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Learn About Brooks Institute at Our Open House Are you passionate about photography, visual journalism, graphic design or film and video? If so, reserve your spot today at the Brooks Institute Open House and find out how you can prepare for an exciting career in the visual and media arts! RSVP: 888.304.3456 Santa Barbara Campus
801 Alston Rd.
Santa Barbara, CA 93108
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5301 N. Ventura Ave.
Ventura, CA 93001
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Brooks Public Workshops - Weekend Workshops That Fit Your Schedule & Your Budget!
Brooks Institute's Weekend Workshop program offers a variety of enrichment and vocational instruction in the photography, visual and media arts fields. These one-day, two-day and, in some cases, week-long workshops immerse the beginner-to-advanced student in rigorous, succinct instruction that typically includes a combination of lecture, field work and faculty mentorship.
All courses are held at Brooks Institute’s fully equipped facilities in For more detail, visit: http://workshops.brooks.edu (no www) Gift certificates are available.
March Sat. & Sun. 3/1-3/2 Introduction to Adobe Photoshop - NEW PRICE Sat.-Mon. 3/1-3/3 The Path to Fine Art Fri.-Sun. 3/14-3/16 Exploring the Light (Lighting Studies) Sat. & Sun. 5/10 - 5/11 Fine Art Nudes (Just Added!) June
Sat. & Sun. 6/7-6/8 Photographing People in Context Sat. & Sun. 6/14-6/15 Portrait Lighting (Intermediate Portraiture) Sat. & Sun. 6/21-6/22 Digital Color Correction & Color Management
Mon.- Fri. 6/23-6/27 Digital Week Create Your Own Commercial Photography Portfolio Mon. – Fri. 6/23-6/27 Week-Long High School Workshop
(High School Students Only Please) July Sat. & Sun. 7/19-7/20 Commercial Lighting August TBD September
Thu. – Sun. 9/18-9/21 The Photo Essay
Story-Telling with Your Portfolio
TBD November Sat. – Mon. 11/1-11/3 The Art of Portraiture
(Intermediate – Advanced Portraiture
Brooks Institute Hosted Acclaimed Fashion Photographer and Alumnus, Michael Thompson Brooks Institute hosted acclaimed fashion photographer and Brooks alumnus Michael Thompson’s exhibit of selected works at its Brooks Cota Street Gallery. The exhibit was showcased January 16 - March 4, 2008, with an opening reception on February 7 from 5 to 7PM where the artist was present. Following the opening, Thompson gave a presentation and held an interview by faculty member, Paul Meyer, at the Lobero Theater. “MICHAEL THOMPSON: selected works” is collection of 25 fashion, celebrity, and still life images from 1991 to present. The collection is presented in large scale and the installation has been specifically culled by Thompson as an overview of his life as a professional photographer. Brooks Institute Hosts Alumnus, Stephen Tamiesie's Exhibit, Signs of American Life
Public is invited to the artist's opening reception
Brooks Institute announces today it will host an exhibit by alumnus, Stephen Tamiesie, from May 22nd – July 5th at the Brooks Institute Visions Gallery in the Ventura Beach Marriott. The artist’s opening reception will be on May 22nd from 5-7:30pm. This event is free and open to the public. Tamiesie’s exhibit “Signs of American Life,” is a series of selected photographs that documents the relationship between humanity and the American landscape. Rather than examine the urban, the images focus on the spaces in between, the place of the traveler, where human life is less evident. In this quietness, far from familiar, one might expect solitude and encounter nothing more than vacant land and the open road. These isolated settings illustrate a dichotomy between nature and humanity that brand elements such as an abandoned vehicle, tourist destination or by humans themselves. These photographs are evidence that the image of the American landscape as an uninhabited wilderness is dissolving and that human life is often closer that one might imagine. Brooks Institute Hosted (ASC) American Society of Cinematographers Exhibit http://www.brooks.edu/images/3_27_08.jpgBrooks Institute hosted the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) traveling photo collection, The “Decisive Moment” Revisited, March 21 through April 25, 2008 at the Cota Street Gallery and Brooks Ventura Campus. The public was invited to the opening reception on March 27 from 4-7pm. Artists also had an open panel discussion during the reception in the Ventura Screening Room. This diverse collection of personal photographs was captured by 79 cinematographers (whom are also American Society of Cinematographers members), including Brooks alumnus and three-time Emmy Award nominee, Isidore Mankofsky. Other Academy Award winners showing photographs in this exhibit include: Richard Edlund, Conrad Hall, Vittorio Storaro, John Toll, Haskell Wexler, and Vilmos Zsigmond. Brooks Institute Hosts a Fundraiser to Support the Rebuilding of a School for the Children of Laos Please click here for a picture of Bryan working the children of Laos http://www.brooks.edu/images/Bryan_Lelia.jpg
Brooks Institute hosts a fundraiser to help Brooks graduate, Bryan Watt, and his wife, Leila Srour, rebuild a school and children’s center in Bryan Watt graduated from Brooks Institute’s undergraduate program in December 1998. He then entered the graduate program and became a graduate assistant teaching the first two courses in the professional photography program. While he was a student, he spent time in In the northern city of Bryan Watt believes a socially responsible photographer leaves with a part of the subject’s soul; and in return, must give by helping those in need. Bryan and Leila help to arrange medical care at the local, provincial, and national level, and have also helped Lao children to travel overseas for heart surgery and facial reconstruction. |