ENVISION PROJECT 9
A SPECIAL FREE COURSE FOR HIGH SCHOOL TEENS!
Instructor to be announced in spring 2025
Support Instructors: Michael Wilson & Adam Mysock
Lab Technicians: Manifest Drawing Center’s Darkroom Moderators
Application Deadline: Friday, April 18, 2025
Find link to application below.
Tentative Schedule
January 22 – May 10, 2025
Wednesdays (General Class Meetings): 4-6pm
Saturday (Photography Labs): 10am-12pm; 12-2pm*
*Early in the program, students will be divided into small groups, each having a Lab scheduled for two hours each Saturday.
Work alongside professional photographers as you visually document the issues that affect your life!
Manifest Drawing Center is proud to announce the 9th annual Envision Project, supported in part by the Joseph A Stoner Memorial Fund and the Manifest Annual Fund. This unique program seeks applications from high school students interested in learning traditional film photography, developing critical thinking and visual literacy skills, and making a significant impact through visual storytelling.
 
photos: Anushka Mukherjee, Grade 9 William Mason High School (Envision 1) and Rafaela Schomburgk, Grade 12 Roger Bacon High School (Envision 4)
We are looking for 14 high school students to participate in this free 2-week, black-and-white photography program at Manifest Drawing Center’s Community Darkroom in Clifton. Students will learn the fundamentals of analog film photography while exploring how the photograph can expose and frame the world around them. The Envision Project will culminate with a showcase exhibition of students’ photographs at the Drawing Center later in 2025.
Project Dates: June 2025
Monday through Friday for two weeks. Specific dates TBA.
Tuition: FREE
Admission is competitive. Applications must be filled out online and require a letter of recommendation from one academic reference to be considered. Participants will be awarded spots based on application review.
Level of Study: No prior film-based photographic experience is required. All materials will be provided, but students are welcome to use their own film camera.
—[ APPLY HERE ]—
The above link will open a fillable PDF that can be downloaded, filled, saved, and then emailed to us.
Application Deadline: Friday, April 18, 2025 (tentative)
Notification of Acceptance: Friday, May 9, 2025 (tentative)
Questions? Email Adam Mysock at mysock@manifestdrawingcenter.org
photo: Ryleigh Sanborn, Grade 11 Walnut Hills High School (from Envision Project 4)
LOCATION: Unless otherwise specified, all courses are hosted at Manifest's new facility at 'M1' in Clifton at 3464 Central Parkway (see map and directions below). Manifest's new facility provides multiple studio classrooms, private lesson space, a darkroom, a film processing room, and a multi-purpose lecture and class meeting space as well as on-site parking, grounds, and exterior spaces in which to relax, discuss, and make art. The studios are outfitted with professional equipment, furniture, and study aids.
Map to Manifest's M1 Studios | Studio Calendar | Darkroom Calendar
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