APG Program

APG Monthly Meeting – January

The January meeting will have our regular show and tell of projects, cameras and all things analogue followed by a run down on what will be happening in 2025.

Come along and hear about the monthly meetings, guest sparkers, demonstrations, the 25th annual Analogue Photography Exhibtion and workshops.

We have a very large program for the year.

FREE DARKROOM GEAR

If you are thinking about setting up a home darkroom we will have a range of donated items available free. Some enlargers and accessories.

Silver gelatin toning run by Selby.

APG Monthly Meeting – February

Guest speaker: Renato Colangelo  –https://www.renatocolangelo.com/about  

Renato is visual artist whose practice is focused and concerned with cultural identity, social awareness, anthropology and experimentation within different mediums.

He continues the use of analogue techniques in the production of his artwork and runs Nero Darkroom in Melbourne & workshops in aspects of analogue photography.

Predominantly works in the medium of Photography, Video and large-scale installations including several works in Camera Obscuras, ‘Standpoint’ for Eyes Lies & Illusions at ACMI in 2007 and ‘Locked Treasure Room’ 2011 at Centennial Gardens Sydney.

He’s been exhibiting since 1997 with solo and group exhibitions including residencies in Italy and Australia along with being the recipient of various awards including the prestigious Samstag International Visual Arts Scholarship in 2002.

Annual exhibition update

We are still seeking volunteers to help with the exhibition.
Without volunteer help the exhibition cannot happen.
Desley will outline the help needed.

Show and tell

Show and Tell, feedback on printmaking, Passion Projects, Work In Progress, sharing of interesting cameras.

Analogue Still Life 29th March

Barrie will introduce the workshop and give more details on the activity

Analogue Colour Portrait Shoot

Portrait shoot with 3 models including film development.  Organised by Adélaïde Bernard.

APG Monthly Meeting – March

Show and Tell, feedback on printmaking, Passion Projects, Work In Progress, sharing of interesting cameras.Books that inspire.

Demonstration: Kate Baker print making demonstration in our Annex area.  Price $20 per person.

Easter holiday

World Pinhole Day.

Pinhole workshop: How to build and use a pinhole camera.  Run by Shane and Selby.

Bookings required.

APG Monthly Meeting – April

Show and Tell, feedback on printmaking, Passion Projects, Work In Progress, sharing of interesting cameras.

Guest speaker: Kiah Pullens –  Wetlab    Introduced by Santina.

APG Monthly Meeting – May

Show and Tell, feedback on printmaking, Passion Projects, Work In Progress, sharing of interesting camera.  Presentation by Tara Gilbert.

Tara will talk about her project as an artist in residence at the Mornington Peninsula Shire’s Police Point Artist in Residency program in 2018 and 2019. Using solargraphic and pinhole techniques, she produced powerful and haunting images to capture a unique and other worldly perspective of Point Nepean.

This solagraphic series tells the story of the Old Quarantine site at Point Nepean in Victoria through use of arcane recording devises. Forming part of a larger creative investigation undertaken to explore some of its layered histories.

APG Monthly Meeting – June

Show and Tell, feedback on printmaking, Passion Projects, Work In Progress, sharing of interesting cameras.

Demonstration: Split Grade Printing by Shane.

All members.

25^th Analogue Exhibition entries open.

APG Monthly Meeting – July

Show and Tell, feedback on printmaking, Passion Projects, Work In Progress, sharing of interesting cameras.

Demonstration:  Guest Renato Colangelo will conduct a demonstration showing his experimental photography using an open shutter in dark places. He will use himself as the subject also using various light sources to paint light into the composition.

Selby Markham will demonstrate how to prepare a mat for exhibition prints.

25^th Analogue Exhibition entries close.

Demonstration:  Salt printing by Andrew L.

APG Monthly Meeting – August

Show and Tell, feedback on printmaking, Passion Projects, Work In Progress, sharing of interesting cameras.

Guest speaker: Eddie Jim 10×8 Olympians project – Introduced by Greg.

All members.

Mounting, matting, and framing for the exhibition.

Friday before AFL Grand Final

25^th Annual Analogue Exhibition

• Exhibition Opening: 4^th September
• Exhibition:  September 6^th, 7^th, 13^th and 14^th  (11:00 to 15:00)
• Bump out:  September 14^th
• Exhibition Review meeting: September 18th

APG Monthly Meeting – September (Thursday night presentation inviting all club members)

Show and Tell, feedback on printmaking, Passion Projects, Work In Progress, sharing of interesting cameras.

Topic: Review of analogue exhibition as the club Thursday night event with 3-4 analogue photographers presenting their work.

APG Monthly Meeting (October)

Show and Tell, feedback on printmaking, Passion Projects, Work In Progress, sharing of interesting cameras

Guest speaker:  Street photography speakers to be organised by Greg.

APG Monthly Meeting (November)

Show and Tell, feedback on printmaking, Passion Projects, Work In Progress, sharing of interesting cameras

Planning Session & EOY Social