Materials Lab Workshop: Making Sun Prints with Plants
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Curious about the origins of camera-less photography or photograms? Join us to learn how to make prints from plant materials!
Sign-up Information
Ages: 14 to Adults.
Wheelchair accessible.
https://harvardartmuseums.org/visit/accessibility/museum-access
Registration required
- Sign-up is ongoing
$15 materials fee. Registration is required and space is limited. Materials fee must be paid to confirm registration. Please email am_register@harvard.edu or call 617-495-1440 to register.
Cost
$15 materials fee. Registration is required and space is limited. Materials fee must be paid to confirm registration. Please email am_register@harvard.edu or call 617-495-1440 to register.
Location
- In-person only.
Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy
Cambridge, MA 02138
United States
Neighborhood 9
Dates and Times
.: Fri, May 20 2022 10AM – 12PM.
Additional information
Return to the mystery and serendipity of making photographic prints by hand! Anthotypes, a kind of sun print, are made with sunlight and juices extracted from common flowers, fruits, and vegetables. The plant chemicals (anthocyanins, carotenoids, and flavonoids) produce fascinating natural colors.
![Two-dimensional image of pressed spring flower shapes rendered in pale shades of green floating against light blue paper.](/sites/default/files/styles/findit_opportunity_image_large/public/image/event/2022-05/Mary%20Kocol.jpg?itok=qcUyhmaN)
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Last updated May 16, 2022.