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....

Free Event: Open Portfolio Night

Next Gathering: Sunday, February 1st, 2025, 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!...

C-41 Night @ VCP

Saturday, February 7th, 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,...

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....

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....

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: 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....

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....

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...

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....

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....



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