Arts council to hold photography workshop

The Island Now

Kieran Johnson, a practicing artist and arts educator, will be leading a workshop for The Huntington Arts Council titled ‘Constructed Realities” on Thursday, Feb. 11 from 7 to p.m. 

Johnson, who is currently the Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts Office Administrator, will be speaking about dioramas and working in miniature is entrenched in the  history of photography. The workshop will center on the  constructed photograph and expand on how contemporaries use these techniques. 

Attendees create their own from various sources. Bring printouts of your photos, clip art and your camera. Early registration: $20 members/$30 non-members

Prior to coming to VLA, Johnson worked at the Richard Avedon Foundation as their Office Manager and Educational Coordinator, guiding tours and leading the internship program. He is active with The Society for Photographic Education, The Penumbra Foundation, The Center for Book Arts and The Huntington Arts Council among other arts organizations. 

He holds a BFA from Purchase College School of Art and Design and an MFA from Kendall College of Art and Design. For more information on Johnson visit https://www.kieranjohnson.com/

The workshop will be held at the Main Street Gallery, 213 Main Street, Huntington. For more information on the workshop or the arts council, contact  artsined@huntingtonarts.org or call 631-271-8423 

The gallery is opened Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5  p.m. and Saturday from 12 – 4 p.m.

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