UPCOMING EVENTS AND WORKSHOPS
Artist Portrait; Anna Rotty
Apollonia Morrill, “Castro Theater, San Francisco, CA” 2004
Informal Self Portrait, Shana Lopes
Virtual Artist Talk with Anna Rotty
Join us for a virtual presentation + Q&A with FORECAST 2025 Finalist Anna Rotty!
Anna Rotty lives on Tiwa Pueblo land known as Albuquerque where she received her MFA in photography, and currently teaches, at the University of New Mexico. Her work investigates water, light and infrastructure, informing her understanding of orientation and place. Anna’s work is currently on view in SF Camerawork’s FORECAST 2025 Exhibition; she’s been published by Southwest Contemporary and Lenscratch, and has published two books with National Monument Press.
When: Thursday, August 7th 2025, 5pm- 6:30pm
Location: Online (RSVP for Zoom Link)
*This program is free, open to the public, and accessible online.
Email info@sfcamerawork.org with any questions about this event.
*Summer Photo Print Sale*
Friday, August 15th 2025
It’s time for another Summer SFC Fine Print Archive Sale at our SFC Gallery!
Explore dynamic and budget friendly prints for your collection by local creatives, SFC community artists/members, and even a couple photographic luminaries!
“Summertime is always the best of what might be.”― Charles Bowden
When: Friday, August 15th, 12pm- 9pm
Where: SF Camerawork Gallery; Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture
*This sale is a continuation of our archive sale series supporting the next 50 years of SF Camerawork’s important place at the center of the Bay Area’s cultural community.
August Members’ Critique
SF Camerawork's monthly critiques offer members the opportunity to share and receive feedback on their current projects. This critique will be led in person by the esteemed Shana Lopes, PhD, Assistant Curator of Photography at SFMOMA.
When: Tuesday, August 26th 2025, 6pm- 8pm
Location: SFC Gallery; Fort Mason Center for the Arts.
Presenter slots are on a first come first served basis, with members able to present once per quarter/season each calendar year (Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter).
Email info@sfcamerawork.org to present; space is limited to 5 presenters per session.
SUN-FUSED IMAGERY: ANTHOTYPE WORKSHOP WITH AMANDA MARCHAND & LEAH SOBSEY
POSTPONED TO 2026
Join Amanda Marchand and Leah Sobsey for a one-day Anthotype Workshop this May, inspired by Emily Dickinson’s herbarium. This hands-on experience explores one of photography’s earliest processes, using plant-based emulsions and sunlight to create organic prints.
Participants will gather leaves, petals, and botanicals to craft Anthotype paper. Guided by Marchand and Sobsey, they will experiment with pressing plants, extracting pigments, and hammering flowers onto fabric, revealing delicate imagery.
Sun-Fused Imagery workshop is presented by Photo Alliance in partnership with SF Camerawork.
Jane Ivory presenting work at the April 2023 Members’ Critique led by Lucas Foglia.
SF Camerawork Members' Critiques
Critiques are opportunities for SF Camerawork members to receive feedback on their work from leading artists and educators throughout the country. SF Camerawork has continued with a hybrid model for the Members' Critiques, alternating every other month between in-person and online sessions to inspire and engage with our communities in the Bay Area and globally.
Critique Format: The critiques are two hours long, usually on Tuesday evenings from from 6 - 8 pm PST. Five photographers have 15 minutes at each critique to present their work and receive feedback from the critique leader and the group. In addition to the five photographers presenting work, there are also typically 15 - 25 other members who tune in to observe, comment, and ask questions. Critiques are intended to be as collaborative as possible, and we encourage all participants to engage in the conversation!
*Presenter slots are on a first come first served basis with members able to present once per quarter/season each calendar year (Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter).
If you are interested in learning more or presenting work at an upcoming Members' Critique, please email us at info@sfcamerawork.org for further details.
