Related Events
Ambrotype Making: Introductory Workshop
May 21, 2012 through May 23, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at George Eastman House.
Part of the Photography Workshops series.
This workshop has sold out. Please contact Stacey VanDenburgh at (585) 271-3361 ext. 323 or svandenburgh@geh.org to be placed on the waiting list. Spaces are still available in the summer session of this workshop from August 20 – 22, 2012.
This Month in the Garden (Members Only)
Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at 9:30 a.m. at George Eastman House.
Join Landscape Curator Amy Kinsey for an informal walk in the gardens.
Members Movie Night: Conspirators of Pleasure (Free to Members)
Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at 8:00 p.m. in the Dryden Theatre.
Members are invited to a free movie once a month, chosen by our curatorial staff. This month, it's Conspirators of Pleasure.
This Month in the Garden (Members Only)
Sunday, June 3, 2012 at 12:30 p.m. at George Eastman House.
Join Landscape Curator Amy Kinsey for an informal walk in the gardens.
David Taylor: Frontier/Frontera: Border as Place
Thursday, June 7, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. in the Dryden Theatre.
Part of the Wish You Were Here series.
Join us for an evening with photographer David Taylor.
The Colorful Print: Cyanotype, Chromatype & Photogenic Drawing
June 11, 2012 through June 14, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at George Eastman House.
Part of the Photography Workshops series.
This amazing workshop highlights the cyanotype, photogenic drawing, chromotype, and Bayard's direct positive printing processes — the most colorful printing processes of the 19th century.
Stephen Johnson: With a New Eye: Photography Forever Changed
Thursday, June 14, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. in the Dryden Theatre.
Part of the Wish You Were Here series.
Join us for an evening with photographer Stephen Johnson.
‘Light giveth and light taketh away’ — Page Turn Series
Friday, June 15, 2012 at 12:00 p.m. at George Eastman House.
Taina Meller, Conservator in Charge, and Joe R. Stuble, Archivist for the Department of Photographs will talk about why the "page turn" is necessary for photograph preservation.
Upstairs/Downstairs Tour (Members Only)
Saturday, June 16, 2012 at 10:15 a.m. at George Eastman House.
Wondering what’s upstairs or below the house? Find out at this tour of the third floor, fourth-floor attic, and basement. Tour includes walking, standing, and stair-climbing. Not all areas of the tour are elevator-accessible, and comfortable walking shoes are recommended. Photography is allowed. Tour lasts about 90 minutes. Reservations a must: (585) 271-3361 ext. 434.
This Month in the Garden (Members Only)
Tuesday, June 19, 2012 at 9:30 a.m. at George Eastman House.
Join Landscape Curator Amy Kinsey for an informal walk in the gardens.
Curator Talk with Dr.Paolo Cherchi Usai (Members Only)
Tuesday, June 19, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. in the Dryden Theatre.
Join Dr. Paolo Cherchi Usai, Senior Curator of Motion Pictures, for "What Next? the Digital Future of Analog Cinema."
Members Movie Night: White (Free to Members)
Tuesday, June 19, 2012 at 8:00 p.m. in the Dryden Theatre.
Members are invited to a free movie once a month, chosen by our curatorial staff. This month, it's White.
American Red Cross Blood Drive
Thursday, June 21, 2012 from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at George Eastman House.
Check for more information closer to the date of the event.Weston Naef: Carleton Watkins Places
Thursday, June 21, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. in the Dryden Theatre.
Part of the Wish You Were Here series.
Join us for an evening with curator and author Candace Gaudiani.
1839: Daguerreotype, Photogenic Drawing & Bayard's Process
June 25, 2012 through June 29, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Fox Talbot Museum at Lacock Abbey.
Part of the Photography Workshops series.
The processes of Louis Daguerre, William Henry Fox Talbot, Hippolyte Bayard, and Hercules Florence are discussed and recreated in this unique hands-on workshop celebrating the state of photography as introduced in 1839.
Ideas in Things
June 29, 2012 through October 26, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. in the Entrance Gallery.
This exhibition, which debuted in fall 2011 at FOAM: Photo Museum of Amsterdam, draws from the Eastman House collection to demonstrate photography as object and the photography's persistence as a cultural artifacts and vehicle for memory and meaning. Featured works are by Thomas Barrow, Julia Margaret Cameron, Chuck Close, and Lucas Samarus, and Clarissa T. Sligh.
Ambrotypes, Tintypes and Dry Collodion Negatives — sold out!
July 2, 2012 through July 6, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Fox Talbot Museum at Lacock Abbey.
Part of the Photography Workshops series.
Learn the basics of making positive wet-collodion images using a conventional darkroom, then use portable darkrooms as you create images on the grounds of Lacock Abbey. This workshop has sold out. Please contact Stacey VanDenburgh at (585) 271-3361 ext. 323 or svandenburgh@geh.org to be placed on the waiting list.
Ambrotypes and Tintypes
July 9, 2012 through July 12, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Fox Talbot Museum at Lacock Abbey.
Part of the Photography Workshops series.
Explore today's most popular alternative camera processes — the ambrotype and tintype — at the Fox Talbot Museum at Lacock Abbey, UK.
Platinum/Palladium Printing: History & Technique
July 16, 2012 through July 18, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at George Eastman House.
Part of the Photography Workshops series.
Unlock the mysteries of coating and printing the most archival of metal-based photography with master platinum printer Ron Cowie.
‘Light giveth and light taketh away’ — Page Turn Series
Friday, July 20, 2012 at 12:00 p.m. at George Eastman House.
Jessica Johnston, Assistant Curator of Photographs, and Emily McKibbon, Howard and Carole Tanenbaum Curatorial Fellow, will talk about why the "page turn" is necessary for photograph preservation.
Camera Obscura, Camera Lucida and the Silhouette
July 23, 2012 through July 26, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at George Eastman House.
Part of the Photography Workshops series.
This workshop considers the era just before the dawn of photography, which supported a culture of skilled portrait makers who saw the benefits of both light and lenses.
‘Light giveth and light taketh away’ — Page Turn Series
Friday, August 17, 2012 at 12:00 p.m. at George Eastman House.
Assistant Curator of Photographs Jamie Allen will talk about why the "page turn" is necessary for photograph preservation.
Ambrotype Making: Introductory Workshop
August 20, 2012 through August 22, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at George Eastman House.
Part of the Photography Workshops series.
Learn to make wet collodion direct positives on glass during this three-day, hands-on workshop with Mark Osterman, internationally respected as a master of the medium.
Collodion Negatives: Wet and Dry
September 24, 2012 through September 28, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at George Eastman House.
Part of the Photography Workshops series.
This five-day, hands-on workshop on both the wet and preserved collodion negative processes includes illustrated lectures, demonstrations and inspection of vintage imagery and wet plate era equipment.
35mm Daguerreotypes
October 10, 2012 through October 12, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at George Eastman House.
Part of the Photography Workshops series.
Make daguerreotypes with your own 35mm camera without expensive processing equipment or dangerous chemicals.
The Carbon Print: History & Technique
October 22, 2012 through October 24, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at George Eastman House.
Part of the Photography Workshops series.
Learn to make carbon tissues from scratch in your own home using common materials and easy-to-make equipment.
Collodion Printing Paper
November 12, 2012 through November 14, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at George Eastman House.
Part of the Photography Workshops series.
Learn how to formulate and coat paper by hand and process this amazing silver chloride emulsion.
Salt Printing
December 3, 2012 through December 5, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at George Eastman House.
Part of the Photography Workshops series.
Learn the basics of making prints with the first photographic printing process introduced by William Henry Fox Talbot in the 1830s.