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About the Workshop:

We walk around snapping pictures of the world on our phones all the time. But how often do we really take the time to reflect on and share the stories behind the photos we take? All are welcome to join us in Dittmar Gallery for a one night workshop where we’ll share photographs, craft collage projects, swap stories, and create new connections. This program accompanies the current Dittmar Gallery exhibition STREET which features film photography from the early 1980s by artist Ann Kogen. Participants will hear from the artist about the stories behind the artworks in STREET and will exchange stories of their own, not to mention they’ll have a collage project to take home.

Materials note - Participants should bring a physical copy of “a photo with a story” to collage with. It can be a family photo, a snapshot of a pet, a view of a natural vista, or something else all together. Regardless of the subject, the photograph should have a story behind it that is waiting to be shared with others… Reach out to dittmargallery@u.northwestern.edu with any questions or printing concerns.

About the Crafting Community Workshop Series:

Dittmar Memorial Gallery’s Crafting Community Workshop Series is an invitation to gather and make art to foster well being. Led by local artists and cultural workers, each hands-on workshop connects to the current exhibition in Dittmar Gallery and prompts intentional conversation on the mediums and themes of the artwork on display. Crafting Community encourages process over product and connection over perfection. Free and open to all. All supplies included.

About the Artist:

Ann Kogen is a photographer and a therapist.  Using various photographic approaches, she has explored a whole range of ideas from black and white documentary photography to hand colored photography to abstract imagery.  She believes that photography can be a vehicle for seeing the world in a new way, giving new perspective to what we might take for granted.