Lectures & Workshops

Susan kae Grant has a long history of presenting public lectures and workshops on book arts, photography, pedagogy and her creative practice at various institutions throughout the United States, UK, Japan and China.

As Cornaro Professor of Visual Art, Emerita she served as head of Photography & Book Arts at Texas Woman’s University from 1981-2017.

Each spring since 1993, Grant has presented her 4-day workshop, The Art of Photographic Bookmaking, at the International Center of Photography (NYC) exclusively to the students in the Creative Practices One-Year Certificate Program.

In addition to speaking about her creative projects she offers lectures on topics such as Strategies for Getting Artists’ Books with Photographic Content into the World; Excellence in Teaching and Sustaining a Creative Practice.

Grant also has co-taught the workshop, Strategizing a Career in Photography with Mary Virginia Swanson each year between 2003-2019 to students at the Society for Photographic Education National Conferences. This workshop is now available to programs of higher education and community groups.

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2023 Workshops (Information coming soon)

• July (in-person)

• September (on-line)

2022 Workshops

The International Center of Photography (NYC)
The Art of Photographic Bookmaking
(Exclusive to ICP Students Only)
May 14, 15, & 21, 22, 2022

Course Description:
The art of bookmaking can expand the way photographs are viewed and interpreted. This workshop surveys the methods of photographic bookmaking as well as the theoretical concerns that arise from interpreting images in sequence and in various presentations. Demonstrations and discussions address design, content, structure, imaging techniques, materials, and sources needed for production. Students examine work by contemporary artists who draw inspiration from traditional book forms, but transcend or deviate from such structures. Through hands-on experience, students learn to create a bookwork that balances form with content in a symbolic and provocative way.

Los Angeles Center of Photography
The Photo Book As Art With Susan kae Grant
April 2, 3 & 9, 10, 2022 (Online Learning)

Description Summary:
Blending traditional and contemporary practice, this virtual masterclass introduces participants to the art of handmade photographic artists’ books that are as diverse in style and direction as they are in technique. Through brainstorming techniques and guided writing exercises, we concentrate on memory, experience and imagination to inspire the content, design and execution of personal photo book-works.

Each class day includes lectures, hands-on demonstrations, writing exercises, guided studio time and a one-hour lunch break. Topics focus on the technical execution of three binding styles and an array of techniques to physically incorporate images and text into photobooks. Examples of original works are used to illustrate strategies for design, sequence and materials.

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2021 Workshops

Description Summary:
Knowing the techniques and skills to make a book of your own is one thing—tapping into your creativity and subconscious to create a book is yet another. In this workshop, we concentrate on memory, experience and imagination to inspire the content, design and execution of personal handmade photo book-works.  

 Participants learn through lectures and discussions to develop methodologies for collecting and recording dreams and memories. Classes include guided meditations and written exercises designed to elicit creative insights to strengthen and combine writings and images for their books. 

The International Center of Photography (NYC)
The Art of Photographic Bookmaking
(Exclusive to ICP Students Only)
May 8, 19, & 15, 16, 2021 (on-line)

Course Description:
The art of bookmaking can expand the way photographs are viewed and interpreted. This workshop surveys the methods of photographic bookmaking as well as the theoretical concerns that arise from interpreting images in sequence and in various presentations. Demonstrations and discussions address design, content, structure, imaging techniques, materials, and sources needed for production. Students examine work by contemporary artists who draw inspiration from traditional book forms, but transcend or deviate from such structures. Through hands-on experience, students learn to create a bookwork that balances form with content in a symbolic and provocative way.

2019 & 2020 Workshops:

• The International Center of Photography
  The Art of Photographic Bookmaking
  (Exclusive to ICP Students Only)
  May 9, 10, & 16, 17, 2020 (on-line)
  

• Santa Fe Photographic Workshops
  Myth, Metaphor & Memory: The Constructed Image
  Santa Fe, New Mexico
  July 26-31, 2020 (Postponed due to COVID)
  

• 20/20 Photo Festival Philadelphia
  The Photo Book as Art
  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  September 26 & 27, 2020 (Postponed due to COVID)
  

• International Center of Photography (NYC)
  The Art of Photographic Bookmaking
  (Exclusive to ICP Students Only)
  New York City, New York
  May 11, 12, & 18, 19, 2019
  

• Los Angeles Center of Photography
  The Photo Book as Art With Susan kae Grant
  Los Angeles, California
  November 1-3, 2019
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• Anchorage Museum of Art

• Anderson Ranch Arts Center

• Arizona State University

• Athenaeum Music & Arts Library

• Center for Creative Studies

• Center for Book & Paper Arts

• Houston Center for Photography

• International Center For Photography

• Los Angeles Center of Photography

• The Art Institute of San Antonio

• The Light Factory

• Museum of Photographic Arts

• Oklahoma Arts Institute

• Ringling College of Art & Design

• Ryerson University

• Southwest School of Art

• University of Colorado Denver

• University of Illinois Urbana-Champagne

• University of New Mexico-Albuquerque

Selected Teaching Awards