Arder la casa, on political violence, family and exile
Brooklyn Bridge Park – Pier 1
Presented by Photoville
Arder la casa explores the contingencies of political violence in Colombia through Beltran’s family history — marked by her father’s exile in 2015. Intertwining archives, photographs, and videos narrate political fights in a territory where Catholicism, santería, bullfighting, mafia culture and politics collide.
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Black Baby Jesus was born in February
Brooklyn Bridge Park – Pier 1
Presented by Photoville
A visual story about why the Afro-Colombian community of Quinamayó celebrates Christmas in February, expressing resistance through culture since their ancestors were enslaved people.
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Dreams on Hold
Brooklyn Bridge Park – Pier 1
Presented by Photoville
Dreams on Hold is a collaborative project with families and kids living in a makeshift migrant camp at the Mexico-U.S. border who are hoping to cross into the U.S.
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The Everyday Projects 2021 Grant Winners & Finalists
Brooklyn Bridge Park – Pier 1
Presented by The Everyday Projects and Photoville
A sampling of images from the 2021 winners and finalists of the inaugural Everyday Projects Grant, which focuses on early-career photographers working in their own communities.
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Where Do I Go? (Lawen Ruh لوين روح)
Brooklyn Bridge Park – Pier 1
Presented by Leica Women Foto Project
Despite the dire situation in Lebanon, I found hope and inspiration in the young generation of women. I found myself in awe of them — their creativity, strength, beauty, and resilience. I felt a sense of urgency in collaborating with them to tell their story — our collective story.
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From Despair to Hope: Children Beyond Armed Conflict
Brooklyn Bridge Park – Pier 1
Presented by Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict
Children are the most vulnerable during an armed conflict. The UN Children and Armed Conflict Mandate was created 25 years ago to better protect children from the ravages of war. This mandate is part of the driving force behind the exhibition From Despair to Hope: Children beyond Armed Conflict.
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KANITLOW
Brooklyn Bridge Park – Pier 1
Presented by Indigenous Photograph, Photoville, and Leica Camera
There is a word in Zapotec used to name someone or something disappearing — when a close friend is not close anymore, when someone stops visiting as often as they do, when things transform and change, or when someone is going blind. This word, kanitlow, means “faces are getting lost,” or “disappearing.”
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A Women Photograph Grantee Retrospective
Brooklyn Bridge Park – Pier 1
Presented by Women Photograph and Photoville
A retrospective of the work of 19 Women Photograph grantees from our first five years of supporting photographers in the continuation of their long-term projects.
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Adobe Lightroom Ambassador: Tomás Karmelo Amaya
Brooklyn Bridge Park – Pier 1
Presented by Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
Explore stunning and compelling visual stories — of healing, love, joy and humanity — as told by our Lightroom Ambassadors.
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Adobe Lightroom Ambassador: Alixe Lay
Brooklyn Bridge Park – Pier 1
Presented by Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
Explore stunning and compelling visual stories — from the transitional spaces we use, to the shifting aesthetics of China — as told by our Lightroom Ambassadors.
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Throned by Tiffany Smith
Brooklyn Bridge Park – Pier 1
Presented by The Division of Continuing Education at the School of Visual Arts
SVACE is pleased to present Throned, a solo exhibition by SVACE and SVA MFA Photography and Related Media alumna Tiffany Smith, featuring a selection of photographs taken from the artist’s ongoing series which showcases a variety of portraits portraying community members.
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Adobe Lightroom Ambassador: Tristan Zhou
Brooklyn Bridge Park – Pier 1
Presented by Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
Explore stunning and compelling visual stories — from the transitional spaces we use, to the shifting aesthetics of China — as told by our Lightroom Ambassadors.
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Adobe Lightroom Ambassador: Piyatat Primtongtrakul
Brooklyn Bridge Park – Pier 1
Presented by Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
Explore stunning and compelling visual stories — of healing, love, joy and humanity — as told by our Lightroom Ambassadors.
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Eyewitness: Who Tells The Stories Of Our Time?
Brooklyn Bridge Park – Pier 1
Eyewitness: Who Tells the Stories of Our Time? showcases the work of Eli Hiller, Sarahbeth Maney, and Joana Toro—recipients of the 2020 Eyewitness Photojournalism Grant, whose works center underreported stories across the United States.
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Here Is Where We Shall Stay
Brooklyn Bridge Park – Pier 1
Pat Kane’s project Here is Where We Shall Stay focuses on how Dene people in the Northwest Territories of Northern Canada are moving towards meaningful self-determination by resetting the past atrocities of settler colonization.
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In Their Hands: Women Taking Ownership Of Peace
Brooklyn Bridge Park – Pier 1
Through the lens of local women photographers, we seek to elevate, amplify and increase the visibility of women’s participation in—and their essential contributions to—peace and security.
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Michelle V. Agins: A Retrospective Of A Pioneering New York Times Photographer
Brooklyn Bridge Park – Pier 1
Michelle V. Agins has been a staff photographer for the New York Times for more than 30 years. This retrospective celebrates her work and her ongoing commitment to the photojournalism community.
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Rooted
Brooklyn Bridge Park – Pier 1
Rooted is a series of images that uses cyanotype imaging of protests layered with plant silhouettes as an exploration of Indigenous identity—bearing witness while documenting the historic year the communities in Minnesota experienced in 2020.
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Runa Kawsay: The Roots That Sustain Us
Brooklyn Bridge Park – Pier 1
Runa Kawsay explores the nuances of Indigenous Kichwa identity from the personal experiences of the Kichwa community living in Turtle Island (North America).
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Teaching Creativity: A Case for Art Education
Brooklyn Bridge Park – Pier 1
We wish to highlight the work of the New York City Department of Education arts educators. By exhibiting our student’s works, we hope to add to the conversation on education policy, and shout out that: ART EDUCATION IS A NECESSARY RIGHT FOR ALL STUDENTS!
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Asian Americans on Race and The Pandemic
Brooklyn Bridge Park – Pier 1
In collaboration with TIME, photographer Haruka Sakaguchi documented the stories of ten New York-based Asian Americans, who share their experiences of racism during the pandemic, and how their perspectives have been shaped by recent Black Lives Matter protests.
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Jun
82022
Photoville Education Field Trips: Tiffany Smith
Featuring photographer Tiffany Smith discussing his exhibition Throned
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Jun
82022
Photoville Education Field Trips: Luvia Lazo
Featuring photographer Luvia Lazo discussing her exhibition Kanitlow
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Jun
42022
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Meet the Artist Photowalk with Alixe Lay
Photowalk with Alixe Lay — Alixe is a Malaysian-born photographer based in London. Interior spaces and travel are her passions.
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Jun
42022
Leica Camera: Stunts & Stills Photowalk
Capture movement while chasing light in an action-packed parkour photowalk with Brooklyn-based photographer, Ben Franke along with local athletes.
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Jun
42022
Educator Happy Hour
The Photoville Educator Happy Hour is an informal way to meet our new Public Engagement Manager, Koren Martin, and also connect with other educators and art practitioners in the Photoville Education network at Brooklyn Bridge Park for the Opening Day Community Celebration at Photoville 2022! The first drink is on us!
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Jun
42022
Photowalk with Jeffrey Henson Scales
In A Time of Panthers: Early Photographs by Jeffrey Henson Scales. Rediscovering Historic Photos of the Black Panther Party in 1960s Oakland.
Meet at Pier 1 Info Booth.
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Jun
42022
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Meet the Artist Photowalk with Tristan Zhou
Photowalk with Tristan Zhou — Japanese by birth, Tristan lived in China from the age of 11 and now works as a freelancer in Seattle — where he captures arresting architectural images.
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Jun
42022
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Meet the Artist Photowalk with Piyatat Primtongtrakul
Photowalk with Piyatat Primtongtrakul — from Chiang Mai, Thailand — who has found a new way to express his creativity, inspired by the raw nature and authenticity of everyday moments.
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Jun
42022
Photoville Founders’ Curated Tour
Put on your walking shoes and your mask, and join the Photoville team on a curated tour of the Photoville Festival!
Meet at Pier 1 Info Booth.
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Jun
42022
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom MEet the Artist Photowalk with Tomás Karmelo Amaya
Photowalk with Tomás Karmelo Amaya — born for the A:shiwi, Rarámuri, and Yoeme tribes, Tomás Karmelo Amaya is a creative director, filmmaker, writer, visual artist, and Indigenous Futurist.
Meet at Adobe Tent at the Entrance to Pier 1
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Jun
42022
Leica Camera: The Art of Environmental Portraiture Photowalk
Discover the art of environmental portraiture using Brooklyn as your backdrop in an engaging photowalk with Jose “Tutes” Tutiven.
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Jun
42022
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Demos
Demos featuring “before and after” photos—see what is possible!
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Sep
182021
10 Under 10
Photoville’s 10 Under 10 featuring presentations from The New York Times, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Abrons Arts Center, Magnum Foundation, Pulitzer Center, Indigenous Photo, United Nations Women, Joseph Rodriguez, The Darkroom Masters, and National Geographic featuring live music from Carnegie Hall’s Lullaby Project.
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Sep
182021
Haiti Cultural Exchange Presents Mizik Ayiti! With Malou Beauvoir And James Germain
Haiti Cultural Exchange Presents Mizik Ayiti! with Malou Beauvoir and James Germain!
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Sep
182021
Theatrical Monologue By AnJu Hyppolite And Haiti Cultural Exchange
AnJu, an award-winning actor, writer and educator who works at the intersection of theater arts, technology, and social equity, will read an original poem that speaks to each woman’s exploration of that identity, hers included, and the unearthing that occurred as the women delved into introspection and the interrogation of self.
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Sep
182021
Stunts & Stills Photowalk
Capture movement while chasing light in an action-packed parkour photowalk with Brookyln-based photographer, Ben Franke.
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Sep
182021
Walking Tour With Indigenous Photograph
Put on your walking shoes and your mask, and join the Indigenous Photograph team on a curated tour of the Photoville Festival!
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Sep
182021
The Photographer’s Playdate With Aperture: “Little Me”
Join Aperture for a Photographer’s Playdate with artists Alice Proujansky and Angélica Dass, as they explore with participants the themes of self-portraiture and identity through two photo activities.
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Sep
182021
The Photographer’s Playdate With Aperture: “The Colors We Share”
Join Aperture for a Photographer’s Playdate with artists Alice Proujansky and Angélica Dass, as they explore with participants the themes of self-portraiture and identity through two photo activities.
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Sep
182021
Stoop Stories: City Kids
City Kids show and tell their Stoop Stories™!
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Sep
182021
Fall 2021 Educator Lab: Peer Exchange In The Park
Produced and Hosted by Photoville Education
Proudly supported in partnership by PhotoWings and the NYC Mayor’s Office of Media & Entertainment
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Sep
182021
Adobe Meet The Artist: Aundre Larrow
Go deep on Aundre Larrow’s No Moments are Worthless project and join him on a fun and educational photo walk.
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Sep
182021
Dance In Frame Photowalk
Explore how to photograph elegance, grace, and emotion in a photowalk featuring renowned portrait photographer, Mark Mann.
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Sep
182021
Photoville Curated Tour
Put on your walking shoes and your mask, and join the photoville team on a curated tour of the Photoville Festival!
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Sep
182021
Tintype Portrait Booth
Swing by our booth for a portrait session! Your tintype will be a one of a kind, heirloom-quality gift that will last for generations.
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