Lisa Ahlberg at Plasteel Gallery

Join us in celebrating Photo Center alumni and board member Lisa Ahlberg‘s solo exhibition at Plasteel Gallery. Lisa has been a restless supporter of the Photo Center for many years now and we have been watching her work develop beautifully since her graduation from the Certificate Program. Please join us in supporting Lisa by attending […]

Author and Subject: Contemporary Queer Photography

Sophia Wallace, Untitled (Purity) from the series On Beauty, 201 The Photo Center NW is pleased to announce Author and Subject: Contemporary Queer Photography. This exhibition focuses on ten contemporary queer photographers who explore ideas of identity, gender, courage, relationships, sexuality and the human form. Scheduled to run concurrently with the Tacoma Art Museum’s HIDE/SEEK: Difference and […]

April’s First Monday: New Topographics

Please join us on April 2, 2012 for the third meeting of the First Mondays reading and discussion group at the Photo Center. We will be discussing a Greg Foster-Rice’s  “Systems Everywhere, ” New Topographics and the Art of the 1970s. This will be a chance to explore how the system-based approaches of these photographers has […]

FREE MEMBERSHIP GIVEAWAY

We will be giving away a FREE membership this week to one lucky winner! Here’s how you can win: 1. Write a short testimonial about why you love the Photo Center (What resources do you use most? What have you learned here? Do you have a favorite class or story?) Just a few lines! 2.  […]

LONG SHOT: 24 Hour Photo Event

  SAVE THE DATES: June 1-2, 2012 : 24 Hour Photo Event (participate for any amount of time!) July 28 : Long Shot Exhibition (one print from every participant will be included!) LONG SHOT is an event that celebrates photography, creativity, and our greater community, while raising funds for education and outreach programs at Photo […]

Deadline for Mayor’s Arts Awards Nomination

Dear friends of the Photo Center, We hope that you take a moment in the next month to nominate the Photo Center NW for the 2012 Mayor’s Arts Awards. We feel strongly about our candidacy and need your support in making it come true. The award relies entirely in nominations so we hope you take […]

Q&A: MOLLY LANDRETH

[vimeo id=”25207820″] Molly Landreth is a Seattle based artist who explores concepts of identity and community through intimate large-format film photography and multi-media collaboration.  She will be exhibiting new images at the upcoming exhibition Author and Subject: Contemporary Queer Photography, which opens on April 12th at the Photo Center. She is a working photographer who […]

Lecture: Jesse Burke & Ariana Page Russell

We are pleased to announce a lecture night with artists Jesse Burke and Ariana Page Russell, in partnership with Platform Gallery. Join us on Friday, March 2nd at 6:30PM at the Photo Center to hear more about their latest work.Tickets: $10, $8 members [portfolio_slideshow] Jesse Burke was born in Connecticut in 1972 and now lives in Rumford, […]

First Mondays Community Discussion Group

Community Discussion Group First Mondays // March 5, 2012 // 6-9pm Reading:  Transfiguration of the Everyday by Arthur Danto Photo Center NW Earlier this Winter a group of students, alumni and faculty recognized the lack of a platform (outside of the classroom) for discussion of photography, theory and other topics that relate to art-making/appreciating. A […]