Programs Fall 2026 Programs

  • Photo of Margaret LeJeune standing in a field with a megaphone.
    Margaret LeJeune - Deep Listening

  • VSW programs feature experimental and boundary pushing artist installations, exhibitions,  creative workshops, film screenings, talks, Community Curator™ events, performances, photo presentations and conversations showcasing the work of local and national artists working in photography, film, and media arts. Events take place in our fully accessible facility featuring a gallery, archives, workrooms, analog darkroom, and 100 seat theater. Tickets are available online, or at the door for all in-person events. $10 suggested donation for screenings/events.

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    Visual Studies Workshop program funders include The New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature, The Joy of Giving Something Foundation, the Phillip and Edith Leonian Foundation, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Monroe County, NY, and all of our members and individual supporters!

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  • Black and white, tree-like image.

    Sept. 4: Explorations in the Ecotone Opening Reception

  • Photo of Liz Wells standing with Books

    Sept. 5: The Botanical Lens presented by Liz Wells

  • Anthotype photo print of a plant

    Sept. 12 – 13: Field Study: Foraging for Photo Botanicals Workshop

  • 3D digital game environment with lumpy character.

    Sept. 18: Open Studio + Arcade with Jenna Caravello

  • Graphic that reads Flatgames: Dreams Worlds Spaces Collage Walking Secrets

    Sept. 19: Game Jam: Flatgames

  • Two images: A black and white photo portrait on Margaret Lejeune; a color image of Meredith Davenport in the water digging up mud.

    Sept. 26: Explorations in the Ecotone: Conversation in the Gallery

  • VSW Gala on October 3, 2026

  • Black and white photograph of a view from inside some trees.

    Oct. 4: In Conversation with Dawoud Bey

  • 3D animated woman stands in a desert landscape.

    Oct. 8: Open Studio w/ Sabine Gruffat

  • A woman lays in a bed with roses.

    Oct. 8: Monster in Me: Video Work by Cecelia Condit

  • Four abstract, highly textured film images

    Oct. 16: Between Pulse and Stasis: Fragments of Experimental Cinema by Toshio Matsumoto and Takashi Ito

  • Decker UI with image of computer keyboard and mouse.

    Oct. 24: Game Jam: Hypercard

  • Birding with a Camera While Female: A Researcher's Dilemma

    Oct. 29: Birding with a Camera while Female: A Researcher’s Dilemma

  • 3D Worlds written in blocks

    Nov. 7: Game Jam: 3D Worlds

  • Photo of Margaret LeJeune standing in a field with a megaphone.

    Nov. 14: Deep Listening Session

  • A question mark in the clouds.

    Nov. 19: Open Studio w/ David Sherman and Rebecca Barten

  • An ice cream cone melting over film reels.

    Nov. 19: SLUDGE au naturel

  • Dark photographic image of water and trees

    Dec. 18: Open Studio w/ Lieh Sugai

  • Graphic that reads

    Dec. 18: Spirit of the Archive/Game Jam Showcase