Portrait Photography Workshop with Eldred Allen
Date: Mar 5
2:00 pm
- 4:00 pm
Where: Theatre
Workshop
Eldred Allen is a photographer from Rigolet, Nunatsiavut, NL, whose images have been featured in online exhibitions and in galleries across Canada.
His 2 hour Portrait Photography workshop begins with a guided walk through of his current exhibition, Eldred Allen: Resemblance, an exhibit that captures the importance of Elders in the community.
The workshop will guide participants through the process of setting up a small portrait studio at home utilizing studio lights, reviewing techniques to capture portraits, and demonstrating how small changes to your light or model can affect the final images.
Participants are welcome to bring along their cameras as part of a Q&A session.
Pre-registration is required. Limited seats are available. The cost is $40.25 per person and includes a coffee break. 10% Discount for members.
To register, please contact Visitor Services at 757-8090. For more information on the workshop schedule and content, please contact Joy Barfoot via email joybarfoot@therooms.ca
Restrictions due to COVID 19 will be in place for everyone’s safety. Masks and proof of vaccination with ID required.
Eldred Allen's work has been featured in the September 2019 online exhibition "Looking Down From Up" from Gallery 44 in collaboration with the "Inuit Art Quarterly," followed by his inclusion in "Nunatsiavut: Our Beautiful Land" which opened at La Guilde in Montreal, QC in October 2019. He also had images featured at "Chromatik" at La Guilde, "Regeneration" at the Bonavista Biennale 2021 and "INUA" at Qaumajuk at the Winnipeg Art Gallery. Allen was also shortlisted as a finalist for the 2021 Kenojuak Ashevak Memorial Award.
Photo credit: Eldred Allen. Individual photos for John Michelin. Courtesy of the artist.
Events & Programs
In partnership with the Department of Education, through funding provided by Cultural Connections, The Rooms invited members of the arts community to explore the vaults and select items from the collections that resonated with them and their creative practice. The resulting videos are a fascinating look into our collections, the creative process and where inspiration comes from.
This week, join us for a conversation with Fashion Designer, Charlotte Reid and a screening of the short video that resulted from her collections interactions.
Cost: $12 plus HST. Free for Rooms Members. Get your tickets online or by calling (709) 757-8090.
About the speaker:
For over 20 years, Designer Charlotte Reid has created couture garments by upcycling gently used sweaters for her fashion line CharlotteStreet. In her investigation of The Rooms collections she discovered artworks, artifacts, and oddities.