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....
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,...
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....
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 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!...
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....
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...
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....
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....
Saturday, June 17th, 2026 at 5:30pmFree & open to the public [caption id="attachment_11861" align="alignright" width="377"] ©Harvey Stein 2018[/caption] 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...
