Upcoming Events & News

Dept. of Visual Arts Scholarship Application Deadline
5pm, January 22nd, 2010.

Information and Rules here. [pdf]

Lab Schedule Posted

Monday & Wednesday - 8am - noon / 1-10pm
Tuesday & Thursday - 8am - noon / 1-10pm
Friday - 1-5pm
Saturday & Sunday - 1-6pm
Click here for a pdf of the lab schedule.

TWU Alums awarded Teaching Jobs

Three TWU Alums have been awarded full time teaching positions in Fall 2009!
Christine Shank: Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York
Alison Hahn: Paducah School of Art, Paducah, Kentucky
Morgan Ford: Vincennes University, Vincennes, Indiana
Congratulations and have fun teaching!

Susan kae Grant Lecture at Light Work in Rochester, NY

Finding Your Audience: An Introduction to Marketing Your Photographs
Lecture featuring Mary Virginia Swanson and Susan kae Grant

Light Work's mission is to provide direct support through exhibitions, artist residencies, special projects, and publications to emerging and under-recognized visual artists working in photography and related digital and electronic media.

Light Work is dedicated to the support of the creation of new work and the promotion of photography as a medium. The state-of-the-art darkrooms and digital facilities are designed to make it easy for artists to produce museum-quality work. All services are geared toward the needs of artists.

Photography Program

Photography at TWU

The photography department is an intimate environment emphasizing a creative approach to imagemaking while focusing on, but not limited to, feminist issues. Discussions of assigned readings, image presentations and intense group critiques create a balance between theory and practice.

Curriculum offers a variety of courses and concentrations in black and white, color, alternative processes, installation, digital technologies and bookarts. Students take an active role in determining and implementing the curriculum at the Graduate level.

The photography program provides a place to explore ideas, develop skills, evolve as an artist, articulate critical concerns, develop networks and discuss teaching philosophies. Students are empowered to take risks, establish a broad vision of the field and develop a personal voice/working method.

Photography Facilities

Black & White Print Darkroom:
12 B&W Besler enlarging stations with lens, easels, negative carriers and stainless steel processing sink.

Color Digital Lab:
12 digital stations with large sceen I-macs, Imacon 4x5 film scanner, Nikon 9000 medium format film scanner, Nikon coolscan 35mm film scanner, Epson printers include: six R2400, one 3800, one 4800, one 7600 and one 9900. Camera equipment available for use includes Cannon DSLR 30D’s, Canon DSLR  Mark II,  Mamiya AFD with 47MG Leaf back, Calumet view cameras and Yashica 2/14 film cameras.

Alternative Processes Lab:
4x5 enlarger, 2 UV exposure units, assortment of wood contact printing frames, drying racks, counter and sink for coating and processing

2 Film Darkrooms:
Chemicals available for development of black and white negative film and color slide film using E6 process.

Digital Lighting Studio:
I-mac, softbox, tungsten and strobe light kits as well as Bencher Copy stand, 12 and 6 ft backdrop sets.

Print finishing room:
includes: wall mounted glass cutter, professional table top mat cutter and dry-mount press.

Photographic Artists Coalition

Photography Interest Organization
Contact: Jessica Wilson / jessi.wilson@yahoo.com
Advisors: Susan Grant / sgrant1@twu.edu  / Jana Perez / jperez5@twu.edu

Photography Links