PREPPING FOR PORTFOLIO REVIEWS
with Samantha Johnston
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Join Samantha Johnston, the Executive Director of the Colorado Photographic Arts Center, for this webinar about best practices for professional portfolio reviews. Whether you are planning on attending Filter Photo Festival this September or any other portfolio review event, you'll learn how to best prepare and present your work in the most professional manner. Advice on presentation and how to make the most of your time with reviewers will help you feel prepared and confident when showing your work. Samantha will share tips from her experience on both sides of the table.
Discussion topics will include:
A checklist of what to bring
Tips for talking about your work
Best practices for leave-behinds
How to follow up with reviewers after the event
About the Instructor
Samantha Johnston has been the Executive Director and Curator at the Colorado Photographic Arts Center since 2015. She holds a certificate in Arts Development and Program Management from the University of Denver, an MFA from Lesley University College of Art & Design, and a BFA from Alfred University. Prior to joining CPAC, she taught photography and visual arts for 12 years at high schools in Boston and Denver.
She has curated exhibitions with contemporary artists such as Jess T. Dugan, Daniel Coburn, Barbara Ciurej & Lindsay Lochman, and Zora Murff. Samantha has served as a reviewer at Houston FotoFest, Review Santa Fe, PhotoPlus New York, Medium, Filter Photo, PhotoNola, and Month of Photography Denver (MOP). She has juried several exhibitions including Critical Mass and The Fence.
She has been a supporter of the Society for Photographic Education, and served as Treasurer of the Southwest region from 2013-2016 and Co-Chair of SPE’s 2013 Southwest regional conference in Denver. She was named one of Colorado’s Top 100 Creatives 3.0 by Westword and has been featured in Lenscratch.
Pricing
A la Carte: $75 for Non-Members | $60 for Members | $45 for Students
Full Series: $250 for Non-Members | $175 for Members | $125 for Students
Thanks to the generous support of the Phillip and Edith Leonian Foundation, we are pleased to be able to offer a limited number of fully funded Student Scholarships. Scholarships will be offered on a first come, first served basis. To claim a scholarship, please email caitlin@filterphoto.org with a copy of your current student ID.