Three education events are scheduled for this weekend and next to coincide with the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art's current exhibition American Photographs from the National Museum of American Art: The First Century.
The museum will present a Public Program Day, "Focus on Photography," this Saturday, Oct. 18, from 1 to 4 p.m. The event will be filled with activities and demonstrations for all ages, including computer morphing and other photographic and visual projects as well as tours of the exhibition American Photographs.
"People generally consider photography a solitary practice -- a lone individual snapping pictures -- but our aim is to illustrate that photography can be a group event and a multifaceted art," said Diane Butler, the museum's coordinator for university education.
According to Kate Bevington, the Johnson's coordinator for adult education, the purpose of the program is "to bring the current photography exhibition to life by exploring older processes and techniques, and also to bring it up-to-date so people can experiment with modern technology."
The museum will sponsor "A Triple Feature: Videos and Photographers" this Sunday, Oct. 19, from 2 to 4:15 p.m., featuring the works of Ansel Adams, Diane Arbus and Edward Steichen.
On Saturday, Oct. 25, from 10 a.m. to noon, Roger Watson, assistant director of conservation and museum studies at the George Eastman House in Rochester, will lead a seminar on "Preserving Family Photographs." This workshop is ideal for adults who wish to make their treasured photographs last longer. Visitors are encouraged to bring their "problem photographs" to the workshop. The seminar is $15 for members of the Johnson Museum, $20 for non-members.