*(Summer) May-August 2025:
Workshops: Mandatory participation, take notes
Exploring Grant, Residency & Gallery Applications (find & apply) 2 hrs (Geneva Gluck & Amber Doe)
Wet Plate 4 hrs (Mark Sawyer and Gene LaFord)
Rachel Castillo’s studio hosts DRG from (May-October)
Participants are expected to:
Attend Community events ie shows etc
1 Gallery Tour (pick up application)
1 Studio visit
Document with photos and journaling during this process, it will be important material later.
*Mentor meetings: discuss,
journal entries,
Solidify concept and plan out execution.
Select 4 images/story series that you would like to showcase.
Participants Homework:
Join WHPS, attend meetings on Monday mornings
Savaya’s Coffee Market on Swan 2959 N Swan Rd @ 10am (optional)
Prep Day with Rachel Castillo & Mark Sawyer
Trouble shooting with Mark & Gene
Gene’s Still Life set- up
Mark’s Portrait set up
Test shot of me
Ivy, Gene and Isabel prepping the still life table!
Ivy’s still life*
Isabel’s portrait of Lance
so beautiful*
Jes testing out the makeshift darkroom*
Giving their work a gander*
Isabel’s still life
Isabel’s portrait of Lance w olive branch
Ivy’s portrait of Lance w evil eye
Ivy’s still life
Jes’s portrait of Miro w olive branch
Jes’s still life
Lance’s portrait of Isabel
June 22, 2025 Participants worked on double exposures and still life
Jes, Sir and Ivy prepping their stage before a shot.
Jes’s portrait of Sir
Isabel prepping her shot w Sir in a mask
The Shot
Ivy’s portrait of Sir w the mask on
Sir’s portrait of Isabel
Sir’s portrait of Ivy
July 13th, 2025, Amber & Geneva teach an artist development workshop: Grants & Residencies*