Join us for a free digitizing workshop and community discussion about Black diasporic archival traditions with artist Jhanique Lovejoy!

Through a guided discussion with Dyckman Farmhouse Museum’s current exhibiting artist Jhanique Lovejoy, participants will explore the role of family photographs in Caribbean and Black diasporic archival traditions, oral histories, and intergenerational preservation.

Moving from discussion to practice, participants will engage directly with archival tools and methods by digitizing personal photographs, negatives, and ephemera from their own family archives with a high-resolution scanner provided at the workshop!

Participants will also browse examples of Caribbean archival history and preservation practices, gaining foundational knowledge in archival processes, digitization, and the creation of archival ephemera.

What to bring:

• five 4×6 or 5×7 sized photos from your family archive OR
• one 8×10 photos and two 4×6 or 5×7 photos from your family archive.
  Optional: Instead of bringing 2-5 4×6 or 5×7 photos, participants may bring 2-5 negatives, newspaper clippings, and archival documents from their family archive instead. Each participant will receive an archival-safe polysleeve to properly store their family photos and a personal USB containing their scanned photos from the workshop.

Free – RSVP Required: Register on Eventbrite! Only 15 seats available.