Publish Your Photography Book: Revised & UpdatedMVS On the Road
To learn from MVS, attend one of her public appearances listed below, or attend one of her upcoming workshops. If you are considering meeting privately with MVS, know that she frequently adds a day or two to the agenda of her personal appearances around the country to work with photographers (priority given to existing clients).
New in 2019: When I am at my home office in Tucson, consultation availability for new and existing clients will be Wednesday & Thursdays, 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM MST. Existing clients will also have consultation availability Monday, Tuesday, Friday at 4:00-6:00 PM MST.
August 14-16, Dallas: MVS Available for Consultations
| August 14, 2019 | to | August 16, 2019 |
MVS will be available for a limited number of consultations while visiting Dallas, Texas.
If you have worked with Ms. Swanson in the past, please feel free to contact her directly at mvs@mvswanson.com to schedule a session.
If this would be your initial consultation, please visit “Mentoring with MVS” and follow the links to submit a client fact sheet; upon receipt she will be in touch with you to schedule your initial consultation.
Sessions are confirmed in the order requests are received.
August 2–4, Minneapolis: MVS Available for Consultations
| August 2, 2019 | to | August 4, 2019 |
MVS will be available for a limited number of consultations while visiting Minneapolis, Minnesota.
If you have worked with Ms. Swanson in the past, please feel free to contact her directly at mvs@mvswanson.com to schedule a session.
If this would be your initial consultation, please visit “Mentoring with MVS” and follow the links to submit a client fact sheet; upon receipt she will be in touch with you to schedule your initial consultation.
Sessions are confirmed in the order requests are received.
July 28 – Aug 1, Bayfield, WI Workshop: “Presenting & Promoting Your Photographs: A Four Day Intensive”
| July 28, 2019 | to | August 1, 2019 |
Presenting & Promoting Your Photographs: A Four Day Intensive
WHERE: Bayfield, Wisconsin at Wild Rice Retreat
WHO: Intended for advanced level photographers.
TUITION: $675 + $45 Materials Fee + Lodging & Meals Package
“In this comprehensive workshop, respected advisor Mary Virginia Swanson will provide participants with a broad overview of the market for fine photographs today. Through information provided in illustrated lectures and examples of “best practices”, Mary Virginia will impart a wealth of information on the path to finding a receptive audience for your work. Interested participants are also encouraged to learn more and consider attending Doug Beasley: The Emotional Landscape July 24 – 28, 2019.
Topics covered:
- effectively editing your work to its strengths
- understanding grants and other sponsorships to complete projects
- gaining awareness on finding public, private and institutional collections that are most likely interested in your subject(s)
- identifying and maximizing every exhibition opportunity
- assessing retail vs online sales environments, as well as appropriate editorial and licensing placements
- strategizing marketing your work to its targeted audience in print, online and through social media platforms
- determining whether investing in competitions and/or portfolio review events will be an asset to your path to those who can make a difference in your career
In addition, Mary Virginia will allocate time to work individually with each participate to discuss their project and prioritize their ‘next steps’ (all students are encouraged to observe and learn from the examples of others).
Our unique classroom environment offers us a rarified learning space in which to consume a wealth of information from an expert in the field and participate in daily dialogue with like-minded practitioners.
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For further details and to register for this workshop, visit Wild Rice retreat’s website here.
July 22, Chicago: MVS Available for Consultations
| July 22, 2019 |
MVS will be available for a limited number of consultations while visiting Chicago, Illinois.
If you have worked with Ms. Swanson in the past, please feel free to contact her directly at mvs@mvswanson.com to schedule a session.
If this would be your initial consultation, please visit “Mentoring with MVS” and follow the links to submit a client fact sheet; upon receipt she will be in touch with you to schedule your initial consultation.
Sessions are confirmed in the order requests are received.
June 19 – July 20, Tucson: MVS Available for Consultations
| June 19, 2019 | to | July 20, 2019 |
MVS will be available for a limited number of consultations while at home in Tucson, Arizona.
If you have worked with Ms. Swanson in the past, please feel free to contact her directly at mvs@mvswanson.com to schedule a session.
If this would be your initial consultation, please visit “Mentoring with MVS” and follow the links to submit a client fact sheet; upon receipt she will be in touch with you to schedule your initial consultation.
Sessions are confirmed in the order requests are received.
June 10–14, Ephraim, UT Workshop: “Finding Your Audience: An Introduction to Marketing Your Photographs”
| June 10, 2019 | to | June 14, 2019 |
Finding Your Audience: An Introduction to Marketing Your Photographs
WHERE: Ephraim College, Ephraim, UT hosted by Summer Snow Visual Arts Workshops
TUITION: $395 + classroom fees
“In this workshop Mary Virginia Swanson will provide a broad overview of today’s markets for photography, including the fine print collecting arena, and placement of work in the editorial and commercial licensing markets.
Through comprehensive lectures and visual examples, Swanson will discuss the path to finding your audience from concept to execution, presentation and marketing decisions, and sharing your work in exhibition or publication formats. Sponsorship and funding will be addressed, as well as the realities of being published and self-publishing photography books today.
Each student will also have a private meeting with Swanson focusing on their specific projects.
Students should bring their work in print form and a broader selection of work in smaller proof prints or edited digital files.
Level: Intermediate and Advanced; applicants should be committed to success with their photographs and be working towards fine craftsmanship.”
For further details and to register for this workshop, visit Snow College’s website here.
May 12-27, NYC MVS Available for Consultations
| May 11, 2019 | to | June 4, 2019 |
MVS will be available for a limited number of consultations while in New York City.
If you have worked with Ms. Swanson in the past, please feel free to contact her directly at mvs@mvswanson.com to schedule a session.
If this would be your initial consultation, please visit “Mentoring with MVS” and follow the links to submit a client fact sheet; upon receipt she will be in touch with you to schedule your initial consultation.
Sessions are confirmed in the order requests are received.
May 5–11, NYC Workshop: “Your Work and Its Audience: Making the Match”
| May 5, 2019 | to | May 11, 2019 |
Your Work and Its Audience: Making the Match
Mary Virginia Swanson & Special Guests
Hosted by La Luz Workshops
“As artists, we derive great joy from bringing a personal project to completion. Sharing that work with others completes the creative cycle.
In this workshop participants will gain insights from a diverse range of industry experts on advancing their project towards targeted presentation. This includes researching your topic and finding its audience, working to edit a project to its strengths and present it to potential venues, publishers and other constituencies.”
For photographers serious about their creative practice and who wish to take their work to the next level. Limited to 15 students.
Acceptance by application and portfolio only, details below. Application deadline extended to January 28.
Full details about this workshop are here.
April 27, Portland, OR: Book Signing during Photolucida
| April 27, 2019 | ||
| 6:30 pm | to | 9:00 pm |
Photolucida
PHOTOBOOK FAIR at Blue Sky Gallery
MVS will be participating in the Photobook Fair for Publish Your Photography Book with Princeton Architentural Press. Many other fantastic publishers and artists will be present during the fair. This event is free and open to the public.
“Photolucida’s second-ever publisher’s Photobook Fair is all about celebrating the photobook! Join 12 small-press publishers – Radius Books, Candela Books, Keher Verlag, Zatara Press, Dark Springs Press, One Twelve, Ain’t-Bad, Fall Line Press, Fraction Editions, Kris Graves Projects, Daylight Books, Princeton Architectural Press – who will be set up with collectible, hot-off-the-press, and hard-to-find-elsewhere publications to view or purchase. Participating publishers will have books to be signed by artists in attendance: Dotan Saguy, RJ Kern, Vladimir Antaki, Ken Rosenthal, Molly McCall, Will Douglas, Alexis Pike, Stephen Milner, Clay Maxwell Jordan, Cody Bratt, Kris Graves, Aline Smithson, Maha Al-Asaker, Hilary Duffy, Emily Matyas, Soraya Zaman, Jeanine Micha-Bales, and Mary Virginia Swanson.
Pearl District galleries exhibiting photography will stay open this evening for a GALLERY WALK to welcome Photolucida participants and the general public! Galleries include Froelick Gallery, Augen Gallery and PDX Contemporary Art.”
Blue Sky Gallery
122 NW 8th Avenue
Portland OR 97209
April 25–28, Portland, OR: MVS Participating at Photolucida Portfolio Reviews
| April 25, 2019 | to | April 28, 2019 |
MVS will be participating as a reviewer in Photolucida’s Portfolio Reviews. For details about the event visit: https://www.photolucida.org/portfolio-reviews.