June 6-9, 2008  (4 days)
Ying Yang and Landscape Photography
Peter's Valley Craft Center, Layton, NJ
www.petersvalley.org

This is a rare opportunity to examine the extreme opposites in Photography as often seen when comparing Asian and Western art. Ernestine Ruben will address some of the issues of polarities such as the effects of people on the environment, the urban and the rural orientation, and the use of composition. We will refer to Asian painting, calligraphy, minimalist art, poetry, abstraction and look at the comparison between East and West art and the historical and the contemporary.

Peter's Valley is ideal for such a project and the student will be encouraged to try new roads and diversified directions.

We will visit a variety of locations close to Peter's Valley, including New York City (the Urban Landscape).

Digital photography is required.

Ernestine Ruben is internationally known through exhibitions and workshops in the US, Asia and Europe. There are numerous monographs and articles published about her work. She is the recipient of several grants and commissions. She experiments extensively using photography in ways to relate it to her background in art history, painting and sculpture. Ernestine has a special interest in art education and the personal mentoring of each student.

 

 

June 23- 29 2008
St. Petersburg's Photo Workshops School of Photography

St. Petersburg, Russia
For more information: photomasterskie@yandex.ru
fotomasterskie.ru/index.php/en

 

 

July 18-20 2008
The Female Gaze: Women Seeing Women

Woodstock Center of Photography, Woodstock New York
www.cpw.org

 

 

July 25-28 2008 (4 days)
Beyond Seeing

Peter's Valley Craft Center, Layton, NJ
www.petersvalley.org
Tuition:  $400
Lav Fee:  $100

This workshop is for all artists who seek (re) discovery of their creative juices through the use of photography in a perfect setting. We aim to open doors and express the unknown in our creative process by identifying appropriate techniques, motivations, blocks, plateaus and risks. Experimentation using photography is encouraged and we will use exercises and specific techniques to stretch the imagination and to improve our skills in the expression of original ideas. At Peter's Valley, the imagination can flourish, and the atmosphere is extremely conductive to creative productivity. Subject matter will be open. For those who request them, models can be arranged in advance. All formats are accessible and basic photographic knowledge is essential. Intermediate to advanced.

 

 

August 23-24 2008
Fotografie Forum International

Frankfurt, Germany
Photographing the Human body. For more information: contact@ffi-frankfurt.de
www.ffi-frankfurt.de/e_general.htm