East Bay Photo Collective
An Oakland-based creative arts non-profit providing inspiration, education, and community through the art and craft of photography.
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An Oakland-based creative arts non-profit providing inspiration, education, and community through the art and craft of photography.
FEATURED EVENTS
WITH BRENNA HANSEN AT THE EBPCO COMMUNITY DARKROOM
Chemigrams are made by applying chemicals onto light sensitive photo paper. The results are unique, surprising, and seemingly endless depending on the materials used. In this one day workshop, we’ll experiment with a variety of materials including standard black & white chemistry, oils, waxes, jellies, vinegars, and more to create one of a kind chemigrams and chemilumens. All materials are provided by EBPCO, but participants may choose to bring some of their own photo paper and/or household pantry items to print with if they wish.
Join Waitlist | ENROLLMENT FEE: $75* | MATERIALS FEE: $5
*Current EBPCO members may receive enrollment fee discounts with valid code entered at checkout
AT THE EBPCO COMMUNITY DARKROOM
This 5 week (3/3-3/31) course is for those who are comfortable shooting 35mm film but have no previous experience in a black & white darkroom. Throughout the course, an instructor will guide you through the basics of darkroom processes, including processing black & white film, contact printing, enlargement printing, print finishing, and negative scanning. Participants must bring two exposed but unprocessed rolls of film to work with for the first class. All other materials for this course are provided by EBPCO!
Join Waitlist | ENROLLMENT FEE: $280* | MATERIALS FEE: $30
*Current EBPCO members may receive enrollment fee discounts with valid code entered at checkout
WITH BRENNA HANSEN AT THE EBPCO COMMUNITY DARKROOM
Luminograms are made by capturing the effects of manipulated light onto photosensitive paper. The results from this commonly overlooked darkroom process are limitless depending on the interventions made during exposure. In this workshop, learn the basics by using DIY modified light sources and experimenting with a variety of production methods, incorporating movement, layering, and intervention with optical components to create one of a kind prints. All materials are provided by EBPCO!
Join Waitlist | ENROLLMENT FEE: $75* | MATERIALS FEE: $15
*Current EBPCO members may receive enrollment fee discounts with valid code entered at checkout
WORKSHOPS
IN THE GALLERY
The California Central Valley is more than the giant open fields we cross when driving down from San Francisco to Los Angeles via Interstate 5. It is a place of beauty and complexity, a land of contrast undergoing rapid changes: a housing frenzy, an alternance of droughts and floods, vibrant yet struggling migrant communities, immense fields producing half of the fruits and vegetables of the US, all surrounded by stunning natural beauty. This place has always fascinated artists (from Dorothea Lange to Jack Kerouac, Robert Dawson, and Stephen Johnson) and keeps doing so today. By featuring certain works done in the 1930s by Dorothea Lange and putting them into perspective with today’s works, this show will be an invitation to explore the Central Valley over a century.
This East Bay Photo Collective exhibition, curated by Claire Maen, brings together 6 photographers and one ceramicist from the Bay Area, the Central Valley, and Los Angeles who use photography to explore this land of extremes. The show will be visible from February to March 2026 at the EBPCO Gallery in Oakland, CA.