Franklin Art Works Summer Photography Workshops

Photo by Wing Young Huie

Street Photography
Saturday, June 11, 1-5pm
at Wing Young Huie Photography & Gallery

In this workshop, students will work with Wing Young Huie to learn the art of photographing people you don’t know. Meet at Huie’s studio for tips and techniques, followed by an afternoon of shooting photographs on Lake Street using dynamic questions as tools for interaction. 

Wing Young Huie is an award-winning photographer who has received international attention for his many projects that document the changing cultural landscape of his home state Minnesota. His best-known work is Lake Street USA, which in the summer and fall of 2000 transformed six miles of a well-known Minneapolis thoroughfare into one of the most remarkable public art projects in recent memory.

Photo by Tom Wik

Homes and Neighborhoods
Sunday, June 12, 1-5pm
Seward Neighborhood, Minneapolis

Homes and neighborhoods can express a lot about the people who live in them. Spend an afternoon with Tom Wik exploring the Seward Neighborhood learning to capture in a photograph what this unique Minneapolis neighborhood has to say. 

Tom Wik is a Minneapolis photographer who enjoys documenting the unique personalities of houses - reflecting the conscious decisions of the past or present owners. In 2007, he was the recipient of a McKnight Fellowship in Photography.   

Photo by Beth Dow

Making Sense of the Landscape
Saturday, June 18, 1-5pm
Minnehaha Park

Looking out onto the landscape, what do you see? Explore Minnehaha park with Beth Dow to learn how to make photographic sense of your surroundings. 

Beth Dow is a photographer who uses historical references and traditional processes to address contemporary issues of land use and our experience of time. Her work has been exhibited around the world and has received many awards, including Grand Prize in the inaugural Photography.Book.Now competition, top-six finalist in the 2007 Critical Mass Book Award, and fellowships from the McKnight Foundation and the Minnesota State Arts Board. She lives in Minneapolis.

Photo by Peter Haakon Thompson

Performed Self-Portraiture
Sunday, June 19, 1-5pm
Portland Avenue, Minneapolis

Break out of your shell and strike a pose! Learn from Peter Haakon Thompson how to capture yourself in front of the camera using tripods and feedback from fellow students. 

Peter Haakon Thompson is an artist whose primary mediums are participation, interaction and conversation. He believes in expanding the idea of what art can be through the blurring of art and life. Some of his works include: The A Project, an effort to create solidarity among artists in their neighborhoods with the use of window signs with a large red ‘A’ indicating a household of artists/artist supporters. In 2004, he co-founded a participatory, temporary community called The Art Shanty Projects, existing every winter for five weeks on frozen Medicine Lake in suburban Minneapolis. In his spare time Thompson ties knots, sails and plays table tennis.                                                  

Photo by Peter Latner

Unleashed: At the Dog Park
Saturday, June 25, 1-5pm

at Franklin Art Works

Since the earliest days of photography, the relationship between people and animals has been a great theme for photographers.  In this workshop,  participants will be visiting a local dog park as a way to explore that connection for themselves. Students will first meet Peter Latner at Franklin Art Works to look at photographs by Elliott Erwitt,  Jacques Lartigue (whose greatest pictures were done during his teenage years), William Eggleston, and Garry Winogrand (whose groundbreaking book The Animals changed the way we look at zoos) and then spend the afternoon capturing dogs and their owners in action. 

Peter Latner is a photographer whose most recent pictures, made on the Great Plains, stem from long-standing interests in American history, geography, landscape and sense of place. Previous projects include community celebrations; the changing look of Main Street; the upper Mississippi River valley; suburban landscapes; and Civil War battlefields and re-enactors. 

Photo by Ellen Skoro

The Unexpected Portrait
Sunday, June 26, 1-5pm
Ellen Skoro’s Studio, Northeast Minneapolis

 This workshop is geared towards thinking past the ordinary, functional portrait and making images that reveal deeper layers of the subject and challenge the photographer to be inventive. Ellen Skoro will guide students to discover that the portrait can be dreamlike, surreal, documentary, or theatrical. 

Ellen Skoro is an artist who works primarily in color photography, and is interested in making portraits of people. Currently, she is using her love of “people watching” as a way to make intimate and revealing portraits of a group of women that are very close to her.        

Photo by Terry Gydesen                                   

Daybook Photo Journaling
Saturday, July 9, 1-5pm
Terry Gydesen’s Studio, Northeast Minneapolis

*NEW* This class about looking.  One need go no further than their own neighborhood in search of that ray of light, textures, patterns, person or a decisive moment to keep a photo journal of everyday life.  The class will meet at Terry Gydesen’s studio located in the heart of the NE Minneapolis Arts district.  After meeting in the studio students will have time to photograph in the neighborhood and return to Terry’s studio to edit and speak about everyone’s favorite images.  This will exercise everyday shooting ideas and techniques. 

Terry Gydesen has photographed numerous political campaigns, both local and national, since 1988, when she was invited onto Jesse Jackson’s presidential campaign as a staff photographer. In 1995, she was commissioned by Prince to document his European tour. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, Newsweek, and Ms. Magazine. Gydesen has also received several fellowships, including the McKnight Foundation Fellowship and fellowships from the Minnesota State Arts Board. 

Photo by Kristine Heykants

Photographing the Urban Portrait
Sunday, July 10, 1-5pm
Minneapolis Warehouse District

Using the streets, alleys, and buildings of the Minneapolis Warehouse District as a backdrop, students will work with Kristine Heykants to examine the art of urban portraiture through a specially-designed “portrait scavenger hunt”. 

Kristine Heykants mines our cultural landscape for visual artifacts to manipulate into pictures. Taking influence from the worlds of cinema, painting, and Pop Art, her work seeks to raise questions and provoke thoughts about modern times through the creation of dramatic situations and personas. 

Photo by Carrie Thompson

Go, Dog, Go: Talking Stories and Telling Pictures
Saturday, July 16, 1-5pm
Minneapolis Warehouse District

Carrie Thompson and Brad Zellar lead this visual excursion filled with dogs, airplanes, and other wonders of the natural and unnatural worlds. Students will spend the day looking for photos, talking about the stories photos tell, and discussing how best to tell them. Bring a collection of photos and writing materials!

Carrie Elizabeth Thompson is an award-winning photographer who lives and works in the Twin Cities. She has been the recipient of grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board and the McKnight Foundation, and her work has been shown in the Midwest and West Coast. A graduate of Collage of Visual Arts, Carrie is also the is the studio manager for internationally acclaimed photographer Alec Soth.

Brad Zellar has been a writer and editor for City Pages, The Rake, and Utne Reader. His work has appeared in dozens of local and national newspapers, magazines, and journals. He likes dogs and taking pictures.

Photo by 2010 Summer Photo Workshops student Danielle Schlender

Walker Art Center Inside and Out
Sunday, July 17, 1-5pm
Walker Art Center

Back by popular demand! Learn the essentials of photographing interior and exterior architecture in this workshop at the Walker Art Center, exploring parts of the museum that are seldom seen by ordinary visitors. Brett Kallusky and Anthony Marchetti will give tips on capturing the building’s unique lines, lighting, visitors, and artworks.

PLEASE REMEMBER, SPACE IS LIMITED!  SIGN UP TODAY: Call Colleen Harriss at 612-872-7494x4 or email colleen@franklinartworks.org.