Photography & Exhibition Design Camp
For campers entering grades 6 – 12
June 22 through June 26 and July 6 through July 10 (2 week) | 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Discover a new way of seeing in this engaging digital photography program facilitated by photographer Ariya Aladjem Wolf.

Students will learn the fundamental elements of photography—including composition, exposure, and lighting—while creating meaningful, thought-provoking work. They’ll explore photography as storytelling through documentary and still-life projects and gain exposure to professional artwork through daily field trips to local arts institutions. In the classroom, students will practice critique and develop a strong portfolio of work that reflects their creative growth.

To close out the program, students plan the final exhibition opening on White Linen Night at Ogden Museum. Students will learn photo matting techniques and the curation process.

 Students are encouraged to bring their own digital camera or phone camera. A limited number of digital cameras are available for students to use at the Museum. Students should come to camp each day with a water bottle, snack, lunch and an extra layer.

$600 members / $700 not-yet-members

Not a museum member? Save money on this summer camp and others like it, plus receive exclusive privileges like unlimited free museum admission, private exhibition previews and so much more when you join Ogden Museum today! Membership begins at the low price of $60.

About Ariya Martin

Ariya Martin (she/her), working under the moniker Ariya Aladjem Wolf is a visual artist, performer and educator based in New Orleans (Bulbancha), Louisiana. Aladjem Wolf’s creative work is collaborative in spirit. She is a founding member of Southerly Gold, an all-female photography collective; performs with the vocal ensemble, Serpentine, who use sound and the creation of activated space to facilitate environments for transformation and healing; and co-founded the organization, One Bird, dedicated to community youth arts. She is an Associate Professor at the University of New Orleans, overseeing the photography program.

She earned her MFA in Imaging Arts-Photography from the Rochester Institute of Technology and has been an active member of the New Orleans art community since 2006. Her work has been exhibited at various institutions, including Ogden Museum of Southern Art, the New Orleans Museum of Art and Acadiana Center for the Arts, and completed artist residencies at Footnote Centre for Image and Text in Belgrade, Serbia, and Kolaj Institute in New Orleans. She is currently a member of Good Children Gallery, an artist-run gallery space in the St Claude Arts District.

UPCOMING SUMMER CAMPS AT OGDEN MUSEUM

Click the title of each camp to learn more about each camp! Register for one session or for multiple sessions. Each session features new and exciting crafts and lessons.

Monday, June 8 through Friday, June 12
Fine Arts FUNdamentals Session I

Monday, June 15 through Friday, June 19
Fine Arts FUNdamentals Session II

Monday, June 22 through Friday, June 26
Fine Arts FUNdamentals Session III

Monday, July 6 through Friday, July 10
Fine Arts FUNdamentals Session IV

Monday, July 13 through Friday, July 24
Fashion Institute

Monday, June 22 through Friday, June 26 and Monday, July 6 through Friday, July 10
Photography & Exhibition Design Camp

Questions? Email education@ogdenmuseum.org

Ogden Museum Camps are sponsored in part by the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation, Inc.