ICP × Mana Collections: Archiving LGBTQIA+ Histories

This workshop offers participants a rare opportunity to engage with Mana Contemporary's LGBTQIA+ photographic holdings, examining how queer histories have been recorded, preserved, and circulated through images. Students consider the social, political, and cultural contexts in which these images were made, as well as the gaps, silences, and biases that often exist within institutional archives. Designed for artists, educators, and researchers, this workshop emphasizes archival ethics, care, and interpretation while encouraging you to think about how queer archives can inform contemporary imagemaking, scholarship, and curatorial practice. It also invites critical reflection on how archival practices influence collective memory.

Course Level / Prerequisite: Open to all skill levels. Students ranging from beginner to experienced will be successful in classes that are Open to All Skill Levels.

Students are encouraged to review ICP's Classroom Disclaimer for current information regarding COVID-19 policies, classroom guidelines, and more. These policies are subject to change at anytime.

Courses are subject to minimum enrollment. Please register early, within five days of the start-date, to reduce the likelihood of course cancellation and to ensure you receive all course-related materials in time to prepare for class. Registration for this course will close one day prior to the start date of the course.

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