NEPR | Preparing for Portfolio Reviews with Crista Dix

20 minutes for an introduction to you and your work goes by quickly. We’d like to see you put your best foot forward. This is a weekend workshop to support your strategy for success. As part of our New England Portfolio Reviews held in the fall, we offer this weekend workshop to help ease the pressure of the reviews. Whether you are a seasoned attendee, or if this is your first review, this workshop filled with information including the value of research, conversational practice and the confidence of your preperation will help you navigate the portfolio review world.

The New England Portfolio Review (NEPR) is scheduled on September 26th and 27, 2025, and we want you to be prepared. This weekend workshop with Griffin Museum Executive Director Crista Dix will get you ready for those conversations, working through how to present your work online, talking about your work with confidence, and be ready to ask questions of your reviewers to maximize your experience.

Day One is best practices for the reviews, the do’s and don’ts, your pitch and the value of research and the strategy for finding your best match and outcome. Day 2 is a mock review, getting your pitch down, practicing screen sharing and working to your best advantage in that 20 minute time frame.

Dates of the workshop

Saturday August 16   10am – 3.30pm   / Sunday August 17 10am – 3.30pm

Price is $200 for Members of the Griffin Museum and the Photographic Resource Center and $250 for Non-members. Space is limited to 8 participants.

This program is brought to you through the collaboration of the Griffin Museum of Photography and the Photographic Resource Center.

Crista Dix is the Griffin Museum’s Executive Director. Before coming to the Griffin Museum in 2020 she spent fifteen years operating her own photography gallery, wall space creative, closing it in 2020 to make the move to New England and the Griffin. Having a career spanning many paths she has a background rooted in science, business and creative art. This well rounded experience provides a solid background for supporting the Griffin’s mission to encourage a broader understanding and appreciation of the visual, emotional and social impact of photographic art.

Her gallery, wall space, supported emerging and mid-career artists with exhibitions, talks, events and art fairs around the country. As an internationally known gallery, Crista worked with clients all over the world and represented national and international artists. In addition to wall space’s special event and exhibition schedule, it hosted a series of artist lectures, studio and community events. Her program Life Support worked with over 400 artists, donating over $80,000 to charitable foundations Doctors Without Borders, Direct Relief and Habitat for Humanity.

Ms. Dix has written essays about photography, introducing creative artists work to a broader community. She has been a member of numerous panels and discussions on the craft of photography, juried creative competitions and has participated in major portfolio reviews across the country in cities like Houston, Portland, Los Angeles, Santa Fe and New Orleans.