Light Work Announces 2018 Summer Workshops

The community lab at Light Work Gallery announces its 2018 schedule of summer photography workshops: Making Reproductions of Art on July 28 and Large Format Printing Workshop on August 8.

Light Work Lab’s educational opportunities for adults, offered in their state-of-the art, member-based, community-access DIY makerspace, are led by experienced and supportive instructors. Novice or professional, workshops are open to all skill levels. Both workshops are one-day offerings.

Registration for summer workshops is $40 for lab members or $60 for non-members. Spaces are limited; early registration is encouraged as spots fill quickly. Day of drop-in registration is unavailable for summer workshops. Registration information and full descriptions for the Making Reproductions of Art and Large Format Printing workshops can be found online at Light Work or by calling 315.443.1300 or via email at services@lightwork.org.

Making Reproductions of Artwork

Saturday, July 28, noon to 3 p.m.

Instructors: Amrita Stützle and Rachel Fein-Smolinski

Cost: $40 members and $60 non-member, includes admission and all materials.

All skill levels welcome; space is limited. Info: 315.443.1300

Learn how to use our Epson 10,000 large format printers. In this three-hour single-session workshop, learn how to properly color manage your files and printing environment. This workshop will cover proper resolution, sharpening, exposure and fidelity to teach you how to make beautiful large scale inkjet prints.

Rachel Fein Smolinski is an artist living and working in Syracuse. She received a B.F.A. in photography from the San Francisco Art Institute in 2014, and an M.F.A. from the school of Visual and Performing Arts at Syracuse University in 2017. The recipient of numerous residencies, and fellowships, she has exhibited in San Francisco, Oakland and Los Angeles, California; Buffalo, Syracuse and Ithaca, New York; and Berlin, Delaware.

Amrita Stützle is an Austrian born artist who works in photography and video. She received a B.F.A. in art photography from the College of Visual and Performing Arts at Syracuse University. Her work takes a cinematic approach at investigating the contemporary American service industry and the fleeting American Dream. She is currently the lab manager at Light Work.

Large Format Printing

Friday, August 3, 4 to 7 p.m.

Instructors: John Wesley Mannion and Rachel Fein-Smolinski

Cost: $40 members and $60 non-members, includes admission and all materials.

All skill levels welcome; space is limited. Info: 315.443.1300

Learn how to use our Epson 10,000 large format printers. In this three-hour single-session workshop, learn how to properly color manage your files and printing environment. This workshop will cover proper resolution, sharpening, exposure and fidelity to teach you how to make beautiful large scale inkjet prints.

John Wesley Mannion is an artist and teacher who has been helping artists from around the world make the most of their work for over 15 years. He is currently the master printer at Light Work, an artist-run, nonprofit organization that provides direct support through residencies, publications, exhibitions, a community-access maker-space and other related projects to emerging and under-represented artists working in the media of photography and digital imaging. Mannion also teaches in the Transmedia Department at Syracuse University and has exhibited his own work nationally, including at the Everson Museum, Griffin Museum and Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute museum.

For more information regarding this Light Work workshops and classes, visit Light Work Workshops at lightwork.org.