Photography Atelier I Emily Belz (In Person) 2026-2027

@ The class is now full. To be added to the waitlist, please email Yana Nosenko at [email protected] We are pleased to announce the opening of registration for our next Atelier I 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 Tuesday 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 15 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 15 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 41th 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: — $3,500 for Griffin Museum members (please note you must be a member for at least a year prior to registration) — $3,650 for non-members (non-member price includes a one-year Griffin Museum membership valued at $70) Payment options include: If paying in full and cancelling before the first class in September, $875 is non-refundable. — Full payment — Quarterly payment plan: $875 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. About the Instructors Emily Belz at the Griffin © Sylvia Stagg-Giuliano Emily Belz is an independent lens-based artist, educator, and curator, and owner of Emily Belz Projects based in West Concord, MA. Belz’s artistic practice focuses increasingly on the handmade, telling stories about home through the traces, objects, and slants of light that have been left behind. Belz has exhibited her photographs and artist books widely, in both solo and group exhibitions at venues including Gallery Kayafas, the Danforth Museum, and the Newport Art Museum. She was represented by Gallery Kayafas from 2017 until its closure in 2024. 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). Belz has taught in settings ranging from refugee camps, to community-based art centers, to colleges and Universities. She currently runs Emily Belz Projects, where she offers workshops, facilitates critique groups, and works one-on-one with artists as a mentor. Her specialty is in editing and sequencing portfolios for review, publication, and exhibition. Additionally, Belz teaches the Atelier at the Griffin Museum of Photography, a 9-month portfolio building class, now in its 40th iteration. Belz began her career in arts administration, working in both non-profit and commercial gallery settings. With now 20+ years in the art world, Belz brings this experience to her role as juror for photography competitions, and as a reviewer for regional portfolio reviews. She enjoys curating exhibitions in collaboration with emerging and established artists in the New England area. Jennifer McClure is a fine art photographer based in New York City. She uses the camera to ask and answer questions. Her work is about longing, solitude, and an ambivalent yearning for connection. She often uses herself and her experiences as subject matter to explore the creation of personal mythology and the agency of identity. After an early start, Jennifer returned to photography in 2001, taking classes at the School of Visual Arts and the International Center of Photography. In between, she acquired a B.A. in English Theory and Literature and began a long career in restaurants. Most of her projects today incorporate her love of literature; one series was inspired by a short story, another includes photos of transformative texts, still another draws titles from a long-form poem. Jennifer was a 2019 and 2017 Critical Mass Top 50 finalist and twice received the Arthur Griffin Legacy Award from the Griffin Museum of Photography’s Juried Exhibitions. Her first book, You Who Never Arrived, was published as one of nine Peanut Press Portfolios in 2020. She was awarded CENTER’s Editor’s Choice by Susan White of Vanity Fair in 2013 and has been exhibited in numerous shows across the country. Her work has been featured in publications such as National Geographic, Vogue, GUP, The New Republic, Lenscratch, Feature Shoot, L’Oeil de la Photographie, The Photo Review, Dwell, Adbusters, and PDN. Lectures include the School of Visual Arts i3: Images, Ideas, Inspiration series, Fotofusion, FIT, NY Photo Salon and Columbia Teachers College. She has taught workshops for Leica Akademie, International Center of Photography, Los Angeles Center of Photography, PDN’s PhotoPlus Expo, the Maine Media Workshops, the Griffin Museum, and Fotofusion. She was a thesis reviewer and advisor for the Masters Programs at both the School of Visual Arts and New Hampshire Institute of Art. She founded the Women’s Photo Alliance in 2015. The Griffin Museum of Photography Add to calendar Google Calendar iCalendar Outlook 365 Outlook Live