ASM Darkroom is an apprentice program in the arts where 20 young adults work closely with practicing artists, learning valuable skills while producing traditional Black & White prints.

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  • Photo of the week

  • Week 5 - Benny, Lakesha, Ivonne, and Uyen This week the winner with the most votes of our critique was: Benny Herrera. Following Benny there was a three way tie for second place between: Lakesha Howard, Ivonne Marceda ...
    Posted Nov 21, 2011 4:23 PM by Jazmene Craig
  • Week 6 - Jova, Benny, Mauro and Jessica This week we had a tie for Photo of the Week between four different apprentices: Jovanni Agustin, Benny Herrera, Mauro Garcia, and Jessica Perez.  November 1, 2010.Jovanni AgustinBenny ...
    Posted Nov 4, 2010 3:11 PM by Jessica Perez
  • Week 5 - Gerico Marsh After having about half the class agree, Gerico's double exposure print of a bush and a tree was voted the Photo of the Week for October 25, 2010.
    Posted Nov 4, 2010 2:55 PM by Jessica Perez
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  • Recent News

  • Entrepreneurial program update!   So far we have been working on having people sponser us by buying one of our prints, commissioning us or just coming to our show.  We have been making phone ...
    Posted Mar 22, 2012 3:47 PM by Ivonne Maceda
  • ASM DARKROOM GETS AN INTERN!!!!! We have a 3 year member  who is turning into a intern, an intern is someone who volunteers to do something for the experience, he will be helping the instructor ...
    Posted Mar 21, 2012 3:43 PM by Ivonne Maceda
  • FIELD TRIP TIME!!!!!!! Wednsday March 28, 2012, We will be going on a field trip to Chicago theathre at Gallery 37 to a showcase. check the page out :http://www.afterschoolmatters.org/citywide ...
    Posted Mar 21, 2012 3:47 PM by Ivonne Maceda
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  • Recent Work

  • Found Object Photograms 2009 New apprentices are introduced to the fundamentals of photography by making a photogram: a camera-less photograph. After placing an object or group of objects directly onto a sheet of ...
    Posted Aug 22, 2010 8:14 AM by Jonathan Michael Johnson
  • Found Object Photograms 2008 New apprentices are introduced to the fundamentals of photography by making a photogram: a camera-less photograph. After placing an object or group of objects directly onto a sheet of ...
    Posted Aug 22, 2010 8:13 AM by Jonathan Michael Johnson
  • Introduction to the Camera Our second project (PDF) was purposed to increase student comfort with the 35mm cameras. By documenting the aperture and shutter speed of every shot, the students build a personal framework ...
    Posted Sep 3, 2009 6:31 PM by Jonathan Michael Johnson
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