PRESS RELEASE FROM ASHEVILLE DARKROOM:
The Asheville Darkroom will be hosting two events with photographer / documentary film maker Bill Daniel (currently lecturing as part of the Black Mountain School program) on the weekend of June 11th/12th.
The first event on Saturday June 11th is a fundraiser to support the darkroom’s move from the recently sold Phil Mechanic Studios to AAAC’s new Refinery Creator space at 207 Coxe Ave.
The second event on Sunday June 12th is a workshop entitled “Junk Camera Construction/Primitive Photography with Bill Daniel”. This event will take place at The Asheville Darkroom’s current space inside the Phil Mechanic Studios on Roberts St. in the River Arts District.
Details as follows:
Saturday, June 11th 6pm-10pm
AAAC/The Refinery Creator Space 207 Coxe Ave.TRI-X NOISE POP-UP PHOTO EXHIBIT BY BILL DANIEL
one-night, pop-up photo installation
skate / punk / graffiti / junk
http://www.billdaniel.net/touring/w/ local acts:
ELLIPSER (post-punk angels)
https://ellipser.bandcamp.com/EARTH COLLIDER (thrash metal cosmonauts)
https://soundcloud.com/earth-colliderBeverages + Snacks
$5-$25, sliding scale donation to benefit The Asheville Darkroom, a 501(c)(3) educational nonprofit.
Sunday June 12th 10am-4pm
The Asheville Darkroom, Phil Mechanic Studios, 109 Roberts St.JUNK CAMERA CONSTRUCTION/PRIMITIVE PHOTOGRAPHY
Instructor: Bill Daniel (http://www.billdaniel.net/)
Workshop fee: $50
Adults/Teens: Sunday June 12, 10am-4pmHobo filmmaker/phototramp Bill Daniel is coming to The Asheville Darkroom! His 1-day workshop will explore ways of making photographs in a low cost, modern primitive style.
Students will learn how to construct cameras from simple materials, utilize photographic paper as in-camera film, and re-purpose thrift store gems, like polaroid cameras and found optics. Basic black and white darkroom production will be covered including: exposure, print developing, Rayograms, pinhole photography, direct positive printing, and contact printing. Experimental fun, plus theory. All photo supplies will be provided. Students are asked to bring old medium-format cameras, pack or roll film Polaroids, junk lenses, surplus optics – all to be modified/hacked.
Questions/Comments can be directed to:
info@theashevilledarkroom.com
828.572.DARK (3275)
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