Photography instructor Ira Gardner traveled to Seattle February 23rd to meet with high school and college photography educators from all over the state of Washington. 40 instructors gathered at Seattle Central Community College where this event was hosted by SCCC photography instructor (and former SFCC faculty member) Alejandro Tomas.
The focus of the event was the establishment of new pathways for students to matriculate from high school to grad school. Articulation agreements were discussed and the group has agreed to pursue the creation of a region wide college fair for high school students.
We have entered a new era of cooperation between prof/tech community college programs and fine arts baccalaureate institutions. Among the colleges represented at the event were: University of Washington, Seattle University, Central Washington University, Art Institute of Seattle, and the Cornish College of Fine Arts.
One interesting statistic from this event was the fact that every baccalaureate institution in attendance are maintaining wet chemistry darkrooms and feel strongly that black and white film photography is still viable in the digital era.
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