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).
June 11-15, Ephraim, UT: SummerSnow Visual Arts Workshops
| June 11, 2018 | to | June 15, 2018 |
SUMMERSNOW VISUAL ARTS WORKSHOPS
Finding Your Audience: An Introduction to Marketing your Photographs
Held at Ephraim College
Registration opens December 18th, here.
This new workshop with 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.
May 21-26, NYC: MVS Available for Consultations
| May 21, 2018 | to | May 26, 2018 |
MVS will be available for a limited number of consultations following her Beyond Print: The Life of Your Photobook Beyond Publication workshop at Aperture (details here).
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.
SOLD OUT! May 19-20, NYC: Aperture Workshop – BEYOND PRINT
| May 19, 2018 | to | May 20, 2018 |
BEYOND PRINT: THE LIFE OF YOUR PHOTOBOOK BEYOND PUBLICATION
Hosted by APERTURE FOUNDATION
As personal photographic projects come to completion, producing a publication can be an invaluable means to share the work with a broader audience.
Whether your book is published by a trade publisher, a small press, or you elect to publish your work yourself your publication date is just the beginning of the journey for your book and much of the market efforts will likely will fall to you. There are avenues for exposure within national press read by the photobook community and the broader public, based on the subject of your project. If you wish for your book to function as an path to new audiences via additional platforms, targeted research and presentation formats must be championed such as exhibitions with related educational programing can extend awareness and attention to the book throughout the tour of the show. From examining existing and desired audiences to the possibility of exhibitions this workshop will broaden perspectives and methods that aid in securing exposure for your book and your work.
During this weekend workshop participants will:
- Confirm or reconsider their targeted audience for their project.
- Determine “pitch” content to push out content on the book to the media.
- Consider and set plans for implementing targeted social media content to reach this audience.
- Research and assess potential venues for exhibitions of book content.
- Research and assess potential bulk-sale buyers of their books.
Contact Aperture directly to be put on the waiting list for this course education@aperture.org.
Aperture Foundation
547 West 27th Street, 4th Floor
New York, New York
May 10, Palm Springs Photo Festival: MVS Presenting Seminar on Securing Support for Your Projects
| May 10, 2018 | ||
| 11:00 am | to | 1:00 pm |
Palm Spring Photo Festival
Securing Support to Produce & Present Your Projects
Mary Virginia Swanson will describe the path to successful fundraising to support the completion and subsequent publication & exhibition of your photography projects.
She will help artists understand how to conduct effective research and connect with like-minded individuals, organizations and Foundations who share a passion for their subject.
The types of monetary grants available through corporate & private foundations and government agencies will be discussed, as well as the value of partnering with a fiscal agent for foundation support, in-kind donations, and sponsorship.
Ms. Swanson will describe her research methodology and share essential online resources for fundraising.
Price: $95
Details and registration here.
Details on PSPF pricing here.
May 8 & 9, Palm Springs: MVS Available for Consultations
| May 8, 2018 | to | May 9, 2018 |
MVS will be available for a limited number of consultations in Palm Springs while attending and presenting at the Palm Springs Photo Festival, May 6-11.
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.
April 26, Pittsburgh: MVS Available for Consultations
| April 26, 2018 |
MVS will be available for a limited number of consultations in Pittsburgh, PA in advance of attending the the PGH Photo Fair (April 28 & 29).
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.
April 22, Winchester, MA: MVS Presenting “Beyond Publication” Seminar
| April 22, 2018 | ||
| 10:00 am | to | 1:00 pm |
BEYOND PUBLICATION: EXTENDING THE AUDIENCE FOR YOUR PERSONAL PROJECT
Who should attend: Photographers who hope to publish their projects, or have recently done so.
Publishing personal photographic projects can be a valuable path to sharing your work with a broader audience. Planning ahead for the broadest reach of the project, and the longest life for the book, is essential.
Whether you self-publish, work with a small press or trade publisher, your publication date is just the beginning of the journey for your book and much of the market efforts will likely will fall to you.
From examining existing and desired audiences to the possibility of exhibitions to support sales of your book, this presentation will broaden your perspectives and introduce strategies that aid in securing exposure for your work and your publication.
Griffin Museum Member $40 / Non-Member $80
Tickets available here. NESOP students and Griffin Academic Members can attend for free and they should call the museum directly to reserve their spot.
The Griffin Museum of Photography
67 Shore Road
Winchester, MA 01890 [map]
April 20-25, Boston: MVS at the Griffin Museum
| April 20, 2018 | to | April 25, 2018 |
This April, MVS will once again be returning to the Griffin Museum for her annual NESOP event (FRIDAY, APRIL 20th, open to NESOP Students, Alumni and Griffin Museum Members) as well as other weekend presentations and special portfolio reviews for current Griffin Museum Members. Planning is underway and details will be announced here and on the Programming section of the Griffin website. If you are not already member of the Griffin, consider joining here.
April 20, Winchester, MA: NESOP’s Cross Currents III – Finding Your Audience
| April 20, 2018 | ||
| 12:00 pm | to | 3:00 pm |
New England School of Photography’s Cross Currents III
Finding Your Audience – An Introduction to Marketing Your Photographs
You’ve made the work, now what do you do with it? This seminar provides participants with an overview of today’s commercial marketplace, focusing on targeting marketing strategies for photographers interested in selling their personal work to collectors, licensing existing imagery as illustration or decor, or being commissioned to create new work for clients.
This event is NESOP’s ANNUAL SEMINAR SERIES FOR GRADUATES called Crosscurrents III. Limited seating will also be available to Griffin members and academic institutional members, NESOP faculty and alumni, and workshop students.
Griffin Museum of Photography
67 Shore Rd
Winchester, MA 01890 [map]
(Second year NESOP students, please arrive early to register and sign in.)
April 5-8, New York City: MVS Attending AIPAD’s “The Photography Show”
| April 4, 2018 | to | April 8, 2018 |
MVS will once again be attending the “The Photography Show” presented by AIPAD. For more information on attending this important annual art fair for photography, visit www.aipadshow.com