simple archival techniques. Alejandra will share practical strategies from her own practice for combining texture, text, and photographs to help inspire. All levels welcome; materials will be provided (you’re encouraged to bring personal ephemera). You’ll leave with at least one...

WORKSHOP: Botanical Toning of Cyanotypes

Saturday, November 22nd, 10am-5pm

Cyanotype is an inexpensive, beginner-friendly alternative photographic printing process—often a “gateway” to other historic methods. Its distinctive Prussian Blue pigment can sometimes feel limiting, but toning offers a way to expand the palette by shifting the blue into a wider range of colors. Traditionally, cyanotype toning involves two steps: bleaching with sodium carbonate (or less commonly ammonia), then redeveloping in phenol-rich solutions such as coffee, tea, red wine, or tannic acid. This process, however, often...

ARTIST TALK: Matt Eich

Friday, November 14th, 5:30pm

Join us at VCP on Friday, November 14th at 5:30 pm for an artist talk with photographic essayist Matt Eich, who will be sharing an overview of 20 years of his creative practice, from past books including The Invisible Yoke series and I Love You, I'm Leaving, to ongoing projects. Eich is currently on a multi-week road trip through the Northeast and this visit with VCP will mark his first public presentation of work in Vermont...

WORKSHOP: Intro to Cyanotypes

Saturday, November 8th, 10am-4pm

In this hands-on workshop, participants will learn the fundamentals of the cyanotype process and create their own unique prints. Using light-sensitive chemistry, natural sunlight or VCP's UV box, and simple objects or transparencies, you’ll have the opportunity to produce and take home several completed cyanotype works....

Silent Auction Closing Celebration

Saturday, November 1, 2025, 5-8pm

Saturday, November 1st, 2025, 5-8pm Bidding closes promptly at 7pm! Please join us for the Closing Celebration of VCP’s 2nd Annual Silent Auction on Friday, November 1st from 5–8pm! Enjoy complimentary food and drinks, live music, and the excitement of surprise raffle items as we count down the final moments of bidding. It’s the perfect way to gather with friends, celebrate photography, and support the creative community we’ve built together. Admission is on a sliding scale of $5–$25...

Free Halloween Costume Portraits

Oct 31st, 2025, 5-7pm @ VCP!

Friday, October 31st 2025, 5 to 7pm Vermont Center for Photography, 10 Green Street, Brattleboro Email info@vcphoto.org to order professional archival prints: • 5 x 7'' -  $4 each • 8 x 10'' -  $8 each • 11 x 14''  -  $20 each Bring your boos and best costumes to VCP’s BrattleBOO Costume Portrait Pop-Up! On Halloween night (Oct 31st) from 5–7pm, we’re turning our space at 10 Green Street into a family-friendly photo set for free professional costume portraits. Superheroes,...

WORKSHOP: Empowering Self and Family Through Image-Making

Saturday, October 18th & 25th, 12pm-3pm

Join us for a two-day online workshop exploring photography as a tool for personal growth, reflection, and storytelling. Centered around self-portraiture and family imagery, this intimate workshop invites participants to explore their individual histories and emotional landscapes through staged photography....

The American Snapshot: A Talk by Peter Bosco

Friday, September 12th, 2025, 6pm

Friday, September 12th, 2025, 6pm @ VCP, 10 Green Street, Brattleboro, VT VCP member and photographer Peter Bosco will join us on Friday, September 12th at 6pm for a talk titled The American Snapshot: Artifacts of Time. Through images, stories, and open discussion, Peter will explore the cultural and artistic legacy of snapshots from 1900–1960—what many consider the golden age of casual photography. * * * Since its revelation in 1839, photography has been in constant evolution—technologically, conceptually, and...

Film Screening and Q&A: The Photo Returner (2025) by Garret Harkawik

Wednesday, August 27, 2025 at 6pm

Wednesday, August 27th, 2025, 6pm @ VCP, 10 Green Street, Brattleboro, VT   VCP member and filmmaker Garret Harkawik will join us on Wednesday, August 27th for a screening of his short documentary film (15 min) The Photo Returner. After the screening he will stick around for a Q&A and to provide a glimpse into the filmmaking process! He will be joined by the film's star, Erin Bohannon, who will also be answering questions and bringing photos from her...

ARTIST TALK: Joan O’Beirne

Sunday, August 10, 2025 (5pm)

Sunday, August 10th at 5pmFree & open to the public Join us at VCP on Sunday, August 10th at 5pm for an artist talk with photographer Joan O’Beirne, whose powerful exhibition Detachments is currently on view in our Main Gallery. O’Beirne will discuss the personal and political underpinnings of her work, her process, and the evolution of Detachments—a deeply introspective body of work exploring family, identity, and disconnection through layered, evocative imagery. Based in Brattleboro, Joan O’Beirne...

The Alchemy of Analog: Alternative Film Developers with Peter Schrager

Saturday, July 19th, 2025, 10am-4pm

Saturday, July 19th, 2025, 10am-4pm $125 Non-Members $110 VCP Member Instructor: Peter Schrager Discover the art and science of alternative film development in this unique one-day workshop at VCP on Friday, July 19th from 10am–4pm. Taught by VCP member and experimental photographer Peter Schrager, this hands-on session will introduce participants to developing black & white film using surprising household ingredients like instant coffee (caffenol) and red wine. These eco-friendly, DIY processes offer a distinctive visual style—gritty, soft, unpredictable—and open...

Through Lotte’s Lens: An Evening with Gary Samson

Friday, June 27, 2025, 6pm

Friday, June 27, 2025   -  6pm @ VCP, 10 Green Street, Brattleboro, VT Free & open to the public! Join us for a special evening with celebrated NH photographer and educator Gary Samson as he reflects on the life and legacy of Lotte Jacobi, one of the 20th century’s most iconic portrait photographers. Drawing from his personal relationship with Jacobi and his years spent cataloging her photographic archive, Gary will share rare insights, stories, and images that illuminate...

VCP’s SEMI-ANNUAL PHOTO-EQUIPMENT TAG SALE

June 14th & 15th, 11am to 5pm

June 14 & June 15, 2025 11am to 5pm each day Join us at the Vermont Center for Photography on Saturday, June 14 and Sunday, June 15 from 11am to 5pm for a special Photographic Equipment Tag Sale! We’ll be clearing out a wide array of cameras, lenses, tripods, darkroom gear, 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...

WORKSHOP: Introduction to Mordançage

June 7th & 8th, 2025 - Sign up online!

June 7th & 8th, 2025   •   10am to 4pm each day  Instructor: Brittonie Fletcher Registration Fee VCP Members: $450 Non-Members: $500 (Limit of 5 participants) Details This two day workshop will introduce you to the Mordançage process. Initially created to apply as a film reversal process and was later named the 'Etch/bleach' process. Known for ‘the veils’ - an expressive use of the emulsion to create unique prints ranging from diaphanous to apocalyptic. This process has much more to offer in terms of...

FREE WORKSHOP: Worldwide Pinhole Day!

Sunday, April 27th, 2025, 11am to 4pm

Sunday, April 27th, 2025, 11am to 5pm Join us at Vermont Center for Photograph (VCP) for an informal celebration of Worldwide Pinhole Photograph Day (WPPD). Drop in any time at VCP from 11 AM to 4 PM on Sunday, April 27th, 2025. Construct an analog pinhole camera or a pinhole body cap for your digital camera. Then head outside to make some photographs. No experience in the darkroom or with making an inkjet print? Not a problem,...

WORKSHOP: Introduction to Large Format Photography

Saturday, April 12th, 2025, 12 to 5pm

Saturday, April 12th, 2025, 12 to 5pm Large format photography is an intimidating subject. It has a reputation for being complex and expensive. Even if you have a mentor to hold your hand while you learn “the dance,” there is usually a significant up-front cost to purchase a camera, lens, and supporting infrastructure. This workshop is an opportunity to try large format photography in a wide variety of situations without having to purchase any new gear....

ARTIST TALK: Dylan Hausthor

Saturday, March 22, 2025, 5pm (FREE EVENT)

Saturday, March 22, 2025  -  5pm @ VCP, 10 Green Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301 Please join us on March 22nd for a free public artist talk with Maine-based photographer Dylan Hausthor. Dylan will be speaking about his new book "What The Rain Might Bring" (TBW Books) and will have copies available for signing and purchase. About the Artist: Dylan Hausthor is a conjurer of stories of dreaming and reality. They use photography, video, and installation to explore the complexities...

Workshop: Intro to Pinhole Photography

Saturday, March 8, 12am-4pm

This is an immersive 4-hour workshop where you’ll learn the history of pinhole photography, explore different types of camera builds, make your own pinhole camera, discuss composition and technique, then head out with your instructor to create pinhole photographs on paper that you’ll develop in the darkroom....

FIELD TRIP: Exhibition Tour / Meet & Greet: Vaune Trachtman

Sunday, February 23, 2025, 3pm @ Von Auersperg Gallery, Deerfield, MA

* NEW DATE *  Sunday, February 23, 2025, 3pm LOCATION: Von Auersperg Gallery, Deerfield Academy, Deerfield, MA (more info here) (campus map) FREE & Open to the public! Please, join us for this informal artist talk by photographer Vaune Trachtman, who’s images are showing at the Von Auersperg Gallery until February 28, 2025 "For the last couple of years, I’ve been working on a new series called ALL THAT IS, which feels like the next chapter of NOW IS ALWAYS. I’m pleased...

ARTIST TALK: Adeline Praud

Sunday, January 19th, 4:00pm - 5:30pm

Sunday, January 19th, 4:00pm - 5:30pm ARTIST TALK:  Adeline Praud Please join us for a public artist talk at VCP on Sunday January 19th beginning at 4pm. This talk is in conjunction with Adeline's solo exhibition in VCP's Main Gallery, on display January 3rd through March 2nd. The talk is free and open to the public - we hope to see you there! Artists Statement The opioid epidemic, far from being an isolated phenomenon, is embedded in a system...

Free Event: VCP Photowalk

January 18th, 1-3 pm

Join us for our second photo walk, lead by Join Josh Carnes and Willoughby Carlo!...

Dona Ann McAdams BLACK BOX: BOOK LAUNCH & ARTIST TALK

Saturday, December 14, 2024, 5 – 6:30pm

Her books include Black Box: A Photographic Memoir (Saint Lucy Books, 2024) and Caught in the Act (Aperture, 1996). She is the recipient of a Dorothea Lange/Paul Taylor Prize from the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University, an Obie and Bessie Award for her performance photography, and grants from the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts and the Vermont Arts Council....

VCP & PhotoThrift Holiday Sale!

December 7th and 8th, 11am to 5pm

Saturday, December 7, 2024  (11am-5pm) Sunday, December 8, 2024  (11am-5pm) @ VCP, 10 Green Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301 Its that time of the year when VCP is cleaning out! Our loss is your gain :) Join us the first weekend in December from 11 to 5 each day for a super-clearance holiday sale to benefit VCP! We will be clearing out tons of photographic equipment from our thrift store (cameras, lenses, bags, lighting, frames, paper..and more!) and will have...

2024 VCP Auction Closing Reception

Saturday, Oct 26th, 5-8 pm (auction closes at 7:00 pm)

Join us for a night of celebration at VCP!...

FOCUS FORWARD at VCP

Oct 6th - Nov 24th, 2024, 2-5pm

FOCUS FORWARD at VCP: a photography program for people in recovery...

WORKSHOP: Intro to Film Cameras & the Darkroom

TBD

This is a 2-day analog course open to people of all levels, no prior experience is required. Students will learn the basics of loading a 35mm camera, photographing, developing film, and making silver gelatin prints in the darkroom...

Photo Walk – Morningside Cemetery

Saturday Sept 20th, 2024 5pm

Join us for the 1st VCP Photo Walk! ...

An Introduction to Alternative Process (online)

July 28th, 7/weeks - 10am - 12 noon

A 7-week long online class on alternative photographic processes with Brittonie Fletcher....

Equipment and Photo Book Sale at VCP

July 20th, 10:00am -5:00pm

Sidewalk Sales Downtown at VCP, with photo books and photo gear! ...

Lux et Libera’s Workshare Event

Saturday, July 13th from 5 - 7pm

Lux et Libera's First In-Person Workshare Event! In conjunction with VCP's exhibition Women on the Edge: Alternative Processes in New England, Lux et Libera will be holding its first in-person work-share event at the Vermont Center for Photography on Saturday, July 13th from 5 - 7pm. Open to female-identifying photographers working in historic and alternative processes, these work-shares are an opportunity to share what you're working on, see what others are creating, and engage in robust conversations of...

Workshop: Transcending the Snapshot, The Making of a Fine Print

Sat 25th Sun 26th of May 2024, 10am-4pm

A two-day course where students will move through the process of making a fine print in the darkroom....

WORKSHOP: Intro to Film Cameras & the Darkroom

Sat 6th, Sun 7th of March 2024, 10am-4pm

This is a 2-day analog course open to people of all levels, no prior experience is required. Students will learn the basics of loading a 35mm camera, photographing, developing film, and making silver gelatin prints in the darkroom...

ARTIST TALK: Jesse Freidin

Thursday, March 28, 2024, 6-7pm @ VCP

JESSE FREIDIN: ARE YOU OK? THE DISAPPEARING FACES OF AMERICA’S TRANS YOUTH Exhibition Dates: March 1 – April 28, 2024 ARTIST TALK: Thursday, March 28th, 6-7pm @ VCP, 10 Green Street, Brattleboro (Free and open to the public, please join us!) ARTIST STATEMENT My current project ‘Are You OK?’ documents the faces and stories of trans and non-binary youth living in the United States who are ready to stand up to political annihilation. Flanked by their supportive families, a diverse group of outspoken and...

WORKSHOP: Printing-Out Paper

9th, 10th of March 2024

Let's go back to 1860's when this process was invented and create some prints!...

WORKSHOP: Intro to Film Cameras & the Darkroom

Sat 27, Sun 28th of January 2024, 10am-4pm

This is a 2-day analog course open to people of all levels, no prior experience is required. Students will learn the basics of loading a 35mm camera, photographing, developing film, and making silver gelatin prints in the darkroom....

BOOK LAUNCH & POP-UP EXHIBIT: Kate Cleghorn: Mexico, Spirit of Place

Sun, Dec 17, 2023, 3-5 pm

Join us for some light refreshments to celebrate VCP member Kate Cleghorn's new book Mexico: Spirit of Place. Kate will be at VCP with fresh signed copies of her to to purchase.  ...

PhotoThrift Holiday Sale

December 9th and 10th, 11am to 5pm!

December 9th and 10th, 11am to 5pm! Located at VCP, 10 Green Street, Brattleboro, VT VCP will be holding a clearance sale for our thrift store, PhotoThrift, on Saturday December 9th and Sunday December 10th from 11am to 5pm each day! This is our annual clearing-out of old inventory to make room for wonderful new donations and treasures as they arrive in our shop in the new year. ITEMS WILL BE PRICED TO SELL - with a...

Closing Reception @ NextStage

(@ NextStage) Sunday, November 12, 2023, 3:30-5pm

Join us for a closing reception on Sunday, Nov 12th at Next Stage in downtown Putney, VT from 3-5pm as we close out VCP's satellite exhibition "Four Persepctives" featuring the work of VCP members Vaune Trachtman, Al Karevy, Davida Carta, and Joshua Farr....

NOVEMBER GALLERY WALK

Friday, November 3, 2023, 5-8pm

IT'S FIRST FRIDAY! Join us, Friday, November 3rd from 5-8pm as we celebrate two new exhibitions: Main Gallery: Epiphany Knedler: Wish You Were Here Print Gallery: Ciri Gillespie: Dia De Los Muertos As always, refreshments will be served!    ...

VCP’s 25th Anniversary Celebration & Silent Auction

Saturday, October 14, 2023, 6-9pm

We are thrilled to announce a grand celebration here at VCP on Sat, October 14th from 6-9pm to celebrate the 25 years that Vermont Center for Photography has been operating as a hub for the photographic arts in our beloved downtown Brattleboro....

FREE EVENT: SARAH MALAKOFF’S ARTIST TALK + BOOK SIGNING

Friday, September 22, 2023, 6pm

Sarah Malakoff’s Personal History explores objects displayed within American homes that reference culture, history, and ideology. ...

Virtual Artist Talk with Mary Zompetti

August 23rd, 6 PM

The cameraless photographs in The Lost Garden series are created by exposing large-format film to environmental conditions over extended periods of time. ...

The Art of Portrait Lighting

July 15th & 16th from 11-6

Students will learn how to work with natural light, lighting for portraits, in-studio light, and artificial light on-location....

Intro to Pinhole Photography

July 09, 12-4pm

This is an immersive 4-hour workshop where you’ll learn the history of pinhole photography!...

Mindfulness & Photography

Sat + Sun, June 10 + 11, 11am-5pm

Explore and experience the dynamic interaction between mindfulness and photography in this relaxed weekend workshop!...

Introduction to Chemigrams

May 27th, 10-4 PM

Invented by Pierre Cordier in 1956, he claims chemigrams to be "most likely, the ultimate adventure of gelatin silver bromide." Learn how to incorporate painting, drawing, and printmaking processes into traditional silver gelatin darkroom paper through the cameraless chemigram process. Instructor Bridget Conn will give an overview of how chemigrams work, demonstrate a variety of tools and methods to explore mark-making, and give guidance on how to achieve control over value, texture, and even color....

Lightroom Classic for Beginners

May 17th, 24th, 31st 6:30-8:30PM

This course has been specially designed to engage students from the start, not with a lot of complex technical details but with getting to work right away with developing photos – the fun stuff!...

Intro to Darkroom

May 2, 9, 16th, 1-3pm & 6-8pm (pick your session!)

This class will get you from your currant virtual images to using a film camera, developing real film, and making an actual print in a darkroom. Film is not dead, in fact, it is living a real renaissance!...

Field Trip to Hood Museum | Margaret Bourke-White

March 17th, 2023

MARGARET BOURKE-WHITE, WORLD WAR II, AND LIFE MAGAZINE March 17th, 2023 Margaret Bourke-White (American, 1904–1971) was one of the first photographers that Life magazine sent to Europe to cover World War II. The images she sent back filled endless pages of the magazine; Americans were riveted; and sales skyrocketed. This exhibition is drawn entirely from a unique portfolio of her photographs created near the end of the war. This exhibition is organized by the Hood Museum of Art,...

One Day Digital Developing

Saturday, March 11th 2023, 10am-2:30pm

Have you ever wondered what all the sliders in Lightroom do? Or, have you wanted an easy to read “recipe” that you can follow every time you develop your photos? This workshop is designed to help photographer of any level who use Adobe products* to take their developing skills to the next level....

ARTIST TALK: April M. Frazier

Saturday, March 4th, 2023, 6 - 7:30pm

Saturday, March 4th, 2023, 6 - 7:30pm Free and Open to the Public! We are delighted to be hosting Texas-based photographer April M. Frazier at VCP for an artists talk in conjunction with her solo exhibition "Frame of Reference" which opens March 3rd, 2023 in VCP's Main Gallery. Frame of Reference is the pictorial representation of familial influences and experiences which shaped Frazier’s life. Using images and genealogical research, Frame of Reference serves to present an alternate narrative of...

Opening Reception: April M. Frazier

Friday, March 3rd, 2023, 5-8pm

Opening Reception: Friday, March 3rd, 2023, 5-8pm Free & Open to the Public! Both artists will be in attendance.  Please join us for the First Friday Opening as we welcome two new exhibitions at VCP! * * * Main Gallery: April M. Frazier: Frame of Reference Frame of Reference is the pictorial representation of familial influences and experiences which shaped Frazier’s life. Using images and genealogical research, Frame of Reference serves to present an alternate narrative of the African American experience...

VCP OPEN LABS

Next Open Labs: Saturday, February 25th, 5-8pm

LAST SATURDAY OF EACH MONTH Next Open Labs: Saturday, February 25th, 5-8pm Free & Open to the Public! VCP is eager to announce a new monthly event we are calling OPEN LABS! We will be making our digital lab and darkroom available FREE OF CHARGE for anyone wishing to use these spaces. Come scan some negatives, make some digital prints, edit your photos, develop some b/w film, or do some darkroom printing! There will be a lab monitor...

Artist Talk: Yevette Hendler

Sunday, February 26, 2023, 3-4pm

Sunday, February 26, 2023, 3-4pm @ VCP, 10 Green Street, Brattleboro, VT • Free & open to the public • Light refreshments will be served • The talk will be recorded for online viewing Join us for a free public artist talk with Print Gallery exhibitor Yevette Hendler, in conjunction with her exhibition "Not Just Another Pandemic Story" which is on display Feb 3 - 26, 2023. Statement These past few years have presented many challenges in all aspects of our lives...

VCP’s PHOTO-SLAM!

Thursday, February 16, 2023 - 6 to 8pm

Thursday, February 16, 2023 - 6 to 8pm Free & Open to the public! WHAT IS IT? PhotoSlam is a fun and fast-paced way to a view many photographers work in a compact presentation format. Each photographer gets approximately 10 minutes to present 20 images on a digital projector for 20 seconds each. The images advance automatically as presenters give live commentary about their work. This lively format keeps the evening moving along, with each presenter having equal...

FIELD TRIP: Exhibition Tour / Meet & Greet: Rachel Portesi

Sunday, January 29, 2023, 12pm @ Von Auersperg Gallery, Deerfield, MA

Sunday, January 29, 2023, 12pm LOCATION: Von Auersperg Gallery, Deerfield Academy Deerfield, MA (more info here) FREE & Open to the public! Please, join us for this informal artist talk by photographer Rachel Portesi, who's images are showing at the Von Auersperg Gallery until March 1, 2023. Rachel Portesi: HAIR PORTRAITS - WET PLATE COLLODION TINTYPES Since the beginning of human history, hair has held cultural and symbolic meaning. It is a marker of ethnicity, social class, identity, gender, sexuality,...

ARTIST TALK: MARCO YUNGA TACURI

January 26, 2023 - 6 to 7pm

January 26, 2023 - 6 to 7pm Free & Open to the Public Photographer Marco Yunga Tacuri’s project Los Longos del Barrio - A Portrait Project About Ecuadorian Immigration is on display in the in the Picker Print Gallery at VCP until the end of the month. The Artist Talk will take place at VCP on Thursday January 26th at 6:00, at VCP. "This project attempts to tell a story through images about the life of many Ecuadorian...

COLLODION PRINTING OUT PAPER

Dec 3rd - 10-5 PM

POP Collodion was a short lived process that was eventually replaced by regular Printing Out Paper, and after that the faster darkroom papers that came afterwards. ...

Lightroom for Beginners

Nov 28th, Dec 5th, Dec 12th 6:30 - 8:00pm

Students will learn the fundamentals of using Lightroom to organize, process and output (either as digital files or as prints) their photographs. ...

FUN FILM CAMERAS

Oct 18, 25th - Nov 9th, 16th 6-8pm;

Leap into the analog world with a toy camera and film!...

Cyanotypes

Sat+Sun, Sept 10th-11th; 10-4pm

This hands-on workshop will introduce participants to the art of cyanotype printing....

Large Format Cameras

August 14th - 12 - 5 PM

Use cases, techniques and advantages of large format photography as it pertains to landscape, still life and portraiture. ...

Introduction to Mindfulness Photography

August 13th - 3:30 - 7:30 PM

In these workshops, we’ll practice various mindfulness meditation techniques with and without a camera. ...

Photography on Foot: Wandering with Purpose

August 6th - 7th - 1-7 PM

This workshop will explore “street photography” in a way that celebrates the intuition and serendipity of the photographic art. ...

Introduction To Printing With Liquid Emulsion

July 9th -10th, 11-5 PM

This workshop will focus on the magical world of printing with Liquid Emulsion in the darkroom. ...

Portraiture

Sun, 3-5pm; May 1-29

Class will focus on getting the moments in-between poses and how to execute a particular vision while managing the many distractions and variables that can be present on any shoot. ...

Fine Art Digital Printing 

Sat+Sun; 11-5; April 23-24

Learn the basics of digital printing from those at the highest level of the craft.  ...

Digital Collage

Sat+Sun, March 26-27; 1-4pm

This workshop will cover the art of taking visual elements from multiple images and combining them into a single scene to create a new image!...

Design and Print Your Own Photo Book

Wednesdays, 6-8pm;  March 2 - April 13

This course will cover how a group of photos becomes a book, by using Blurb....

Introduction to Photo Studio Lighting

Tues, 6-8pm; Feb 15-March 15

Learn how to use a studio lighting!...

Hand-Coloring Inkjet Prints

Sat, Feb 5; 1-5pm

The workshop will begin with a discussion on how to process and print photographs in anticipation of hand coloring them. ...

Lecture: On Seeing with Joan O’Beirne

November 18, 2021

Artist and educator Joan O’Beirne invites you to share her passion for seeing and reading photographs. O’Beirne will discuss how we perceive images ranging from enigmatic conceptually-based photographs to commonplace social media pics and explore strategies for unravelling meaning. ...

DIGITAL NEGATIVES & ALTERNATIVE PROCESSES

Wednesdays, Oct. 20 & 27 | 6-8 pm

Get creative in the darkroom!...

Introduction to Photoshop

Thursdays, Sept. 30 – Nov. 18, 5:30-7:30 pm 

Students should bring files that they are interested in manipulating and/or correcting in some way. ...

Photographic Tag-Sale & VCP Moving Sale!

June 12th and 13th, 2021 (10am to 5pm)

Mark your calendars! 📸 🤩 Even penny raised will help us inch closer to our capital campaign goal to relocate VCP to its new home 🙏 Please help spread the word!...

WORKSHOP: Chlorophyll Printing w/ Megan Bent

Sun, June 14th, 9am to 4pm • Register Online!

In this workshop participants will learn how to chlorophyl print, a printing technique where images are printed directly onto leaves using the sun. This is a wonderful technique to create unique images and is an analog photographic process that is environmentally friendly. ...

Williams College Museum of Art: Curator’s Tour

POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

VCP is pleased to offer our members a private tour of the exhibition "Landmarks" at the Williams College Museum of Art on Saturday, April 11th, beginning at 1pm - with curator, Horrace Ballard, the museum's Curator of American Art....

WORKSHOP: Advanced Photoshop Techniques

Sunday, April 5th 2020, 9 to Noon • Register Online!

Check out this upcoming workshop with instructor Matt Stinson as he covers a wide variety of intermediate to advanced Adobe Photoshop techniques. Computers are provided and it is expected that students have some general working knowledge of Adobe Photoshop. See you there!...

ARTIST TALK: Evy Huppert

Sunday, March 1st, 4pm

Please join us on Sunday, March 1st beginning at 4pm for a free public artist talk with VCP's Jan/Feb exhibitor Evy Huppert. Evy's solo exhibition "Wild Spirits" features 18 stunning black and white images created during a residency on Ossobaw Island off the coast of Georgia. Light refreshments will be served. From the Artist: I made this work on journeys south to untamed places in the Sea Islands of Georgia with a tribe of like-minded...

WORKSHOP: Adobe Photoshop Essentials

Sunday, September 15, 2019 - 9am to Noon

Learn the basics of Adobe Photoshop with instructor Matt Stinson. $55 for non-members, $45 for VCP members - full details and registration online!...

WORKSHOP: Beginning Lightroom

June 9, 2019 (1 to 5pm) / Instructor: Frank Gorga / Register Online Now!

Here's a great opportunity for you to dip your toes into the world of Adobe Lightroom - learn the basics from an experienced photographer and Lightroom user. Tweaking ones workflow and learning new tips can make a world of difference when it comes to processing your files!...

Meet the Artists! Artist Talk: 2019 Open Juried Exhibition

Sunday, June 2, 2019 - 4 to 6pm

In conjunction with VCP's 2019 Open Juried Exhibition, we will be hosting a closing reception and talk/discussion with many of the eight artists that are part of this exhibition. We hope you will join us in celebrating this vibrant group exhibition - juried by Bruce Myren....

TOO TIRED PROJECT presents: #TooTiredVermont

Artist Talk, Public Forum & Pop-Up Slideshow Exhibit w/ Tara Wray / May 19, 2019 @ 6:30pm

Art not only has the ability to inspire and bring awe to its audiences, but also provides the opportunity for healing through the creative process. VCP will be exploring this theme in a one-night event with Vermont-based photographer Tara Wray. Please join us!...

Photo Slam IV: A Night to Share Your Photography

Saturday, May 18th, 7 to 9pm

A photographic melding of the poetry slam, the folk music coffeehouse and PechaKucha. Come and present your photographs or just come and watch the action!...

WORKSHOP: Darkroom Printing Basics

Sunday, May 5, 2019 - Register Online!

This workshop will cover the basics of black and white printing using variable contrast paper in a traditional darkroom. There will be a discussion of the chemicals involved in black and white work and how variable contrast papers work. The students will have the opportunity to create prints from their own negatives using the techniques discussed....

Artist Talk: Ron Rosenstock

Sunday, March 31st, 2019, 4 to 5pm

In conjunction with his solo exhibition "Views of Iceland & Greenland" VCP is delighted to host an artist talk with acclaimed photographer Ron Rosenstock on Sunday, March 31st starting at 4pm. The talk is free and open to the public though donations are welcome and appreciated....

GALLERY WALK @ VCP

Friday, March 1st, 5:30 to 8:30pm

Friday, March 1st, 2019 - 5:30 to 8:30pm Since 1995, Brattleboro has celebrated its own artful history with a monthly art-walk, including more than two dozen locations, from 5:30 to 8:30pm on the first Friday of each month. You can pick up a monthly Gallery Walk guide at any of the downtown participating locations!  View the listings for each location, online at gallerywalk.org VCP will be celebrating the continuation of our latest exhibition "Ron Rosenstock: Views of Iceland...

VCP’S 9TH PHOTO-EQUIPMENT TAG-SALE

February 17th & 18th, 2019 (11am to 5pm each day)

Join us for our 9th semi-annual benefit tag-sale of all types of used photographic equipment! We'll have cameras, lenses, paper, bags, frames, film, accessories, enlargers, film developing equipment, video equipment...

Artist Talk: LINDSEY BEAL

Sunday, February 10, 2019 @ Noon

Following her January 2019 solo exhibition "Progressions", we are delighted to host an artist talk with Providence-based photographer Lindsey Beal on Sunday, February 10th starting noon at VCP....

Field Trip to MFA: Ansel Adams Curator’s Tour

Wed, Feb 6th, 9am to 6:30pm - Register Online!

VCP is delighted to offer an exclusive opportunity for its members to attend a private tour of the new exhibition "Ansel Adams In Our Time" at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, MA. The tour will be led by the MFA's Lane Curator of Photographs, Karen Haas on Wednesday, February 6th....

WORKSHOP: ‘A Crash-Course in Photozines’

w/ Juan Madrid - Sunday, November 18th, 10am to 4pm

The best thing about zines is that anyone can make one – it doesn't matter if you're a professional artist, a hobbyist, or if you work a 9 to 5 office job, the zine is a truly democratic way of expressing yourself. This workshop, led by photographer Juan Madrid, will explore the medium of the photozine, with respect to the history of zines and self publishing....

Artist Talk: Paul Reitano

Saturday, November 3rd, 2018 - @ 6pm

Please join us for a public artist talk with MA-based photographer Paul Reitano, in conjunction with his solo exhibition "Thrive: The Overcome Project" which opens the day before this lecture. Paul's photographic series that will be on display for the month of November stemmed from his personal battle - and eventual success story - with cancer. This series is a collection of raw and evocation images of the experiences Reitano endured and the many people...

VCP’S 8TH SEMI-ANNUAL PHOTOGRAPHIC TAG-SALE

Sunday, September 23, 2018 - 11am to 5pm

Join us for our 8th semi-annual benefit tag-sale of all types of used photographic equipment! We'll have cameras, lenses, paper, bags, frames, film, accessories, enlargers, film developing equipment, video equipment...

FILM SCREENING: “Patrick Nagatani: Living in the Story”

Thursday, September 20, 2018 - 7pm

Please join us in a collaborative film-screening of the acclaimed new documentary "Patrick Nagatani: Living in the Story" created by filmmaker Lynn Estomin. Living in the Story documents thirty-five years of art-making by photographer Patrick Nagatani. The film portrays an artist deeply concerned with world events, who uses imagery and storytelling to raise awareness about modern anxieties, with an emphasis on the threat of nuclear weapons....

WORKSHOP: Adobe Photoshop Essentials

Sunday, September 16, 2018 (9am to noon)

Learn the basics of Adobe Photoshop with long-time educator and instructor Matt Stinson! Stinson's expertise includes traditional gelatin-silver photography, digital photography, web design, computer programming, picture framing, graphic design and information technology support....

ARTIST TALK: Heather Evans Smith

Saturday, September 8th, 6pm

Please join us at VCP on Saturday, September 8th at 6pm for an artist talk with North Carolina-based photographer Heather Evans Smith in conjunction with her solo exhibition "Seen Not Heard" which opens at VCP the previous evening....

WORKSHOP: Photography of Dragonflies and Damselflies

August 4th, 1 to 5pm - w/ Frank Gorga @ Bonnyvale Environmental Education Center

Learn the essential skills and techniques for photographing dragonflies and damselflies on the beautiful natural campus of the Bonnyvale Environmental Education Center with experienced photographer Frank Gorga...

Behind the Photographs: A Public Lecture on O. Winston Link

w/ Thomas Garver - Saturday, August 4th - 6pm (FREE)

Here the backstory to many of Link's photograph's from organizing curator of the O. Winston Link Museum, Thomas Garver, who worked as an assistant and agent for Link....

WORKSHOP: Piezography Digital Negatives for Silver Printing w/ Walker Blackwell

Sunday, July 22nd - 10am to 4pm

Learn how to turn your digital files into beautiful analog gelatin silver prints with Walker Blackwell of Cone Editions Press!...

VCP’s 20th Anniversary Celebration!

Saturday, June 9th - 6 to 9pm

The cat's outta the bag - we're throwing a PARTY!! A birthday party, that is...

ANDY RICHTER: Artist Talk & Book Signing

Saturday, June 2nd, 6-8pm

VCP is proud to present an evening with photographer and June exhibitor Andy Richter as he discusses his exhibition "Serpent in the Wilderness". Andy will lead a discussion surrounding the traditional practices and global popularity of yoga and its many facets....

Learning Lightroom

w/ Frank Gorga  •  Sunday, May 20th, 1-5pm  •  Register Online!

Students will learn the fundamentals of using Lightroom to organize, process and output their photographs. Students will be introduced to each topic on the instructor’s screen and then given time to begin to develop their “muscle memory” by exploring the topic on their own computer with their own photographs. The session will end with a more extended period of individual work where the instructor is available to help guide the process....

World-Wide Pinhole Day

w/ Al Karevy  •  Sunday, April 29th (Open Invite, All Day!)

Join VCP as we celebrate World-Wide Pinhole Photography Day on Sunday, April 29th! There will be a Pinhole Photography workshop from 11am until 1pm where photographer Al Karevy will demonstrate different methods and techniques for building your own pinhole camera out of anything from a coffee can to a potato! As of 1pm, the darkroom at VCP will be set up for developing prints and any and all are welcome to come in to test...

Black & White Darkroom Basics

w/ Barry Dial  •  Sunday, March 25th (10-3)  •  Register Online!

The workshop will cover the basics of black and white film developing and printing. There will be a discussion of the chemicals involved in black and white work, the students will have the opportunity to process their roll of film, make a proof sheet and at least one print from the roll....

Artists Talk: Kevin Bubriski

Sunday, January 28, 2018 (6-7:30pm) @ 118 Elliot Street

Please join us on Sunday, January 28th, 2018 from 6 to 7:30pm for an artists talk with acclaimed Vermont-based photographer Kevin Bubriski....

VCP Photo Salon

Thursday, December 21st - 6 to 8pm

Interested in taking your photography to the next level? Join like-minded folks for an evening of discussion of photographs. Each evening begins with a thirty minute presentation of work by an invited photographer and an open discussion of this work. The remainder of the evening is devoted to discussion of the group’s photographs. Digital files or prints are acceptable. A projector & laptop will be available for those wishing to display their files digitally....

Closing Reception: “From the Sea”

Sunday, Oct 29th - 4 to 6pm

NOTICE: We are sorry to announce that due to an illness, Deb Schwedhelm will not be able to make the 10-hour drive from her home in Virginia for her talk this Sunday. We will, however, hold a closing reception in lieu of the talk from 4 to 6pm.  We apologize for any inconvenience - but hope to see you at VCP to celebrate this remarkable exhibit nonetheless. Get well soon, Deb! Born in Detroit, Michigan, Deb Schwedhelm was...

WORKSHOP: How to Get Your Own Solo Exhibition

October 28, 2017 - (10am to 3:30pm) w/ Ron Rosenstock

Ron will speak about developing a theme and getting know for your theme. I'll cover the best way to develop prints for an exhibition, including museum quality finishing, matting and framing. I will also talk about “creating an audience,” a topic I learned from Minor White in 1967. Finally, I will talk about the ‘Business” of an exhibition....

Public Lecture: Michael Zide, Mentored by the Landscape

Thursday, October 26th, 6:30 - 8pm (FREE)

Please join us for a free artists lecture with photographer and instructor Michael Zide here at VCP on Thursday, October 26th from 6:30 to 8pm. The presentation will focus on the lessons learned during the past 50 years photographing on Martha's Vineyard and in the Pioneer Valley off Western Massachusetts, where Michael resides. ...

VCP’S 7TH SEMI-ANNUAL PHOTOGRAPHIC TAG-SALE

October 22nd & 23rd, 2017 (11am-5pm)

A benefit sale of photographic equipment to support the Vermont Center for Photography. ...

Artists Talk: Garrett Hansen

Sunday, July 30th @ 5pm

Please join us for an artists talk with July solo-exhibitor Garrett Hansen on Sunday, July 30th at 5pm. The talk is FREE & open to the public – all are welcome to attend. Following the talk, we will hold a casual closing reception in the gallery until 7pm. Hansen will share additional works from his recent series HAIL and will also lead a discussion about gun culture in the US...

Workshop: Handmade Bookmaking for Beginners

May 20th & 21st - 10am to 4pm - w/ Rocio de Alba

Join Rocio De Alba for a two-day workshop on bookmaking, geared for beginners. At the end of the weekend, you will walk away with one finalized book (or more)....

Workshop: New55 PN Film with Sam Hiser & Hunt’s Photo

Sunday, April 30th - 10am to 4pm w/ Sam Hiser

Join film pioneer Sam Hiser and Hunt’s Photo on Sunday, April 30th from 10am to 4pm for a fascinating film workshop at the Vermont Center for Photography (VCP) in Brattleboro, VT....

ARTISTS TALK & Closing Reception: Andrew Frost

Sunday, February 26th, 5-7pm (Free)

Please join us for an artists talk with exhibiting artist Andrew Frost on the last day of his February exhibition “The Northeast Kingdom“, Sunday Feb 26th from 5 to 7pm at VCP....

WORKSHOP: Matting & Framing

Sat, February 11th, 2017 - 1 to 4pm

Have you every wanted to mat and frame your photographs but didn’t know where to start?  This workshop will introduce you to the tools and techniques you will need to matte and frame your own photographs. ...

WORKSHOP: Adobe Photoshop Essentials

Sat, Feb 4th, 2017 (9-Noon) - Register online!

This workshop is to provide students with techniques to navigate the many possibilities that Adobe Photoshop offers.  Emphasis will be placed on exploring the tools, menu options and various pallets...

Exploring the Nude Portrait Workshop

September 24th & 25th - w/ Gary Samson

Date September 24 & 25, 2016 (Saturday 10:00 AM to 5:30 PM, Sunday 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM) Instructor Gary Samson is a fine art photographer and educator with over four decades of experience. He has exhibited his work regionally, nationally and internationally and has won many awards for his photography and films. For the past ten years he has made images on black and white film using a variety of large format cameras for the Nude Portrait Project....

VCP’s 6th Semi-Annual Photographic Tag-Sale

Sept 16, 17, 18 - 8am to Noon

VCP's 6th Photographic Tag-Sale September 16th, 17th, & 18th  (8am until Noon) 47 Flat Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301  (Former Sanel Auto Parts building) There will be MANY "free" & "insanely cheap" items! We're looking to empty out our storage area and just want to see these items go to a good home....

FILM SERIES: “Buena Vista Social Club” & Cuba Trip Info Session

Thursday, August 25th - (Movie @ 6:30, Cuba Trip Info Session @ 8:15pm)

Please join us on Thursday, August 25th at 6:30PM for a FREE showing of the 1999 documentary film "Buena Vista Social Club". This documentary by lauded German filmmaker Wim Wenders follows renowned guitarist Ry Cooder and his son, Joachim, as they travel to Cuba and assemble a group of the country's finest musicians to record an album. Among the artists included in the project are singer Ibrahim Ferrer and pianist Rubén González, who are both interviewed...

Cyanotypes: A Workshop for Beginners

Sunday, August 7th - 9am to 5pm - w/ Frank Gorga

This workshop is designed for photographers with no prior experience in alternative processes - but all are welcome to participate! The cyanotype, invented in 1842 by Sir John Herschel, is one of the oldest photographic processes. In many ways, cyanotype is an ideal entry into the world of alternative photographic processes. The chemicals needed for cyanotype are inexpensive (i.e. there are no precious metals involved) and the equipment needed is minimal. The process does not require...

ARTISTS TALK: Camilo Ramirez

Friday, July 15th - 6pm

Please join us in a free artists talk with our July 2016 solo exhibitor Camilo Ramirez on Friday, July 15th beginning at 6pm at VCP (49 Flat Street) in downtown Brattleboro, VT. Camilo will discuss his body of work currently on display titled "The Gulf". CLICK HERE to see samples of Camilo's images. •  Friday, July 15th  -  6pm •  VCP, 49 Flat Street, Brattleboro, VT •  Free & Open to the public •  Light Refreshments Served From the Artist “I photograph...

ARTISTS TALK: Magdalena Solé

Friday, June 24th - 6pm

Please join us for an artist talk with photographer and educator Magdalena Solé in conjunction with her solo exhibition "Cuba Hasta Siempre" on display at VCP through June 26th. The talk will be held Friday, June 24th at 6pm. It is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. MAGDALENA SOLÉ is an award-winning photographer known for her sensitive expressions of culture through distinctive color artistry. Since 2011 she has been documenting the change...

Wetplate Collodion Workshop

June 18th & 19th - 11am to 5pm - w/ Brett Henrikson

This workshop is a two day intensive covering all aspects of the process from the history of Wet Plate Collodion to the inner workings of a view camera and darkroom procedure, led by Rhode Island photographer Brett Henrikson. The first day will be a walk through of the process at the Vermont Center for Photography. The second day students can bring in friends as models or set up still life’s and begin to hone the...

Artists Talk: Ben Brody

Friday, April 8th - 6pm - Free & Open to the Public

Please join VCP on Friday, April 8th at 6pm for an artists talk with Northampton, MA photographer and April 2016 solo-exhibitor Ben Brody. Ben's exhibition "Endgame: Afghanistan" is on display at VCP from April 1st through May 1st, 2016. WHERE:  VCP, 49 Flat Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301 WHEN:  Friday, April 8th - 6pm The talk is FREE and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. Biography: Brody has been photographing and writing about the American wars in Iraq and...

WORKSHOP: “Discovering Your Personal Vision”

March 5th - 10am to 4pm - Instructor: Ron Rosenstock

Discover what qualities separate a fine photograph, one that is enduringly meaningful from those considered ordinary and quickly forgotten. Gain new understanding about the techniques that worked for such masters as Edward Weston and Ansel Adams, that may help you improve and refine your own approach to image making. We will spend time doing an image sharpening exercise and then continue on to discuss the importance of developing a theme as a way to direct your...

WORKSHOP: “Wet Plate Collodion”

February 27th & 28th (10-4 each day) - Instructor: Michelle Rogers Pritzl

Students will learn the history and techniques for making wet collodion images. Students can expect to take home several varnished tintype plates at the end of the workshop. All supplies will be provided, and information will be given on supplies and materials to shoot wet plate collodion on your own. Saturday, February 27th through Sunday, February 28th  –  10am to 4pm each day THE CLASS IS CURRENTLY FULL - Registration is now closed. Thank you! Instructor:  Michelle Rogers...

ARTISTS TALK: Zora J Murff

Saturday, February 6th - 6pm

Nebraska-based photographer Zora J Murff will give a FREE public artists talk in conjunction with his February 2016 solo exhibition at VCP titled "Corrections" on Saturday, February 6th beginning at 6pm. The talk will take place in VCP's gallery at 49 Flat Street in Brattleboro. More info and samples of Zora's work online at: http://vcphoto.org/zora-murff-corrections/ From the Artist: From 2012 to 2015, I worked as a Tracker for Linn County Juvenile Detention and Diversion Services in Cedar Rapids,...

WORKSHOP: “Showing Your Artwork Professionally”

January 31st - 11am to 4pm - Instructor: Maurine Sutter

For artists working in all media who are ready to take the next step towards exhibiting, publishing and marketing their work, this one-day workshop will cover the basics you need to get started or improve on the promotional materials you have already produced. The essentials of how to prepare your work for gallery submission and juried shows, along with the importance of editing your portfolio will be covered. You will get tips on writing or improving your...

WORKSHOP: “Learning to Use Your Digital Camera”

January 12th - 6:30 to 9pm - Instructor: Al Karevy

Have you become frustrated trying to use your new camera? Are you mystified with the manual and all the “tech talk”? Perhaps you are confused by so many options that the camera offers that leave you overwhelmed. For beginners and intermediate digital camera “drop-outs”, this class will help demystify what seems to be a “mini-computer” and move in the direction of taking pictures with you in control of the camera instead of the other way around....

Artist Talk & Book Signing: SARAH MALAKOFF

Sunday, September 27th - 4pm

Please join us on Sunday, September 27th, beginning at 4pm, for an artists talk with Boston photographer (and September 2015 solo exhibitor) Sarah Malakoff. Sarah will discuss her series "Second Nature" which is currently on exhibit at VCP through September 27th, 2015. Sarah also has a beautiful book of her work available for purchase in the gallery and will be available to sign copies following the talk. About the Artist Sarah Malakoff was born in Wellesley, Massachusetts in...

FILM SERIES – “Gregory Crewdson: Brief Encounters”

Thursday, Sept 24th - 7:30pm

We welcome you to join the Vermont Center for Photography as we kick off our Photographic Film Series - featuring ground-breaking documentaries about all things photography. This is the first screening of what we hope to be many more to come. WHAT: Screening of Zeitgeist Films Documentary "Gregory Crewdson: Brief Encounters" WHERE: VCP Gallery, 49 Flat Street, Brattleboro, VT. 05301 WHEN: Thursday, September 24th - 7:30pm The film series is open to the public with a suggested $5 donation...

WORKSHOP: Matting & Framing

Saturday, September 19th, 2015 - 6 to 9pm

Have you every wanted to mat and frame your photographs but didn’t know where to start?  This workshop will introduce you to the tools and techniques you will need to matte and frame your own photographs.  Matting and framing your own photographs is not only easy and fun, but is much less expensive than sending your work out to a frame shop. Instructor: John Kudukey A Western Massachusetts native and lifelong photographer, John Kudukey found his artistic...

Closing Reception for “Marcus DeSieno: Invisible Monsters”

Sunday, August 2nd - 4 to 6pm

Please join us as Marcus DeSieno's solo exhibition "Invisible Monsters" comes to a close, on Sunday, August 2nd. We will be holding a closing reception in the gallery (49 Flat Street in Brattleboro, VT) from 4 to 6pm. This is your last opportunity to view this ground breaking exhibition, featuring 15 larger-than-life images taken with a scanning electron microscope. This is truly a unique gallery experience unlike any other we've done at VCP! From the Artist: Photography...

ARTISTS TALK: Carnography Deconstructed w/ Jim Bremer

Thursday, June 25th - 6:30pm

Thursday, June 25th  -  6:30pm Please join VCP for an artists talk with our current exhibitor, Jim Bremer, as he discusses his creative & technical process in the creation of his photographic works currently on display at VCP. The talk is FREE & open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. Biography: Jim Bremer is an award winning Graphic Designer and Photographer who has helped create innovative products and packaging for game and entertainment companies including Hasbro, Disney,...

VCP’s 5th Semi-Annual Benefit Photographic Tag-Sale

Sat & Sun - May 23rd & 24th - 9am to 5pm

Please join us as we celebrate all that is photography (and then some..) in our 5th benefit photographic tag sale. This tag sale is a photographers and antique collectors & repurposer’s fantasy! Because of it’s growing popularity, we have been expanding and expanding, taking on more and more donations of photo equipment and related items and selling them at next to nothing as a way to stimulate photography in the region while simultaneously acting as...

Online Book Design: A Graphic Designers Perspective

Thursday, May 7th - 7pm

“It’s so easy anybody can do it.” Camera makers have been telling us that for decades, and now online printers are making the same claim for everything from business cards to photo books. While twenty-first century digital technology has made file transfer and printing accessible to almost everyone, a menu of templates is no substitute for good graphic design.  A poorly designed book will distract from the quality you put into your photographs and leave...

Artists Talk:
The Stories of Imperfection

Thursday, April 23rd - 6pm

Thursday, April 23rd, 6pm Photographers Liz LaVorgna and Shanta L.E. discuss their work in connection with the exhibit Perfect Imperfection currently on view at the Vermont Center for Photography.  Models from the exhibit will share their stories & there will be time for questions & answers about this powerful project. About the Artists: Liz LaVorgna “I studied photography and digital media arts at Keene State in beautiful New Hampshire and have had several solo and group photo exhibits.  My...

Opening Reception | April 3rd:
Perfect Imperfection

Friday, April 3rd, 2015 - 5:30 to 8:30pm

Perfect Imperfection is a collaborative photography and creative writing project by Liz LaVorgna  & Shanta L.E. Perfect Imperfection is a window to emotion presenting what people feel is imperfect about them, emotionally or physically. It’s about discovery, a journey, and acceptance....

Opening Reception: 30 Under 30

Friday, March 6, 2015 - 5:30 to 8:30

Please join the Vermont Center for Photography as we welcome 30 young photographers to our gallery for the month of March in a nation-wide juried exhibition: "30-Under-30". The reception will take place at VCP (49 Flat Street, Brattleboro, VT) Friday, March 6th from 5:30 to 8:30pm during Brattleboro's monthly first Friday Gallery Walk. The opening is open to the public and refreshments will be served....

WORKSHOP: Wet Plate Collodion w/ Michelle Rogers Pritzl

Jan 17th & 18th, 2015 (10am - 4pm)

Students will learn the history and techniques for making wet collodion images. Beginning with tintypes, and trying ambrotypes, students can expect to take home several varnished plates at the end of the workshop. All supplies will be provided, and information will be given on supplies and materials to shoot wet plate collodion on your own. THIS WORKSHOP HAS ENDED. Thank you for all of you who attended! Saturday, January 17th, 2015 through Sunday, January 18th, 2015  - ...

Artists Talk w/ Triebert, O’Beirne, Flynt, Weinstein & Lovett

Wednesday, November 19th - 6pm

Please join us for a gathering at the Vermont Center for Photography on Wednesday, November 19th at 6pm with our five current exhibiting artists, Chris Triebert, Joan O'Beirne, Suzanne Flynt, Lynne Weinstein, & Evie Lovett. Each of these five prominent local photographers will be in attendance to discuss a bit about each of their work(s) and take questions from the public. Where: Vermont Center for Photography, 49 Flat Street, Brattleboro, VT. 05301 When: Wednesday, November 19th, 2014 ...

VCP’s 4th Semi-Annual Benefit Photographic Tag-Sale

Fri & Sat, Oct 3rd & 4th - 11 to 7 - 47 Flat Street, Brattleboro

Please join us as we celebrate all that is photography (and then some..) in our 4th benefit photographic tag sale. This tag sale is a photographers and antique collectors & repurposer's fantasy!...

Lecture: Self Publishing Photography & Art Books

Sunday, July 27th - 4:30pm

Over the past few years, online publishers have provided image makers with an unprecedented opportunity to design, publish, and distribute their own books. Abraham Ravett, Professor of Film and Photography, Hampshire College, & photographer Stan Sherer will discuss their collaboration on two recent publications. These include, The North End: Polaroid SX-70 Photographs and Brighton Beach, a series of 8x10 view camera images taken in Brooklyn, NY.Ravett & Sherer will provide an illustrated overview of the conceptualization...

Worldwide Pinhole Day!

Sunday, April 27, 2014

Join us for a day of pinhole photography and participate in this international event! FULL DETAILS COMING SOON....

WORKSHOP: Creating Van Dyke Prints from Digital Negatives

Sunday, April 13th, 11 to 4 - Register Online NOW!

In conjunction with the April exhibition on Alternative Printing Processes, VCP is proud to announce our next photographic workshop. This workshop, led by photographer and VCP Board Member William Dixon, will explore the early process of Van Dyke printing. Van Dyke printmaking, a spin-off of the salt print and the cyanotype print, had a brief popularity during the 1860's and 1870's. Prints are characteristically sepia in tone with excellent midtone definition. With the advent of negatives...

ARTIST TALK: Tom Prutisto – An Introduction to Lightroom

Wednesday, February 26, 2014 - 7 to 9pm

VCP is proud to announce a 2-hour long artists talk with Adobe Certified instructor Tom Prutisto on Wednesday, February 26th from 7 to 9pm . His talk will consist of an informal introduction to Adobe Lightroom and the many benefits of its' use. Tom Prutisto is an Adobe Photoshop Certified Expert, Digital Imaging Consultant, photographer & educator. Throughout his 31-year career in photography, Tom has filled many rolls, none of which gives him as much joy as...

Marketing For Artists Workshop with Miska Draskoczy

Thursday, February 20th - 6 to 8pm

Thursday, February 20th - 6 to 8pm Are you a photographer with a great series ready to share with the wider world? Looking for advice on how to hone your marketing efforts? Or just want to get feedback on your work? Join photographer and filmmaker Miska Draskoczy for a workshop on how to  take that next step from dedicated hobbyist to professional artist. Topics covered will include navigating the submissions process to galleries, contests and group shows,...

Closing Reception: The Pane in Empty Rooms

Sunday, February 2, 2014 - 4 to 6pm

We hope you will join us in closing out our January 2014 exhibition "The Pane in Empty Rooms: Photographs by Brett Simison" on Sunday, February 2, 2014 from 4 to 6pm at the Vermont Center for Photography - located at 49 Flat Street in downtown Brattleboro. This will also be a great opportunity to meet Brett in person and find out a little more behind what it took to create this series of images. Refreshments...

POP-UP Brattleboro!

December 6, 7, & 8, 2013 - CALL FOR ENTRY!

This December 6th, 7th, & 8th  -  8 Flat Street (former Adivasi Storefront) - A grass-roots guerrilla pop-up exhibition: "POP-UP Brattleboro" This exciting series of spontaneous art exhibitions will be popping up in downtown Brattleboro over the next several months. But to make them happen, we need YOUR submissions. These exhibits will include ALL styles and mediums of artwork, both 2-D and 3-D by artists from all over - of ALL ages. There are lots of little...

Closing Reception for “LIMBS”

Saturday, November 30th - 5 to 8pm

We hope that you will join us in a festive gathering here at VCP on Saturday November 30th from 5 to 8pm for a closing reception for our current exhibition, Rebecca Lepkoff: LIMBS. This will be your last chance to come by this month and take a long hard look at what life was like growing up in Jamaica, VT during the 50's, 60's and 70's. Rebecca's 41 exhibited images portray a timeless period when...

WORKSHOP: Ultra-large Format View Camera Workshop

October 11th,12th &13th - 2013

Have you ever wanted to try an 8 x 10 camera, or work with an alternative printing process? In this hands-on workshop, students will work with an 8 x 10 camera to experience the making of large negatives and learn the advantages of the format. After learning to use the camera students will go on a field trip to work with the camera and expose film. While the workshop will introduce photographers to the 8x10...

VCP’s 3rd Semi-Annual Benefit Photographic Tag-Sale

October 4th & 5th, 2013 - (11am to 7pm)

Please join us as we celebrate all that is photography (and then some..) in our 3rd benefit photographic tag sale. This tag sale is a photographers and antique collectors/repurposer's fantasy! Because of it's growing popularity, we have been expanding and expanding, taking on more and more donations of photo equipment and related items and selling them at next to nothing as a way to stimulate photography in the region and make a few dollars for...

ARTISTS TALK: Michael Poster

Thursday, September 19th - 6pm

VCP is pleased to be hosting an artists talk with local Brattleboro photographer Michael Poster on his series currently on exhibit at VCP titled Dreamland. The talk will be held Thursday, September 19th beginning at 6pm. About Dreamland: Drilling for natural gas began near Michael’s former home in Montrose, Pennsylvania some time in 2008. Soon after, he began to make pictures of his friends and neighbors. It was clear their lives were about to change dramatically. A few...

WORKSHOP: Introduction to the 4×5 View Camera

September 13,14 & 15, 2013

Have you ever wanted to try a 4 x 5 camera? This is your chance to do so. In this hands-on workshop, students will work with a 4 x 5 camera to experience the making of large negatives and learn the advantages of large format photography. After learning to use the camera students will go on a field trip to work with the camera and expose film. If you do not have a large format camera,...

Cuprotypes

Nov 19-20th, 10-4:00pm

Introduction to the alternative process Cuprotype!...



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