Finders & Keepers: Collecting

"To collect photographs is to collect the world."
states Susan Sontag, in her seminal essay On
Photography. As photographers catalog, collect,
appropriate the image from the continuous stream
of daily life, they turn the things photographed
into other kinds of things - either two
dimensional or dematerialized - that can be more
conveniently stored and more easily shared.
Artists collect objects and ephemera to use in
their assemblages, collages, films, writings and
drawings. In this class we will look at the
history of collectors, collecting and collections
and their display both private and public.
Because the class will include trips to artist
studios, private collections, public museum
storage facilities and libraries, it is
recommended that class participants leave their
schedules open enough to accommodate travel time.
All media encouraged and all types of collectors
are welcomed to join the class. Class
participants will share their collections and
invent mechanisms to display the objects of their
desires.

Students should expect to spend approx. $100.00
on additional course materials and supplies.