Glen Echo Photoworks

09/01/2026

Students will have the opportunity to practice fundamentals of studio still life photography, including lighting, composing, and selecting subject matter. This class is camera-agnostic, and suitable for anyone, even phone photographers. An emphasis will be placed on skills and techniques that will allow students to take still life images at home with a minimum of equipment. This class meets on Wednesdays in the Photoworks Studio.

08/19/2026

This course will expose students to the full cycle of black and white film photography from loading a 35mm camera to the final print. This class includes the fundamentals of film camera operation, film processing and printing, and basic lab safety protocols. This class will meet on Sunday 9/13 in the Photoworks Darkroom.

08/18/2026

Photoworks is proud to present Timeless ‘26: Historic process Images by the Handmade Photo Group. This exhibition will be on view from August 29 through October 4, 2026. An opening reception and gallery talk will take place on Saturday August 29 from 4-6pm offering visitors an opportunity to meet participating artists and share insights about the work on view.

Featured artists include Paige Billin-Frye, Mac Cosgrove-Davies, Rebecca Doran, David Frey, Christopher Gumm, Phil Koenig, Roger A. Perdomo Cortes, Galen Requist, Alzira Lena Ruano, Sarah Strickler, and Alejandra Vallejo.

08/13/2026

This is the next class in our series of new Fall darkroom classes. In this intermediate class taught by Kevin Meadows students will learn to refine their skills and strengthen their techniques in exposure, film development, and contrast control. This class will meet on Wednesday nights in the Photoworks darkroom from 9/9 to 10/28.

08/12/2026

Coming soon to the Photoworks classroom is a series of new darkroom classes at varying levels of experience. This class taught by Robb Hill is for advanced students looking for to take their black and white darkroom techniques to the next level. In this class students will learn about split filtering, flashing paper, and water baths. Sign up for our Fall 2026 semester classes today by visiting our website.

08/12/2026

Coming soon to the Photoworks classroom is a series of new darkroom classes at varying levels of experience. This class taught by Robb Hill is for advanced students looking to take their black and white darkroom techniques to the next level. In this class students will learn about split filtering, flashing paper, and water baths. Sign up for our Fall 2026 semester classes today by visiting our website.

08/02/2026

08/02/2026

These photos are from our opening reception on Saturday, July 18 for the "Summer School" exhibit. It was a wonderful day, friends old and new all talking photography. Photos are by Rachael van der Linden. Thank you.

07/14/2026

Photoworks is proud to announce our annual Summer School Exhibition featuring work from our students and community members. The exhibition will be open from July 18 to August 23, 2026. There will be an opening reception and gallery talk on Saturday July 18 from 4:00 - 6:00pm.
The artists featured in this exhibition are:
Beth Altman, Edward Barrows, David Berry, Patrick Brown, Aaron Buxser, Grace Clark, Tom Dellecave, Paul Fields, Norma Lynn Fox, Robert Friedman, Willa Friedman, Stephen Greenberg, Brenda Hanning, Jocelyn Khalifa, Bennett Lowenthal, Meredith Massey, Julie Miller, Prakash Narayan, Muthoni Ngatia, Paul Schmitz, and Sarah Strickler.

We hope to see you there!