Lecture Series and Other Programs

• Lecture Series
• Movie Night
• NEP

One of the key concepts of Project Basho is to nurture a vibrant and active culture around photography in Philadelphia and its surrounding area. In addition to offering darkroom spaces, classes, workshops, and a gallery space, we recognize the importance of providing programs to promote conversation and dialogue about photography. With this in mind, Project Basho will be developing a series of lectures and other programs in our new lecture room starting this fall.

We plan to invite photographers and other notable people who are involved in the field of photography to offer a range of lectures and panel discussions to the local community. These occasions are intended to provide deeper insight into photographers’ work, their ideas behind the work, the impact and implications of the work in a larger context, and ultimately their identity as a photographer and individual in the ever-changing contemporary world.

We will also be showing photography-related movies on a bi-monthly basis in our lecture room. These titles include both documentary and fiction where photography plays an important role. We are actively building a list of movies to show, and we are open to recommendations. These screenings are free of charge, and anyone is welcome to these occasions. If you have suggestions or would like to recommend a movie for the screening, please feel free to contact us.

Lecture Series Schedule: Fall ’09

Debbie Fleming Caffery Lecture

Join us for a lecture by Debbie Fleming Caffery , noted documentary photographer and juror of ONWARD '10. Caffery will speak about her impressive body of work including her most recent monograph, "The Spirit and the Flesh", created while living and working in Mexico.

Please visit her website to learn more about her life and work.

December 4th

• Time: 7 pm
• Location: Project Basho Gallery
• 1305 Germantown Ave.
  Philadelphia, PA 19122
• Admission: $10 ($5 for students and Friends of Project Basho)

Night for Emerging Photographers

In order to compliment our lecture series by notable photographers and other professionals in the field, we are launching "Night for Emerging Photographers" in May 2008. "Night for Emerging Photographers" is a program where new and emerging photographers are given an opportunity to present their project and body of work as well as ideas to the general public in order to gain feedback and responses.

Every other month, we will choose two photographers for presentation. Each photographer will have 15 minutes to show their work and elaborate on their ideas. Presentation can be literal to interpretive and observational to question rising. This process is all informal and intended to provide candid and invaluable feedback to photographers' work.

If you are interested in participating the "Night for Emerging Photographers" as a speaker, please complete the online application. Applications are reviewed an on-going basis, and are open to those who have a body of work. Selected artists will be contacted with further information. Please feel free to contact us if you have questions or suggestions regarding the program.

Movie Night

To Be Announced