Aline Smithson Archives - The Los Angeles Center of Photography

Sunscape: Photo-Immersive Getaways in SoCal 2026

Join us for EXPOSURE 2023: Summer Edition, September 8-12, 2023. Five days of virtual Portfolio Reviews. Meet face to face with gallery owners, photo editors, museum curators, publishers and other photo professionals.

The Next Step: Presenting Your Work to the Fine Art Market with Aline Smithson (Online Learning – Six Sessions)

This workshop will help demystify the fine art market with lectures on editions and pricing to presentation and installation. It will also be an honest look at how the roadmap to success has changed and the importance of taking charge of your career is critical. Most importantly, we will craft elevated written materials to accompany your work.

The Photographer’s Trifecta: Intention, Expression, and Articulation with Aline Smithson (In-person Learning – Five Sessions – San Diego, CA)

Today’s fine art photography market asks for more than beautiful, well-crafted images. Curators, gallerists and editors are looking for work created with intention and/or work focused around an idea or concept.

Shooting with Intention with Aline Smithson (Online Learning – Six Sessions)

This workshop will inspire participants to reconsider how they make work, how they interpret their lives and their world, and by bringing depth and meaning to their efforts. Designed for all levels of fine art photographers.

Flourish: The Aline Smithson Next Generation Award + Holiday Party – RSVP

Join us on Sunday, December 15th, from 11 am to 1 pm for a festive Holiday Party in partnership with ASMP Los Angeles, celebrating the opening of Stephanie Shih’s solo exhibition, the first recipient of the Aline Smithson Next Generation Award. Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to connect with fellow creatives, support emerging talent, and ring in the season together!

Photo-Immersive: Retreat Workshops

The Aline Smithson Next Generation Award

The Aline Smithson Next Generation Award: Uplifting Female Identified LA-Based Emerging Artists

Lenscratch Prize Talks – Nov 9 (Online)

Join us on November 9th to get to know the 2023 Lenscratch Student Prize winners. Moderated by Aline Smithson

Portfolio Reviewers – EXPOSURE 2016

Photo by Julia Dean Register for your portfolio reviews here! https://lacphoto.org/events/exposure-2016/ January Parkos Arnall, Curatorial Associate, Hammer Museum An LA native, January Parkos Arnall holds a BFA in Fine Art from the School of the Art Institute in Chicago, an MFA in Photography and Art History from Temple...