"Learning about and working in the darkroom was a new and rare experience that was
interesting, challenging and fun." - Caroline Costa, age 16

PHOTOMAGIC 44

A Photography Summer Camp for Teens at Gallery 44

Experience the magic of the darkroom!

PhotoMagic 44 is a five-day photography camp for youth aged 13 -19. This innovative and intensive week-long camp will utilize the extensive production and darkroom facilities at Gallery 44, located in the 401 Richmond arts building, a hub of creativity housing many galleries and art organizations. During this camp, teens will be immersed in a professional creative context in the heart of downtown Toronto.

Participants will:

Shoot their own photos with a manual 35 mm film camera (provided by Gallery 44)

Print black and white photographs in a traditional wet darkroom

See and learn about contemporary art and artists in Toronto

Learn alternative photo techniques such as photograms and pinhole.

Take photographic field trips to such locations as Kensington Market or the AGO!

Two sessions

July 9 to 13 & July 16 to 20, 10 am – 4pm

Cost: $425

Fee includes all materials and equipment.

REGISTER NOW!!! For more information or to register:

Call 416 979 3941 or email education@gallery44.org

Images: Pinhole Photography Workshops by Christian Bandajak

Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography

401 Richmond Street West, Suite 120

Toronto, Ontario M5V 3A8

www.gallery44.org

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Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography is a non-profit artist-run centre committed to photography as a multi-faceted and ever-changing artform. Founded in 1979 to establish a supportive environment for the development of photography, Gallery 44's mandate is to provide a context for reflection and dialogue on contemporary photography and its related practices. Gallery 44 offers exhibition and publication opportunities to national and international artists, award-winning education programs, and affordable production facilities for artists. Through its programs, Gallery 44 is engaged in changing conceptions of the photographic image and its modes of production.