Center for Photography at Woodstock

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Center for Photography at Woodstock
AbbreviationCPW
Formation1977
FoundersHoward Greenberg and Michael Feinberg
Founded atWoodstock
Location
  • 474 Broadway, Kingston, New York
Website cpw.org
Formerly called
Catskill Center for Photography

The Center for Photography at Woodstock (CPW) is a not-for-profit arts organization in Kingston, New York that was founded in 1977 with a two-fold mission: to support artists working in photography and related media; and to engage audiences through creation, discovery, and learning. At the heart of CPW's mission is programming that is community-based, artist-centered, and collaborative. To foster public conversation around critical issues in photography, CPW provides exhibitions, workshops, artists' residencies, and access to a digital media lab. In 2022, CPW relocated from Woodstock to 474 Broadway in Kingston.

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History

The Center for Photography at Woodstock was founded in February 1977 by photographers Howard Greenberg and Michael Feinberg. Nestled within the rural environs of Woodstock, home to one of the nation's longest-running artist colonies, the organization was intended as a gathering place for local photographers. It was initially called the Catskill Center for Photography, and it opened with a series of workshops and an exhibition of works by Walker Evans and Paul Strand.

Over the next four decades, CPW established a distinguished record as an organization that connected photographers with engaging exhibitions, learning and printing facilities, lectures and panels, and a photography library and collection. Community-based and collaborative programming is at the heart of CPW's mission. Through its educational programs and community outreach, CPW brings together artists and viewers of all ages and fosters opportunities for them to create photography and explore its role in contemporary culture.

After forty-five years in Woodstock, CPW moved in 2021 to a storefront space on Broadway in Kingston, NY, a budding and diverse artist community with like-minded cultural institutions. In February 2023, CPW purchased the historic Van Slyke & Horton cigar factory in the heart of the Midtown Arts District of Kingston. Built in 1907, this four-story, 40,000-square-foot industrial building features a red-brick exterior, open floor plans, sixteen-foot ceilings, and windows on all four sides, with unobstructed views of the Catskills. Once renovated, this majestic space will be used for exhibition galleries, digital media lab, classrooms, photography studios and darkrooms, community meeting rooms, staff offices, a film screening theater, and a state- of-the-art collection storage facility and study center.

With this move, the Center is expanding its capacity to provide tools and opportunities for artists, creative workers, and the general public, including its artist residency, access to equipment and workspace, exhibition opportunities, and public conversation around critical issues related to photography and social justice.

Workshop and lecture series

Program history

The core of CPW's educational programs are the Woodstock Photography Workshops, which allow artists to explore and focus on specific topics in an intimate and personal setting. [1] Beginning in 1978, the workshops range on topics, skills, and age level, from learning about antiquated photographic processes to expanding ones smartphone photography. There are select workshops where instructors will also give a lecture that is open to the public. [2]

Notable instructors

Throughout its history CPW has brought in many notable artists and educators to lead workshops including most recently Sam Abell, Craig J Barber, Dawoud Bey, Elinor Carucci, Ron Haviv, Christopher James, Ed Kashi, Bobbi Lane, Mary Ellen Mark, along with many others. [3]

Woodstock A-I-R program

Program history

The Artist in Residency program was established in 1999, and has provided services for nearly 100 artists and is named one of the top 20 artist residencies the country by Artinfo. [4] The Woodstock A-I-R Program was created to support artists of color working in photography. [5] The program provides full use of CPW's facilities, support, and time. Participants receive honorarium, housing, food and travel stipend, and significantly reduced rates on materials. [4]

Notable AIRs

Artists

Permanent print collection

History

Beginning in 1980, CPW has collected over 1,750 prints, videos, and photo-based works. Artists include participants in CPW's programs such as Woodstock A-I-R and Exhibitions. Many of the works have been donated by artists and private donors. In addition, CPW has purchased a work by an artist featured in its annual Photography Now exhibition since 2001. [7] Recipients of CPW's Photographer's Fellowship Fund and WOODSTOCK A-I-R are required to contribute a sample of their completed work to the collection which serves as an archive of CPW's program activities. [5]

Key works

Dorsky partnership

The permanent print collection has been on held on extended loan at the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art (SDMA) since 1995. [10] The SDMA has been opened since 2000 and is one of the largest art museums within the SUNY system, with over 17,000 square feet. SDMA is a vital resource to the community in showing historical and contemporary art and has their own permanent collection including over 5,000 works. [11] The museum periodically mounts exhibitions culled from CPW's collection including:

Photography Quarterly

Photography Quarterly, created in 1979 by the original founders, began as a black and white brochure, aimed to spread ideas and awareness about fine art photography beyond Woodstock. [16] The publication evolved into a full color, 60-page spread magazine featuring exhibitions, curatorial essays, and artist portfolios. [3] PQ was last published in 2009.

Photographers' Fellowship fund

Program history

The Fellowship fund began in 1980 and has given over $77,000 to 87 regional artists. When the fund began it was initially awarded to two artists who received $1,000 each. [17] It evolved into a single award to one artist a year, who receives $2,500. The awarded fellow is required to donate a work to CPW's Permanent Print Collection. [3] The Fellowship fund is no longer active.

Notable recipients

Services for artists

Workspace

CPW has a Digital Media Lab that The Center for Photography at Woodstock is equipped with state of the art digital lab, darkroom, and library. [3]

Darkroom

The Darkroom is equipped for black-and-white film processing and printing. Staff provide support and mentors users. [18]

Library

The Library includes over 1,500 monographs, exhibition catalogs, texts, and periodicals and is open to the public. [3] This library is one of the most extensive photographic collections in the region including monographs, exhibition catalogs, critical texts, and publications including Aperture, Art Papers, Nueva Luz, PQ and Blindspot.

Recent additions have been made such as, Brian Ulrich's Is This Place Great or What?, Robert Adams' The Place We Live, Michal Chelbi's The Black Eye, and Diego Uchitel's Polaroids.

Photographer's Salon

The photographers' Salon is a critic group that meets once a month and is run by Richard Edelman and Carlos Loret de Mola. [19] The Salon was previously run by Lilo Raymond and Dan McCormack in the 70's and 80's and then led by Harriet Tannin and Levi Cruz in the 90's. The Salon allows artists to gain new and insightful perspective from other artists in the area and gives them a chance to give and receive useful feedback. [18]

Membership

There are several levels of membership at CPW: basic, advanced, student, senior, friend/family, and patron. Memberships provide support for the organization, and each is given specific benefits.

Board of directors

The Board currently consists of 13 elected members who give support to CPW and play an active role in the organization's affairs.

(as of June 2018)

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