Photography Atelier | 2025-2026

@ We are pleased to announce the opening of registration for our special 40th Anniversary Atelier session and are excited to share more details with you. The in-person class will be taught by Emily Belz and will take place on Thursday evenings from 4:30–7:30 PM at the Griffin Museum of Photography, located at 67 Shore Road, Winchester, MA 01890. The program will begin on September 18 and run through the end of May. The online class will be taught by Jennifer McClure and held on Tuesday evenings from 6:00–9:00 PM (ET) via Zoom. It will begin on September 16 and run through the end of May. The Griffin Museum is proud to continue its legacy of fostering creative growth with the Photography Atelier, now entering its 40th session. This 9-month intensive course is designed for photographers interested in developing a cohesive body of work, and it culminates in an exhibition at the museum. The class encourages supportive dialogue between instructor and student, and covers writing for photography, sequencing, printing and framing options, as well as marketing your work and preparing for portfolio reviews. Classes meet weekly from mid-September through January (with a break for the December holidays), and then continue bi-weekly from February through May. Guest lecturers also join throughout the year to share insights on special topics. You can view all the Atelier classes, artists, and their projects at the following link: https://photographyatelier.org/ Tuition for 25 sessions is: — $3,250 for Griffin Museum members — $3,500 for non-members (non-member price includes a one-year Griffin Museum membership valued at $70) Payment options include: — Full payment — Quarterly payment plan: $812.50 per installment (for members), due in June, October, February, and April. Please note: The first quarterly payment is non-refundable. Full payment may be made at any time if you are on the payment plan. If paying in full and cancelling before the first class in September, $812 is non-refundable. About the Instructors Emily Belz at the Griffin © Sylvia Stagg-Giuliano Emily Belz is an independent photographer, educator, and curator based in Lincoln, MA. Her photographs focus on domestic and place-based still lifes, telling stories through the traces, objects, and slants of light that have been left behind. Belz has exhibited her photographs widely in both solo and group exhibitions at venues including the Newport Art Museum, the Danforth Museum, the Griffin Museum, and the Center for Fine Art Photography. She is represented by Gallery Kayafas in Boston and will have a solo show there is February 2023. Belz holds a BA in photography and art history from Hampshire College (1997); an MA in community-based art education from the Rhode Island School of Design (2009); and an MFA from the New Hampshire Institute of Art (2017). She teaches classes and workshops at the Griffin Museum of Photography (Winchester, MA) and is on the faculty at Lasell University...