The Photo Book as Art with Susan kae Grant (In-Person Learning – Four Sessions)
- Thursday
November 6, 2025
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm - Friday
November 7, 2025
10:00 am - 5:00 pm - Saturday
November 8, 2025
10:00 am - 5:00 pm - Sunday
November 9, 2025
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Blending traditional and contemporary practice, join lens-based artist Susan kae Grant for an intense hands-on workshop exploring the art of handmade photographic artists’ books.
Four Sessions
Tuition: $1,095 (Become a Member today and received up to 20% off!)
Limited to 15 Students
© Photo by Susan kae Grant
About
In-Person Learning
Blending traditional and contemporary practice, join lens-based artist Susan kae Grant for an intense hands-on workshop exploring the art of handmade photographic artists’ books.
Starting with an introductory lecture Thursday evening, participants dive into this vigorous weekend workshop Friday morning – tapping into memories, personal insight, and intuition to inspire the content, design, and execution of personal photo book works.
A display of original artist’s books as diverse in style and direction as they are in technique is available each day to stimulate and illustrate strategies for design, sequence, and structure.
Class days include lectures, demos, guided writings, studio time and a one-hour lunch break. To visualize intent and sequence, Susan presents a guided writing exercise focused on photographs participants bring to the workshop. To facilitate creativity and materiality she shares 30+ techniques to physically incorporate images and text into handmade photo books. Hands-on binding demonstrations include the technical execution of a mini-mock-up and the multi-section open spine, French link-kettle stitch book.
Under the guidance of the instructor, participants will design and create a sample handmade photo book or mock-up utilizing the binding style and techniques demonstrated. Sunday culminates with an extended discussion of resources for production and inspiration. The workshop will conclude with group reflections and feedback on work created over the weekend.
This hands-on workshop is designed to provide awareness, techniques, resources, and knowledge of the genre of handmade photographic artists’ books and is open to participants with a new photo book idea or works-in-progress.
A supply list will be provided about one month prior to the class.
This course is strictly limited to 15 students.
Susan kae Grant is an inventive and influential artist, educator, and early proponent of photographic book arts. Her innovative studio practice and distinct personal vision represent one of the mediums more sustained and recognizable contributions to fabricated photography and book art. She has conducted workshops, lectured and exhibited her work throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, Spain, Australia, British Columbia, Africa and Japan. Her ongoing series, Night Journey has been exhibited at 19 venues. Public collections representing her photographs and book-works include George Eastman Museum; J. Paul Getty Museum; Minneapolis Institute of Art; Tokyo Photographic Museum; Victoria & Albert National Art Library; Center for Creative Photography; and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Grant holds an MFA and BS in photography and book arts from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. From 1981-2017 she served as Head of Photography & Book Arts at Texas Woman’s University and was named Cornaro Professor of Visual Art Emerita in 2018. She is the recipient of numerous teaching awards from the Society of Photographic Education including, “Honored Educator (2014); Honored Educator, South Central Region (2007); “Freestyle Crystal Apple Award”, (2003 & 2005), and “The Excellence in Photographic Teaching Award” (2003) from Santa Fe Center for Photography. Books and publications featuring her work are wide ranging, from photography periodicals to textbooks to group exhibition catalogs. A notable recent title includes: The Contemporary History of the Constructed Image in Photography Since 1990. In 2017, Grant left academia to concentrate full-time on her studio practice and is on the staff of the International Center of Photography (NYC) where for 25 years has taught photographic bookmaking workshops each spring. Her work is represented by, Conduit Gallery in Dallas, TX.
Details
- Four Sessions
- Dates: Thursday, November 6, 6:30 – 8 pm (Public presentation) + Fri-Sun, November 7-9, 10 am – 5 pm PST, 2025 (Workshop)
- Enrollment Limit: 15 students
- Skill/Experience Level: Open to all levels
- Tuition: $1,095 (Become a Member today and received up to 20% off!)
- Location: Downtown Los Angeles (LACP Headquarters), 252 S. Los Angeles St., Los Angeles, CA 90012.
- Nearby Lodging: The Miyako Hotel – 328 E. First Street Los Angeles, California, 90012, United States, The Double-Tree by Hilton Hotel, Los Angeles Downtown – 120 South Los Angeles Street, Los Angeles, California, 90012, USA
- Not Included: Meals, snacks, bottled water and transportation (to and from the workshop location). Students are encouraged to bring their own food or order from nearby restaurants. Ride share apps or public transit are recommended for those without transportation. Students will be notified of food and parking options in the area.
NOTE: This is classified as a “Special Guest” workshop. We advise you to read the “Special Guest Refund Policy” HERE before enrolling.