Contemporary Reinterpretations of the Family Photo Album (Apr 19-May 17)
Dates: April 19 - May 17, 2025
Meetings: Saturday, 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM CST (5 sessions)
Location: Online Zoom Classroom
Cost: $440 (HCP members can receive a 10% discount)
Instructor: Kelly Lee Webeck
Skill Level: Open to All Levels
Looking through old family photo albums can stir many emotions and memories. Photographs connect us through generations and provide an understanding of our heritage, lineage, and a sense of who we are and where we came from—through family photos, we recognize ourselves in our ancestors. For many visual artists, the family archive has become a robust and generative source for developing new works of art. Working from the family archive can act as a creative springboard for exploring themes of nostalgia, trauma, memory, and the definition of home. In this course, students will examine contemporary artists who work with family photographs in unique and exciting ways, breathing life into old and lost histories through their reinterpretations. Students will grow their visual language and understanding of photographic practices as they create their own photo projects using antique photographs. Classes will include lectures, discussions, critiques, and demonstrations.
Objectives:
Discover contemporary artists who work from their archive of family photographs
Analyze and discuss the works of established artists and peers
Engage with your family archive with the help of weekly creative prompts
Create new work and explore potential artistic interests and concepts
Share work every week and receive feedback from the instructor and peers
Understand the significance of process and materiality when creating a body of work
Prerequisites:
Students currently working on a project related to this subject are welcome to join but a current project is not a requirement. We will discuss how to digitize an archive in the class but a basic understanding of digital workflow will be helpful.
Course Prep:
Students will be asked to introduce themselves and their work on the first day of class. Throughout this course, students will need images from their family archive or found vintage photographs (originals and/or digital versions) to work with. A sketchbook is strongly encouraged.
Dates: April 19 - May 17, 2025
Meetings: Saturday, 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM CST (5 sessions)
Location: Online Zoom Classroom
Cost: $440 (HCP members can receive a 10% discount)
Instructor: Kelly Lee Webeck
Skill Level: Open to All Levels
Looking through old family photo albums can stir many emotions and memories. Photographs connect us through generations and provide an understanding of our heritage, lineage, and a sense of who we are and where we came from—through family photos, we recognize ourselves in our ancestors. For many visual artists, the family archive has become a robust and generative source for developing new works of art. Working from the family archive can act as a creative springboard for exploring themes of nostalgia, trauma, memory, and the definition of home. In this course, students will examine contemporary artists who work with family photographs in unique and exciting ways, breathing life into old and lost histories through their reinterpretations. Students will grow their visual language and understanding of photographic practices as they create their own photo projects using antique photographs. Classes will include lectures, discussions, critiques, and demonstrations.
Objectives:
Discover contemporary artists who work from their archive of family photographs
Analyze and discuss the works of established artists and peers
Engage with your family archive with the help of weekly creative prompts
Create new work and explore potential artistic interests and concepts
Share work every week and receive feedback from the instructor and peers
Understand the significance of process and materiality when creating a body of work
Prerequisites:
Students currently working on a project related to this subject are welcome to join but a current project is not a requirement. We will discuss how to digitize an archive in the class but a basic understanding of digital workflow will be helpful.
Course Prep:
Students will be asked to introduce themselves and their work on the first day of class. Throughout this course, students will need images from their family archive or found vintage photographs (originals and/or digital versions) to work with. A sketchbook is strongly encouraged.
Dates: April 19 - May 17, 2025
Meetings: Saturday, 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM CST (5 sessions)
Location: Online Zoom Classroom
Cost: $440 (HCP members can receive a 10% discount)
Instructor: Kelly Lee Webeck
Skill Level: Open to All Levels
Looking through old family photo albums can stir many emotions and memories. Photographs connect us through generations and provide an understanding of our heritage, lineage, and a sense of who we are and where we came from—through family photos, we recognize ourselves in our ancestors. For many visual artists, the family archive has become a robust and generative source for developing new works of art. Working from the family archive can act as a creative springboard for exploring themes of nostalgia, trauma, memory, and the definition of home. In this course, students will examine contemporary artists who work with family photographs in unique and exciting ways, breathing life into old and lost histories through their reinterpretations. Students will grow their visual language and understanding of photographic practices as they create their own photo projects using antique photographs. Classes will include lectures, discussions, critiques, and demonstrations.
Objectives:
Discover contemporary artists who work from their archive of family photographs
Analyze and discuss the works of established artists and peers
Engage with your family archive with the help of weekly creative prompts
Create new work and explore potential artistic interests and concepts
Share work every week and receive feedback from the instructor and peers
Understand the significance of process and materiality when creating a body of work
Prerequisites:
Students currently working on a project related to this subject are welcome to join but a current project is not a requirement. We will discuss how to digitize an archive in the class but a basic understanding of digital workflow will be helpful.
Course Prep:
Students will be asked to introduce themselves and their work on the first day of class. Throughout this course, students will need images from their family archive or found vintage photographs (originals and/or digital versions) to work with. A sketchbook is strongly encouraged.
Images 1, 2, 3, & 5: Kelly Lee Webeck
Image 4: Victoria Ridgway