The Griffin Museum of Photography

The Griffin Museum of Photography is delighted to host Sal Taylor Kydd on this last day of her show, Janus Rising.  Sal will talk about her bodies of work and her journey as an artist. Join us! Originally from the UK, photographer and artist Sal Taylor Kydd earned her BA in Modern Languages from Manchester University in the UK and has an MFA in Photography from Maine Media College. Her fine art photographs have been exhibited throughout the country and internationally, including Barcelona, Portland,…

Widow/er Susan Rosenberg Jones October 24 – December 6, 2019 Reception October 24, 2019 7-8:30 PM Gallery Talk Susan Rosenberg Jones 6:15 PM Statement “There is nothing like the grief one experiences after a life partner passes away. When I lost my first husband in 2008, I searched for books and articles addressing this particular loss. I was looking for suggestions on coping techniques from others who’d been widowed. There wasn’t much. I remarried in 2012. After focusing on my…

In conjunction with Isa Leshko's show Allowed to Grow Old, at The Griffin Museum of Photography, Isa will be participating at the 2019 Compassion Arts Festival. The festival is launching Compassion Speaks, an outreach program from Compassion Arts in which four or five special guests give voice to compassion in action through the arts and education. Guests share their work in relation to a specific topic by contributing a short talk, performance, or presentation. The program will be an integral part…

Come share an enlightening afternoon of photography and yoga. The afternoon will begin at 4 pm with an hour-long yoga class with internationally acclaimed yoga instructor, and author of Power Yoga and Yoga for Warriors, Beryl Bender Birch. Beryl has been an avid student of classical yoga since the 1970s and she has been the director of The Hard & The Soft Yoga Teacher Training programs since 1980 and is the cofounder and board chair of the Give Back Yoga Foundation (GBYF). Founded in…

PARIS PHOTO 2019 with J. Sybylla Smith November 6-8, 2019 Explore Photography in Paris! $550 for Griffin members, $650 for non-members. Join independent curator and educator, J. Sybylla Smith, a Paris Photo veteran, on a guided experience of the world’s largest international photo fair. Paris Photo features 150-plus galleries, 30-plus publishers, the Aperture/Paris Photo PhotoBook Awards, Prismes, the large-format section, Platforms, a speaker series, and 300-plus book-signings. Planning is to key to enjoying the fair and will be a major…

An introduction to hand coloring black & white photos  – with Marshall Photo Oils The coloring book craze is going strong.  And paint bars are all the rage.  Let’s take this coloring – slash - painting craze one step further and create one-of-a-kind hand colored photographs! In this hands-on introductory two hour class, we will learn how to color black and white photographs by applying Marshall Photo Oils with Q-tips and cotton balls.    Whether you choose to add color to an…

Join photographer Isa Leshko at Unity Farm Sanctuary in Sherborn MA for a reading of stories from Isa's newly released book, Allowed to Grow Old, and a tour of a very special farm sanctuary. Jointly hosted by The Griffin Museum and Unity Farm Sanctuary, this will be a wonderful way to learn about the important work of places like Unity Farm Sanctuary, as well as engage with photographer Isa Leshko, hear her share stories of her photographing animals in places like…

The Griffin Museum is pleased to offer this artist talk in conjunction with Isa Leshko's show, Allowed to Grow Old. Isa will talk about the process of creating this work and her trajectory as an artist. The book, Allowed to Grow Old, will be available for sale and Isa will sign copies after the talk. Isa Leshko is an artist whose work examines themes relating to animal rights, aging, and mortality. Isa’s images have been been published in The Atlantic, The…

Paris Photo Review - with J. Sybylla Smith Date: Thursday, December 5, 2019 Location: The Griffin Museum of Photography, Main Gallery Time: 7:00 – 8:30pm Cost: $10 (Griffin Museum Members) $15 (Non-Members) $5 (Full-time students) Paris Photo, in it’s 23rd year, has secured a reputation for being the leading international art fair dedicated to the photographic medium. Juried for the pertinence of their projects and their artistic diversity 190 exhibitors from 31 countries will participate. Host to an array of art book…