Programs Fall 2026 Programs
Oct. 29: Birding with a Camera while Female: A Researcher’s Dilemma
Image Courtesy of Art Papier 2019 and Fondation Phi Photographer: Jean-Michael SeminaroThursday, October 29, 6– 8pm
Explorations in the Ecotone: Birding with a Camera while Female: A Researcher’s Dilemma, Presented by Karla McManus, PhD.
$10 [tickets]; free for members
VSW welcomes Karla McManus, Associate Professor at the University of Regina, to present her work on the history of bird photography and its impact on the conservation movement. McManus is an art historian and visual theorist who specializes in the study of photography and environmental imagery. Following her talk, McManus will be joined by exhibition artists Margaret LeJeune and Meredith Davenport for a conversation about the broader role of photography in environmental activism.
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!
