REGARDING PLACE
8-Week Course with Michael Wilson
A special collaboration with the Cincinnati Art Museum and their exhibit "The Levee: A Photographer in the American South".
Saturdays, 1:30–4:30pm
September 14 – November 16
(no class meetings on October 12 or 19)
Registration Deadline: September 11, 2019
[ *** REGISTER HERE *** ]
Tuition: $325
Course fee includes black & white chemistry and FREE access to all Open Photography Labs during the duration of the course
Class Size:
Minimum: 3
Maximum: 12
Offered in collaboration with the Cincinnati Art Museum, Regarding Place is an eight-week photography course which will challenge participants to reconsider the various elements that define regions, cities, and neighborhoods.
By studying works from throughout photography’s history, engaging in lively group discussions, and actively photographing an evolving understanding of ‘place,’ we will aim to break through the nonchalance with which we often regard the world – what John Szarkowski refers to as, “... approximate and habitual seeing.”
In a novel approach for the Drawing Center’s Photography programming, regular interaction with the Cincinnati Art Museum and Associate Curator of Photography Nathaniel Stein will endow class meetings with a unique creative spirit. As inspiration and provocation for Regarding Place students, Stein will introduce his curatorial efforts working with Indian photographer Sohrab Hura (which will culminate in an exhibition of Hura’s place-regarding photographs recently made along the Mississippi River opening at the Museum on October 5 and running through February 2, 2020).
Notes: This course is designed for students working in film-based photography, digital photography, or both. Students who complete this class will gain access to the Community Darkroom during Open Lab hours, and will not need to complete an Orientation Session.
Materials List:
If working with film:
- Film Camera *
- Tripod (optional)
- 8-12 Rolls B/W Film of Choice (recommend that at least half of film be 400 ISO)
- Negative Pages for Sleeving Film
- RC - Multigrade Black and White Paper, 8”x10”/ 25 Sheets (minimum)
* There are a limited amount of film cameras available to borrow for the duration of the course.
If working digitally:
- Digital Camera
- Tripod (optional)
- Thumb Drive (for transfer of images to class computer) *
* Because the Drawing Center’s Photography Area has only one communal computer, students working digitally will need to be able to edit/process their images on their own computer.
Please contact Manifest Drawing Center coordinator, Adam Mysock at mysock@manifestdrawingcenter.org with any questions about the material list.
Level of Study: This class is suggested for individuals with some photographic experience. Basic knowledge of film processing and photo printing are expected if working with film.
About the instructor:
Michael Wilson is a life-long resident of Cincinnati residing in Price Hill. He developed his interest in photography while attending Northern Kentucky University where he earned a bachelor of fine arts in 1981. His work has been featured in numerous exhibitions at such local venues as Baker Hunt Foundation (Covington, Ky.); Thomas More Gallery, Thomas More College (Crestview Hills, Ky.); In Situ Gallery (Cincinnati, Ohio); Carnegie Visual & Performing Arts Center (Covington, Ky.); as well as the Cincinnati Art Museum and Contemporary Arts Center. Wilson's photographs have been exhibited regionally at the J. B. Speed Museum (Louisville, Ky.); Rosewood Arts Centre (Kettering, Ohio); and Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art (Cleveland, Ohio). His work is represented in the Cincinnati corporate collections of E. W. Scripps; PNC Bank; Frost & Jacobs; Deloitte & Touche; and Duke Energy. He is also represented in the collections of the Cincinnati Art Museum and the J. B. Speed Museum. In addition, his images have been featured in more than three hundred photographic projects working with musicians and record labels.
Among the many artists Michael has photographed are: Lyle Lovett, B. B. King, Waylon Jennings, Randy Newman, Emmylou Harris, Bill Frisell, David Byrne, Philip Glass, Dawn Upshaw, and Doc Watson. Clients include: Nonesuch Records, Warner Brothers Records, Sony Music, Capitol Records, Alfred A. Knopf, Penguin Putnam, Mother Jones Magazine, Health Magazine, Uncut Magazine, and Pentagram Design.
Michael also moderates Manifest Drawing Center’s Open Photography Lab on Sunday nights.
LOCATION: Unless otherwise specified, all courses are hosted at Manifest's Drawing Center Studios in Madisonville at 4905 Whetsel Avenue (second floor) (see map and direction links below). Manifest's studio facility provides two classrooms, a darkroom, and a processing room all totalling nearly 4000 square-feet. The
studios are outfitted with professional equipment, furniture, and study aids.
Map to Manifest's M1 Studios | Studio Calendar | Darkroom Calendar
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(detail) Sohrab Hura (b. 1981), India, untitled inkjet print from The Levee, a suite of 83 photographs, 2016 (negative), 2018 (print), Gift of Sohrab Hura and Experimenter Gallery, Kolkata, 2019.157
© Sohrab Hura
Sohrab Hura (b. 1981), India, untitled inkjet print from The Levee, a suite of 83 photographs, 2016 (negative), 2018 (print), Gift of Sohrab Hura and Experimenter Gallery, Kolkata, 2019.95
© Sohrab Hura
Sohrab Hura (b. 1981), India, untitled inkjet print from The Levee, a suite of 83 photographs, 2016 (negative), 2018 (print), Gift of Sohrab Hura and Experimenter Gallery, Kolkata, 2019.110
© Sohrab Hura
Sohrab Hura (b. 1981), India, untitled inkjet print from The Levee, a suite of 83 photographs, 2016 (negative), 2018 (print), Gift of Sohrab Hura and Experimenter Gallery, Kolkata, 2019.157
© Sohrab Hura
 Sohrab Hura (b. 1981), India, untitled inkjet print from The Levee, a suite of 83 photographs, 2016 (negative), 2018 (print), Gift of Sohrab Hura and Experimenter Gallery, Kolkata, 2019.106
© Sohrab Hura
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