*(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