2025 Summer Workshop Program

Joanne Dugan Seeing What’s Right in Front of You: Explorations in Text, Image and Beyond August 3 to August 8, 2025 Time 9 am - 12 pm Discipline: Multimedia Materials Fee: $25.00 Open To All On-site Housing NOT Available - Off-site Housing Options

This new workshop explores the powerful synergy between image making, writing and mindfulness. A series of quick, unconventional prompts throughout the week will encourage students to use the making of images and the writing of words to tap into their inner lives, where the creative process itself becomes a form of meditation. We will also explore and discuss the work of photographers, visual artists and writers whose work is directly informed by the juxtaposition of text and image.  Risk taking and multidisciplinary work is encouraged. Students will also have the opportunity to meet one-on-one with the instructor to discuss their creative practices. Feedback is highly individualized, and all levels are welcome.

Biography

Joanne Dugan is a 2024 Guggenheim Fellow in Photography and an interdisciplinary artist, photographer, and author who explores the intersections between photography, writing, and mindfulness. Her work was recently purchased by the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles for its permanent collection, and has been exhibited in the US, UK, Europe, and Asia. Publications include The New York Times T Magazine, The Harvard Review, Unseen and Photograph magazines, among others. Seven published books of her work combining image and text are in the library collections of the J. Getty Museum, the LA County Museum of Art, ICP, and the George Eastman House. She is on the faculty of the International Center of Photography in New York City.