In partnership with Calumet and with the backing of the European Social Fund, The Surrey Institute is delivering a project that addresses the business and community training needs of creative professionals who live or work in the South East part of England. Managed by the Business Development Unit and hosted by the Institute's Faculty of Arts & Media, the Film Animation Video Digital Editing Professional Training Project has run a series of skills-based short courses, and is now delivering training events that will enable individuals working in the media and entertainment industries to access the latest specialised expertise and equipment.

Full details of these events — at least one of which will be directly sponsored by Calumet — will be announced on The Surrey Institute's Web site at www.surrart.ac.uk or are available from Paula Nottingham by calling 01252 892922.

Emulsion transfers are completely different in that they require full development of the image, whereupon the extremely delicate emulsion layer is removed and carefully transferred to virtually any other surface, including three-dimensional objects. The emulsion can be stretched, sculpted and torn, then carefully handcolored.

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For over 17 years, the New Mexico Photography Field School has offered exceptional photographic workshops based on the history, character and beauty of New Mexico. The Field School is directed by Craig Varjabedian, a fine-art photographer of the enchanted lands and peoples of the American Southwest. Joining the 2003 workshops will be Southwest Historian Fr. Tom Steele, S.J.; Dr. Marc Simmons, New Mexico's Historian Laureate and well known author; and Cathy Wright, Curator at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center. The workshop program is based in Santa Fe, New Mexico, the heart of the American Southwest.

For further information, reproduction photographs and all other requests about the New Mexico Photography Field School programs including private field and darkroom instruction, contact Workshop Manager Cindy Lane at info@photofieldschool.com or (505) 983-2934.

For more information and to register, visit www.photofieldschool.com.

Please contact Andy Schmitt at pv@warwick.net or visit us at http://www.pvcrafts.org for more details. Catalogs available for all our other sections from the web or by sending a written request to Peters Valley Craft Education Center, 19 Kuhn Road, Layton, NJ 07851.

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Through the Eye of the Beholder Photography Workshops and Safaris, based in Colorado, offers a concentrated and productive photography experience. Our itineraries revolve around creating opportunities for photography, unlike many tours where the photographer must search for time in the itinerary to squeeze in a few quick shots, while the trip attempts to cater to clients with diverse interests. Our Workshop and Safaris offer you more time in the field on location to work on your photography. We can work with almost any camera system made from 35mm to Medium and Large Format systems. We concentrate on composition, technique and equipment use.

We believe gaining greater appreciation of nature photography as a creative endeavor falls to all serious practitioners. Those of us who pursue a greater understanding of our medium must seek a path of constant growth in ability, technical integrity, creative adventure, and personal response to the subject. It is through the willingness to test our limits that our work and the practice of color photographic image making will gain recognition as the powerful creative medium we love. We truly enjoy teaching the art of nature photography rather than just the nuts and bolts of the craft. But we're especially interested in helping students develop their own style, their own way of expressing their emotional response to the subject on location. Limited class size allows personal instruction, which will include a general naturalist perspective, environmental sensitivity, and interpreting personal response. Available natural light will be emphasized. Important to the photographic process is a sense of passion and fun.

For more information and to register, visit www.beholderphotography.com.

Marsea also intends to create an exchange program for artists to teach in cities outside their own, enabling their work to be seen and their approach to be taught to people who might otherwise not have that opportunity. This exchange will also encourage the continued development and expansion of the national and international art community.

"The program also aspires to provide additional income for working artists," Marsea explains, "in addition to providing funding for the development of public awareness of fine art photography as well as for excellent educational resources and facilities."

From basic photo classes to equipment overviews to in-depth discussions on the arts, Working with Artists provides Colorado photographers with a unique workshop experience. Instructors include Christopher James, Allen Birnbach and more.

Please join us for wine, tapas and the Spanish guitar of Dan Perales on June 18, 2003, at our "Night in Covurrubias" event. Daniel and Jeannie will introduce you to the destination of our "Portrait of a Spanish Village" workshop scheduled for August 3-9, 2003. Get a taste of the life and environment awaiting you in this 12th Century walled town, a short drive or train ride from Madrid. Workshop details will be revealed and you'll get a sense of both the surroundings and the photographic work you may expect to produce. Free to WWA members, $5 for non-members. For more details on the Spanish Village workshop in August, please call (303) 477-5128.

Find out more at the Working with Artists workshops site.