WORKSHOPS 2022
Workshops 2021
Novice Cell Phone Photography Class : Online
Join me this spring for a fun Saturday morning learning how to make better pictures with your cell device. This class is for the novice, and for painters looking to make better reference captures.
Workshops 2020
Virtual Artist Talk and Workshop with Westover School in Connecticut.
We did a Zoom meeting and discussed my Ms. Behavior Series, and incorporated Project Dress Codes Paper Doll collages into their Art History course.
"My 'Figuring Women' class was so grateful to have had the opportunity to learn more about Nancy's journey as a photographer. The opportunity to connect her work and its exploration of the power systems at play through representations of women in the media was invaluable to our investigation of the representation of the female form through art. Nancy was open, responsive, and engaging with students and their questions."
Allison Hildebrand
Contact me to Zoom into your class! ngh@hortonphoto.com
Project Dress Codes, Making Paper Dolls as part and an exhibition at Gretchen Schuette Gallery in Salem, Oregon.
Workshops 2019
Concord Art Association, Concord, MA
Telling Stories with Photographs with Nancy Grace Horton
Medium: Photography and Book Arts
In this workshop students will investigate the different ways of creating a visual work of art that tells a story using multiple photographic images.
Through the use of a digital and or instant camera, your photographic prints, and the use of book construction, students will experiment and play with different ways to create a visual story that will become a work of art.
Students will review basic digital camera functions, review previously made photos, and will have an opportunity to create new photographic images while on location. In addition, students will spend time working on sequencing and constructing a photographic essay.
TWO-DAY WORKSHOP
Saturday, June 15, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Sunday, June 16, 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
M: $250 / NM: $300
New England School of Photography, Waltham, MA
Getting Started with Creative Projects
This course will focus on how an artist can cultivate interests and experiences in the world as inspiration and content for energized, expressive picture making. Monthly meetings will include mini lectures exposing students to work by contemporary artists in order to foster open discussions around the art-making process, as well as creative exercises, homework assignments for generating project ideas, critique and field trip(s). Do you have a project in the works, ideas you would like to explore, or thoughts yet developed? Bring your started projects and ideas to the first class and this workshop will support you in taking the next steps.
*Class will meet on: 3/30, 4/27, 5/18
2018
New England School of Photography (NESOP), Waltham, Mass
Radical Acts of Creativity
Saturdays 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm, 4 weeks
April 14-June 16
Radical Acts of Creativity will focus on how an artist can cultivate interests and experiences in the world as inspiration and content for energized and expressive photography and art making.
2017
New England School of Photography (NESOP), Waltham, Mass
Radical Acts of Creativity
Saturdays 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm, 3 Saturdays
October 7-December 9
Radical Acts of Creativity will focus on how an artists can utilize interests and experiences in the world as inspiration and content for energized and expressive photography and art making.
Radical Acts of Creativity
Saturdays 10:00 am - 3:00 pm, 8 weeks
April 1-June 24
This workshop will focus on how an artist can utilize his/her concerns about the world as inspiration and content for energized and expressive photography making which speaks to a wide audiences.
Ongoing
Ongoing: Graduate Mentoring
I had the pleasure to work with Nancy as a mentor during the final year of my graduate thesis work. Through her guidance I was introduced to artists like Jo Spence and Mira Schor, and the writings of Marianne Hirsch. These artists, and their writings would have a tremendous influence on my thesis body. It was with Nancy’s thoughtful encouragement and support, that helped me to find the confidence to take my photography and artwork in new and unexpected directions. She often provided the extra boost of encouragement I needed to remind myself to not over think, and simply create! She said, on more than one occasion, “Stop thinking. Start making.” I am forever grateful to Nancy for her mentorship and guidance.
- MFA Mass Art Student, Boston, Becky Barsi, work in progress, Class of 2017
Photosynthesis@The Griffin Museum
Winchester, MA
Lecture: The Creative Process
November 11, 2014 1-3
Opening June 2015
Creative Panel: Nancy Grace Horton
Steven Sheffield, Asia Kepka, Edie Bresler
Moderator: Sybilla Smith
The Griffin Museum of Photography
Winchester, MA
September 21, 2014 12-2
Learning to Tell Stories with Photographs
A Workshop For Women
January 2015 Special Winter Getaway
Wild Orchard Guest Farm
Deerfield, New Hampshire
Photography/story telling, book making, over night adventure, meals included
$395*
Photojourneys Workshops
Portland, Maine
October 10, 11, and 12, 2014
Learning to Tell Stories with Photographs
Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill, Cape Cod, Massachusetts
August 18-22, 2014
In this workshop students will investigate the different ways of creating a visual work of art that tells a story using multiple photographic images. Through the use of a digital camera, your photographic prints, and hand-made book construction, students will experiment and play with different ways to create a visual story that will become a work of art. Students will learn basic digital camera function, review old photos you’ve brought with you and create new photographic images while on location. There will be class discussion and instruction about photo composition, sequencing of images, and simple hand- made book construction via sewing, folding and attaching. Students will create a unique and artistic visual story using personal narratives, memories, or fictions.
Professional development @ MECA
How to Sell Your Photographs as a Professional
March 23, 2013
Beginner's Digital Photography
@ Heartwood College of Art
Learn the basics of how to operate your digital camera and generate prints from your memory card. Camera functions and technique will be discussed and implemented.
123 York Street (Route 1 South) Kennebunk, ME 04043
Tuesday, July 10th, Wednesday, July 11th and Thursday, July 12th (12:30 pm – 4:30 pm)
Workshop! The Art of the Digital Camera
Where: Addison Woolley Gallery, 132 Washington Avenue
(at Fox Street) in Portland, Maine 04101
When: Saturday, October 22nd – 1 – 5 p.m.
Equipment: Bring your camera, camera manual, battery charger, some of your own photographs and images you like by others. If want to bring your laptop, please do.
Tuition - $80. Class limit: 12, Minimum: 6
Addison Woolley Gallery invites you to participate in a dynamic afternoon workshop where instructor/photographer, Nancy Grace Horton, will inspire you with her enthusiasm, talent and warm good humor; as she helps you explore the workings and creative possibilities of your digital camera. The structure of the workshop allows you to work at your own level. Bring your successful and your problematic images (either prints or on a disk) and Nancy will look at them with you. She’ll help you to see what works and why; where you might have succeeded when you thought you hadn’t, and what you might have done differently. She’ll bring you back to focusing on the image you want to create, making the connection between your ideas and the frame.
Nancy’s career has taken her around the world as a full-time commercial and fine artist. Her editorial clients include The Boston Globe, Yankee Magazine, and Rolling Stone Magazine.
Critique Group
Strengthening your edits & organizing your images
9:00-12:00pm, Wednesdays, August 10 or 24 $45
The Lightroom Program, used by photographers to organize photos, will be demonstrated. Students should bring in 20-50 printed images to be critiqued. Participants will learn how to pare down their work and explore how they can express their ideas more effectively.
Get Out and Shoot
9:00-12:00pm, Wednesdays, July 13 or 27 $45
Join a professional photographer and visit different scenic locations close to RTA. Learn techniques to take photos more effectively & create a story with your travel images. Students may bring digital or manual cameras. Please check in prior to class for class location.
Women's Photography Workshop
Gaining Comfort with Our Camera - Exploring Our Creativity
Saturday, November 6th, 10am - 6pm
Sunday, November 7th, 10am - Noon
As a photographer working with a digital camera, how do you use all of your camera’s digital features to take the best photograph you can? The art begins in your eye and your camera, before you even begin to think about your computer screen! Join us for a fun, creative and inspiring workshop, in which our goal is to help you make simply great photographs. Explore your creativity, learn new techniques and photograph in a small, supportive group setting. It’s a great time to gain confidence and enhance your creativity.
Professional development @ MECA
How to Sell Your Photographs as a Professional
November 20, 2010
This workshop will explore the elements of professionalism in photography, including how to identify your market and find clients, prepare and present your portfolio, website and other professional materials, locate resources, make cost-effective use of current technologies, and keep up with the demands of your business. You will learn about the creation and selling of stock photographs, with an emphasis on finding markets in newspapers, magazines and trade journals, and greeting card publishers.