Newspace Center for Photography is a multidimensional photography resource center and community hub for students, working artists, professional photographers, educators, and photo-enthusiasts of all types. Through a full roster of course offerings, gallery exhibits, darkroom and lighting studio access, artists' lectures, portfolio reviews, and more, Newspace makes a wide spectrum of enriching photographic opportunities available to the Portland/Vancouver community.
Since opening in 2002, the Center has offered more than 450 workshops on a diversity of photographic subjects. Our broad curriculum of 25-30 classes each quarter is made up of beginning, intermediate, and advanced classes. From foundational, technical classes to classes on creative studio lighting, alternative processes, documentary photography, and marketing for the fine-artist, the Center has a regularly evolving variety of educational programming to choose from.
The Newspace gallery has shown more than 350 local artists and approximately 80 national and international artists over the years. Curatorial emphasis is placed on modern, fine-art photography and has included the work of emerging as well as established artists. Artists are showcased in solo or two-person shows with the occasional group show or juried exhibition.
In addition to regular programming, Newspace fills a particular niche in supporting the regional nonprofit community by partnering with other organizations to enhance the programming goals of all institutions involved. Newspace hosts beginning darkroom classes for Washington School for the Deaf, Saturday Academy, and Portland Community College, as well as My Story , a photography program for "at-risk" youth.
