The Paul Krot Community Darkroom is proud to report that we have been awarded a grant from the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities to support a public exhibition of prints from the revered and magical glass negative collection!!!



These images have been hidden for decades and now, with the help of the Providence Public Library, our dedicated darkroom members and RICH, we will be able to bring a selection of these incredible images to the public with an October show in the gallery at Providence City Hall!



When Rick RIng at the Special Collections in the Providence Public Library asked us to help him save these rare photographic plates we couldn't resist! Now, close to one year later, we've digitally documented, archivally stored and cataloged over 1,200 glass negatives and are preparing for not only a gallery show at City Hall, but to launch an online visual database so that the ENTIRE collection is available to the public.



Stay tuned for more information and announcements about the upcoming show and other events scheduled for the unveiling of this collection! Check here for more info and updates!

That's right! The Century Camera is close to ready for FOO FEST!! With less than two weeks left until the big day, we've been working hard on the retrofitting of our 100 year old camera with a polariod style film back to take INSTANT PORTRAITS during our day-long block party!
The Eastman Kodak Century Camera was build in the early 1900's and was the grand standard of studio portrait cameras back in the day. We were given this massive beast of a machine last year, and with the help of our team of photophiles and top shelf professional assistance from master retrofitter Paul Clancy, we're this close to having picture perfect prints for you to take home as your very own Foo Fest documentary souvenier!



We've got one more week to get this down to a science, but, as you can see from our test prints, we're pretty damn close!! Now put yourself in that frame, at Foo Fest, and you've got one hell of a sweet addition to the family photo album. Bring the kids, bring your pets, bring some props, or just bring yourself! This is no average portrait studio. It's cheaper, it's way more fun, and you'll be traversing 100 years of photo history in a single frame! Plus, you'll get to meet our dedicated and absolutely awesome darkroom members and learn more about how you can get involved with the Paul Krot Community Darkroom and play with beautiful old cameras like this:



See you at FOO!!!! Aug.14 from 1pm-1am.

In place of our regularly scheduled darkroom meeting, this Monday, June 28th at 7pm the Paul Krot Community Darkroom at AS220 will be hosting a very special Pot Luck Dinner and Open House! Yum!
Stop by and meet our friends, teachers and members, see our darkroom, see our work, and enjoy some tasty snacks! We promise, the secret ingredient isn't Fixer.
Totally free and open to all! Bring your friends! Bring a snack! Bring some work! Bring some questions. Bring it ON!!!
See you in the darkroom!

Because we know last month's Open House with Denny Moers totally rocked your world, we give you this:

Alternative Process Series Vol.4-Print Like Denny Moers!Only $65!!

Sign up soon! This special, one night workshop is limited to 4 students. Class starts Thursday, June 24 at 7pm.
And don't forget about our other classes and workshops this summer!
Intro to the 35mm Camera $50
Large Format Photography starts THIS WEEKEND!! $125
Laser cut a Pinhole Camera! $50
Alternative Process Series Vol.2 $40
Alternative Process Series Vol.1 $40
Intro to the Black and White Darkroom $75

Contact krystal@as220.org for more info.
See you in the Darkroom!

You heard right! In a mere four hours Denny Moers will be here, live, in the darkroom to show us how he does stuff like this:



and this:



And as if that weren't enough, after the demo Denny has some slides to show us. That's right, an ACTUAL COLOR SLIDESHOW!!!!
This is gonna be huge! Don't miss is, because I promise, you'll regret it. Plus, how could we possibly describe in words what Denny does with photos and chemicals and light? Not possible folks.
So get down to the AS220 Darkroom at 6:30pm. It's* totally free!* No excuses! Be there!!

That's right folks-Denny Moers will be in house giving a live demo of his photo printing technique that is responsible for the astounding images before you. Impressive, right? "How does he DO that?" you may wonder. Well, this is your chance to find out!



This Monday, May 24 at 6:30pm, Moers will provide a live darkroom demo followed by a slide presentation of more of his incredible and vivid work for our May Open House Event, which is, as always totally FREE and open to the public.

Denny's Bio:

Denny Moers is known for his highly imaginative, technically innovative monoprints created by controlling the action of light on the chemical-sensitized photographic paper during the print developing process, giving his black and white photographs an extraordinary range of tonalities. He has photographed subject matter as diverse as New England architecture, medieval wall frescoes and tomb reliefs, contemporary constructions sites and western landscapes and dwellings.



Denny Moers received his MFA from the Visual Studies Workshop. During the 1980's he worked as Aaron Siskind's first assistant and printer. He is currently on the faculty of Roger Williams University. He received a RI Pell Award for Excellence in the Arts in 2003.

His photographic monoprints are included in over 30 public and private collections throughout the world including the Addison Gallery of American Art in Andover, Ma., the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Baltimore Museum of Art; The Huston Museum of Art, the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, and the Museo Rufino Tamayo, Mexico City.


Recent publications include the portfolio: Between Now & Then-A selection of book covers with a foreword by CD Wright published in 2006 and COMPOSITION BY FIELD: An Olson Portfolio celebrating the 100th anniversary of the American poet, Charles Olson published by BoxKite Press, Australia in 2010.

His artwork is represented by the Robert Klein Gallery, Boston, MA., June Bateman Gallery, NY, NY and Thomas Meyer Fine Art, San Francisco, CA.

Prepare yourself for total photo awesomeness! See you in the Darkroom!

Like what you see?? Well come see it happen! On May 24, Photographer Denny Moers will give a live darkroom demonstration of his mind-blowing printing techniques. The image above began as a humble black and white print, but after Denny was done became the multi-colored, richly toned masterpiece before you.

Moers, who has covered topics from traditional New England architecture to sweeping landscapes has concieved a printing technique he calls "The Fluidity of Accidents," which evolves from the natural chemical reactions of metal toners to the silver in photographic paper. Using bright flashes of light and splashes of chemicals, Moers has created a truly unique pallet for traditional black and white prints.

Learn more about Denny Moers here!

The Paul Krot Darkroom at AS220 is pleased to have Denny in house for a live demo of this incredible technique and to offer it to you 100% FREE! That's right, we've got the goods and we're givin' it away...again!! That's Monday, May 24th at 6:30pm.

Hope to see you there!!

The Paul Krot Community Darkroom at AS220 is proud to host a very special Open House event to kick off the Spring session of photo fun. On April 28th at 6pm, Documentary Photographer David H. Wells will join us for an artist talk on the reality of making a living in the wide world of photography.

Wells began his career as so many of us did; with an entry level course and an immediate passion for the art of photography. Since then, he has traveled the world documenting the globalization of India, pesticide poisining among migrant California farm workers and the last generation of Rhode Island Quahog fishermen.

Among his many talents and worldly travels, Wells is also a dedicated and passionate educator and advocate for artists and photographers. Through his website The Wells Point, he posts weekly podcasts on professional practice, technical tips and posts other valuable resources including links to grants, pricing information, local and international residency programs and other opportunities for photographers off all skill levels and interests.

Wells is a long time friend of the AS220 Darkroom and we are thrilled to have him join us and share a slice of his expertise with us. Please join us, absolutely FREE, on April 28th at 6pm in the performance space at 115 Empire Street.

Hope to see you there!

The Large Format Photography class that starts this Saturday from 10am-1pm has a staggering * 4 open slots!* Come on people! This is Large Format we're talking about-the most grandiose and phenomenal photographic format we have to offer you.

This class sold out the last time we offered it, and I refuse to believe that we have tapped out the market already. I KNOW there are more of you out there aching to learn the ways of the View Camera, which we will graciously provide to you for the length of the class. Learn to use the view camera, develop 4x5 film and make prints from your gorgeous negatives. It's a total no-brainer!

This is the real deal people! For more info and to sign up, go here!

Sign up now! If we don't get at least two more people to sign up, we have to cancel the class....you don't want that on your conscience now do you?
Of course you don't! *So sign up * NOW!!

See you in the Darkroom!!

As you may or may not know, we in the darkroom have been working with Rick Ring at the Providence Public Library Special Collections since December on a very special project that is starting to take shape right before our very eyes. Behold:

The images in the Glass Negative Collection have not been seen in close to 100 years, and we're getting a first hand history lesson in the ways of the past. Look at this:

Ice skating at Roger Williams Park anyone?

Perhaps you'd prefer a day at the beach:

Pretty amazing, right? Even the double exposures look good:

We are all so excited to be working with Rick and the PPL to help save this collection from utter obscurity and further deterioration. Once we work our way through the 3,000+ glass negatives at the PPL, we will start printing selected images in our very own darkroom, again recreating history and giving life to these incredible artifacts for the first time in almost a century. If you are interested in the Glass Negative Digitization and Preservation Project, please contact krystal@as220.org, or visit the Special Collections on the web.