The Photo Project MasterClass
November 11 - 14, 2015 • Paris, France
CENTER invites you to join three seasoned professionals who will help you elevate the quality of your work and develop strategies for placing it in the public eye at the premier international photographic art fair, Paris Photo. Special experts round out the program including a Curator Walk-through with the renowned W.M. Hunt and critiques with the award-winning former Photography Director of the Telegraph, Cheryl Newman.
The Photo Project MasterClass is for photographers and others who wish to cultivate interest in the ideas expressed through their photography projects and broaden their audiences. In addition to a group critique session focusing on refining the presentation and packaging of the project, each participant will receive an individual coaching session with the photographic professionals to address project placement.
The coaching team is comprised of professionals with national and international networks. It includes Jessamyn Lovell who brings her experience as an educator and photographer and whose project Dear Erin Hart, recently gained international attention. Ms. Lovell will share some simple but highly effective marketing strategies. Laura Pressley is the Executive Director of CENTER who has served on numerous judging panels and as a nominator for PDN’s 30 and the Look3 Festival and more. Pressley advises on how to refine your project to make the most impact for career opportunities and professional development. Amber Terranova is the Marketing Manager of Schilt Publishing and Producer of Screen Labs which works with documentarians and artists to shape their work for different markets and media platforms. This team will focus on honing and amplifying the visual voice of a project and will discuss editing and sequencing your work for different clients.
The backdrop to this immersive photographic discourse is the incomparable Paris Photo. The trip includes admission to the fair and special tours through many museums and collections in Paris. In addition, CENTER will host a private dinner for the participants and special guests.
Join these three dedicated professionals for this rare opportunity to discuss and create outreach strategies tailored for your work and project goals.
SCHEDULE • NOVEMBER 2015
• Wed, Nov 11: 5 PM Introductions and welcome, 8 PM Dinner
• Thurs, Nov 12: 10 AM Museum (TBD) walk-through with Curator, 1 PM lunch, 3 PM Walk through Private Collection
• Fri, Nov 13: 10 AM Instructor presentations, 12 PM lunch together, 2 PM instructor presentations continued, 4 PM discussion
• Sat, Nov 14: 10 AM Critiques, 1 PM lunch on your own, 2 PM individual coaching sessions, 6:30 PM champagne reception
© Laura Pressley
Registration
Space is limited to 12 total participants. This 4-day package includes the MasterClass, admission to Paris Photo in the Grand Palais, 3 meals, and 2 special curator walk-throughs.
All Non-Members payments include a Supporting Level CENTER Membership
TRAVEL • Travel arrangements to and from Paris are to be made on your own. We will have hotel recommendations near the Grand Palais, where the MasterClass will take place.
ACCEPTED PAYMENT METHODS • Visa or Mastercard accepted, please call 505-984-8353 to register or email CENTER. Checks are accepted, please mail to: CENTER, PO Box 8372, Santa Fe, NM 87505
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Full Package
$1650/CENTER Members • $1750/Non-Members
Admission includes a guest. If you would like to bring a plus one, they are invited to join the group for the walk-throughs and meals and may pay for the meals separately.
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A La Carte Donor Tour
$1000/Members • $1100/Non-Members
Admission includes a guest. If you would like to bring a plus one, they are invited to join the group for the walk-throughs and meals and may pay for the meals separately.
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A La Carte MasterClass
$650/members • $695/non-members
Does not include Paris Photo admission.
Our Team
© Naomi Vanderkindren
© Amber Terranova
JESSAMYN LOVELL is a visual artist working with photography, video, and surveillance as tools to document her own life experiences making connections between class and personal identity. BFA, Rochester Institute of Technology and MFA, California College of the Arts Lovell lives in Albuquerque, NM, where she teaches at the University of New Mexico. Lovell’s work has been exhibited nationally, and her first monograph Dear Erin Hart, was released this year by San Francisco Camerawork. Lovell is the recipient of several awards, including the Aperture Portfolio Prize and the CENTER Excellence in Teaching Award.
Lovell has received international recognition for her most recent project Dear Erin Hart, for which she found, followed, and photographed her identity thief. Her story and work have been featured on dozens of podcasts as well as media outlets, including Yahoo Finance, Money.com, Business Insider, Russia Esquire, Daily Mail UK, Peta Pixel, Wired Magazine online, Art Practical, Hyperallergic, among many others. Lovell made an appearance on the Today Show, and her story was featured on a recent episode of This American Life.
LAURA PRESSLEY is the Executive Director of CENTER, a not-for-profit organization, with a mission to honor, support and provide opportunities to gifted and committed photographers. CENTER is known for the long-standing programs, including project grants, The Review Santa Fe Photo Festival, and other offerings that have launched dozens of photographers’ careers. Pressley is a seasoned portfolio reviewer who served on several judging panels as well as a frequent nominator for recognitions like the PDN 30 and the Look3 Festival.
In addition to high-impact, outcome-driven portfolio reviews and professional development programs, CENTER fosters an esteemed network of leading professionals that includes book publishers, curators, editors, gallerists, and many of today’s tastemakers. Currently, CENTER is looking for artists for an expanded exhibition program.
AMBER TERRANOVA is a freelance photo editor based out of New York and Executive Director of Screen. From 2008 to 2012, she held the position of Photo Editor for Photo District News (PDN), the leading magazine for professional photographers. Previously, she held positions at New York Magazine and Outside magazine. In 2013 Amber was the interim Director at the Bilder Nordic School of Photography.
She has taught photography workshops in the US and Europe and has been a guest lecturer at several institutions. In addition, she has judged a number of international photo competitions, including Review Santa Fe, Photolucidas Critical Mass, International Photography Awards, Fotovisura, and the Tierney Fellowship, among others. Amber has been invited frequently to review portfolios at major industry events, and is committed to helping photographers realize their creative and career potential. She is currently a faculty member in the BFA Photo dept. at the School of Visual Arts.