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Foundations of Memory
A 3-Week Workshop on Preserving the People, Places, and Moments You Love

Want to create your own personal archive? Want to turn your memories and family history into something both usable and meaningful? CHPL will be hosting local artist, photographer, and curator Asa Featherstone IV for a series of three workshops this coming fall in the Cincinnati Story Center.  

In this three-week class series, participants will learn the foundations of personal archiving, share and reflect on the important artifacts in their collections, and learn how to turn their memories into works of art. Each class will be held on Tuesday evenings from 6-8 p.m. at the Downtown Main Library in the Cincinnati Story Center located on the second floor of the south building.

At the end of the workshops, Asa will screen his newest film Laying the Foundation, an archival documentary featuring stories of the Findlay Market neighborhood and historic photos scanned at one of CHPL’s mobile scanning events. This screening will be free and available to the public, even if they did not participate in the workshops.

Registration is encouraged but not required. Workshop participants will create a culminating project with their personal artifacts, so participants are encouraged to attend all four classes and gather their materials in advance. 

Tuesday 11/4: What is an archive? Why is it important? Lecture & Activity

Tuesday 11/11: Archival methods, examples, and tour of the Cincinnati Story Center. Discuss creating an archival project with personal photos and artifacts.

Tuesday 11/18: Screening of Laying the Foundation & Student Project Showcase