GIVE LIFE TO
YOUR PROJECT!
DO YOU HAVE A PROJECT BUT DON'T KNOW HOW TO DEVELOP IT?
THE AIM OF THIS COURSE IS FOR EACH STUDENT TO DEVELOP THEIR OWN PERSONAL EXPERIMENTAL PROJECT WITH GUIDANCE AND FEEDBACK FROM THE INSTRUCTOR AND THE ENTIRE GROUP. THE COURSE IS DIVIDED INTO TWO TRIMESTERS, WITH 14 TWO-HOUR SESSIONS EACH, HELD EVERY TWO WEEKS LIVE VIA ZOOM. IN EACH CLASS, WE WILL WORK IN DEPTH AND COLLABORATIVELY ON EACH PARTICIPANT'S PROJECT, LEARNING AND DISCUSSING TOPICS OF GENERAL INTEREST. EVERY TWO CLASSES, STUDENTS WILL HAVE A HALF-HOUR OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT AND ELABORATE ON THEIR WORK AND RECEIVE FEEDBACK. THE FIRST PRESENTATION WILL BE DEDICATED TO SEEING WHERE EACH PROJECT IS AT AND HOW THEY CAN BE EXPLORED FROM AN EXPERIMENTAL POINT OF VIEW.
IN THE SECOND PART, WE WILL WORK ON QUESTIONS FOCUSED ON THE MESSAGE AND TECHNIQUES USED, SUCH AS: WHAT STORY DOES YOUR PROJECT TELL? WHO ARE ITS CHARACTERS AND HOW DOES THE PLOT DEVELOP?
WHAT TECHNIQUES ARE MOST SUITABLE FOR COMMUNICATING IT? IS IT POSSIBLE TO DO IT WITH EXISTING TECHNIQUES OR DO WE NEED TO CREATE NEW ONES?
FINALLY, WE WILL EXPLORE THE FORMATS IN WHICH WE CAN PRESENT OUR PROJECTS (EXHIBITIONS, BOOKS, CONFERENCES, WEBSITES, ETC.) AND WHICH BEST SUIT THEIR FORM AND CONTENT. IN ADDITION, WE WILL STUDY CONTEMPORARY AND HISTORICAL REFERENCES THAT CAN ENRICH OUR PERSPECTIVE AND HOLD GROUP DISCUSSIONS ON EACH PROPOSAL. THIS COURSE WILL BE LIMITED TO A MAXIMUM OF 8 PARTICIPANTS TO ENSURE PERSONALIZED ATTENTION. IT IS WORTH NOTING THAT EACH YEAR WE WILL SELECT ONE PROJECT FROM THE COURSE TO BE EXHIBITED DURING THE FOLLOWING EDITION OF THE EXPERIMENTAL PHOTO FESTIVAL IN BARCELONA. WE HOPE YOU CAN JOIN THIS SHARED CREATIVE DIALOGUE.
IF YOU PREFER INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORT OR WANT TO WORK ON A SPECIFIC TOPIC, WE OFFER PRIVATE LESSONS. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION.
WHAT TOPICS WILL WE WORK ON?
• CONTEMPORARY AND HISTORICAL EXPERIMENTAL REFERENCES THAT CAN ENRICH OUR PERSPECTIVE
• THEORETICAL BOOKS, TECHNIQUES AND FUNDAMENTAL PHOTO BOOKS IN THE WORLD OF EXPERIMENTAL PHOTOGRAPHY
• HISTORY OF EXPERIMENTATION, FROM ARISTOTLE TO POST-PHOTOGRAPHY
• TABLE WITH THE 144 EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES AND HOW TO SELECT THE APPROPRIATE ONE FOR OUR WORK
• THINK ABOUT THE MESSAGE AND CONTENT: WHAT STORY DOES YOUR PROJECT TELL? IS THE MESSAGE CONSISTENT WITH THE FORM?
• THE FORMS OUR WORK CAN TAKE: BOOKS, EXHIBITIONS, WORKSHOPS, CONFERENCES, WEB PUBLISHING, INSTAGRAM, BLOG, 3D EXPERIENCES, ETC. WE WILL CONSIDER THE RIGHT NUMBER OF IMAGES IN EACH FORMAT AND WORK ON THE NARRATIVE SEQUENCING
• EDITORIAL COMMUNICATION: HOW TO EDIT A PHOTO BOOK
• DIGITAL COMMUNICATION: HOW TO PROMOTE THE PROJECT ON THE INTERNET (WEB, SOCIAL NETWORKS, FEATURES, VIRTUAL EXHIBITIONS, ETC.)
• HOW TO CREATE A TRULY EXPERIMENTAL EXHIBITION?
OUR IMAGES ARE ONE THING, BUT CREATING EXPERIMENTATION WITHIN THE FORMAT IS QUITE ANOTHER. THIS IS THE NEXT STEP WE'VE BEEN REFLECTING ON FOR YEARS SINCE THE FESTIVAL. IT INVOLVES DETERMINING THE BEST SPACE FOR OUR EXHIBITION (WHICH INFLUENCES PRODUCTION AND INSTALLATION), THE MOST FAVORABLE DATES, BUDGET, CONCEPTUALIZATION, PROJECT AND ARTWORK SELECTION, PRINTING TECHNIQUES AND SUPPORT MATERIALS, CURATORIAL STATEMENT AND TEXT, DISSEMINATION (PRESS, WEB, AND SOCIAL MEDIA), DISMANTLING, AND HOW TO STORE AND TRANSPORT THE ARTWORKS.
OUR STUDENTS' SUCCESSES
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THIS PROGRAM IS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH A PROJECT IN DEVELOPMENT WHO WISH TO RECEIVE GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT IN ITS CONCEPTUALIZATION AND PRACTICAL EXECUTION. PARTICIPANTS MAY COME FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS, INCLUDING EXPERIMENTAL PHOTOGRAPHY ENTHUSIASTS, PHOTOGRAPHY PROFESSIONALS, ARTISTS, VISUAL ARTS STUDENTS, AND ANYONE INTERESTED IN EXPLORING AND EXPANDING THEIR CREATIVE PRACTICE.
REQUIREMENTS
HAVE A PROJECT TO START OR ONE IN PROGRESS.
GOALS
• TO PROVIDE PARTICIPANTS WITH GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT IN THE PRACTICAL AND CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR EXPERIMENTAL PHOTOGRAPHIC PROJECTS.
• TO ENCOURAGE CRITICAL REFLECTION AND CONSTANT DIALOGUE BETWEEN PARTICIPANTS AND THE TEACHER, IN ORDER TO HELP THEM EFFECTIVELY CONVEY THEIR IDEAS AND CONCEPTS USING APPROPRIATE TECHNIQUES AND RESOURCES OF EXPERIMENTAL PHOTOGRAPHY.
• HELPING TO FIND THE BEST FORMAT TO DISSEMINATE YOUR EXPERIMENTAL PROJECT (EXHIBITION, PHOTOBOOK, ETC.) AND PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL AND DISSEMINATION OPPORTUNITIES.
PRICE: 450 EUROS
DATES: ONE TUESDAY EVERY 15 DAYS
FIRST TERM: OCTOBER 6TH, OCTOBER 20TH, NOVEMBER 3RD, NOVEMBER 17TH, DECEMBER 1ST, AND DECEMBER 15TH
SECOND QUARTER (2027): JANUARY 19TH, FEBRUARY 2ND, FEBRUARY 16TH, MARCH 2ND, MARCH 16TH*, MARCH 30TH, APRIL 13TH, AND APRIL 27TH
ALL TIMES: 19-21HRS SPAIN / 1-3PM EST USA / 10AM-12PM PST USA
*EXCEPT MARCH 16: 19-21HRS SPAIN / 2-4PM EST USA / 11AM-1PM PST USA
DURATION
28 HOURS OF CLASSES. TWO-HOUR LIVE SESSIONS, FROM 7 PM TO 9 PM (SPAIN TIME), EVERY OTHER TUESDAY.
MODE
LIVE ONLINE VIA ZOOM WITH BRIDGET CONN
LANGUAGE
ENGLISH
THE POSSIBILITY OF YOUR WORK BEING PART OF THE ANNUAL SELECTION TO BE EXHIBITED INDIVIDUALLY DURING THE NEXT EDITION OF THE EXPERIMENTAL PHOTO FESTIVAL OF BARCELONA.
UNLIMITED ACCESS TO ALL CONTENT FROM LIVE AND PRE-RECORDED CLASSES (WORKSHOPS, CONFERENCES AND ADDITIONAL DOWNLOADABLE MATERIALS) FOR LIFE.
BECOME A MEMBER OF THE AGORA COMMUNITY : PARTICIPATE FOR FREE IN OUR MONTHLY ONLINE MEETINGS (OCTOBER 7, OCTOBER 19, NOVEMBER 18, DECEMBER 2, JANUARY 20, FEBRUARY 3, FEBRUARY 24, MARCH 17, APRIL 7, APRIL 28 AND MAY 19) AND SHOWCASE YOUR WORK ON OUR SOCIAL NETWORKS.
ACCESS THE EXCLUSIVE AGORA COMMUNITY GROUP ON WHATSAPP WITH EXCLUSIVE DISCOUNTS, DIRECT ACCESS TO TEACHERS AND THE AGORA TEAM, MONTHLY INFORMATION, AND SPECIAL CONTENT.
MATERIALS NEEDED
EACH LESSON EXPLAINS THE NECESSARY MATERIALS. WE RECOMMEND WATCHING THE LESSON FIRST AND THEN DECIDING WHICH MATERIALS YOU WANT TO BUY. THIS LINK SHOWS WHERE TO BUY THE MATERIALS IN MANY CITIES AROUND THE WORLD.
YOUR TEACHER
BRIDGET CONN
@bridgetconn
DIRECTOR OF THE EXPERIMENTAL PHOTO KITCHEN, NASHVILLE, INDIANA, USA BFA IN STUDIO ART (PHOTOGRAPHY): TULANE UNIVERSITY, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, USA MFA IN STUDIO ART (PHOTOGRAPHY): UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA, ATHENS, GEORGIA, USA.
BRIDGET IS A FORMER ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ART IN PHOTOGRAPHY AT GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY IN SAVANNAH, GA, WHERE SHE DEVELOPED A PHOTOGRAPHY PROGRAM INCLUDING EXPERIMENTAL OFFERINGS FROM 2016-2023. IN ADDITION TO SERVING AS A PHOTOGRAPHY INSTRUCTOR AT MULTIPLE UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN UNITED STATES, SHE FOUNDED THE ASHEVILLE DARKROOM (ASHEVILLE, NC, USA) AS A NON-PROFIT IN 2012, AND SERVED AS ITS PRIMARY INSTRUCTOR FROM 2012-2016.
SHE IS CURRENTLY AN INSTRUCTOR AT THE PENUMBRA FOUNDATION IN NEW YORK CITY. SHE HAS TAUGHT PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPS AT AURORA PHOTO CENTER IN INDIANAPOLIS, IN, USA, PENLAND SCHOOL OF CRAFT IN PENLAND, NC, USA, THE HALIDE PROJECT IN PHILADELPHIA, PA, USA, THE LIGHT FACTORY IN CHARLOTTE, NC, USA, AND ONLINE FOR ATLANTA PHOTOGRAPHY GROUP (ATLANTA, GA).
AT THE EXPERIMENTAL PHOTO FESTIVAL (2022, 2023, 2025, 2026) SHE HAS BEEN AN INVITED
ARTIST / INSTRUCTOR, A SOLO EXHIBITOR, AND ORGANIZER OF THE HORIZONTAL PORTFOLIO REVIEW. SHE IS CURRENTLY THE DIRECTOR OF THE EXPERIMENTAL PHOTO KITCHEN, AN EXPANDING PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP FACILITY ON HER PROPERTY IN SOUTHERN INDIANA. HERE SHE AIMS TO CONNECT EXPERIMENTAL PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESSES TO THE WIDER LANDSCAPE OF THE REGION.
IF YOU STILL HAVE QUESTIONS...
DON'T KNOW WHICH COURSE TO TAKE OR HOW TO CONTINUE YOUR TRAINING?
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