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Upcoming Events
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Winter 2026 Exhibitions Tour (March 20)
This event is free with museum admission. No RSVP required for ICP members.Join us for weekly guided walking tours of the exhibitions: Eugène Atget: The Making of a Reputation, HARD COPY NEW YORK and Latitudes: Nuits Balnéaires and François-Xavier Gbré. About the ExhibitionsEugène Atget: The Making of a Reputation While Atget's work has been celebrated worldwide for documenting the lost Paris, this exhibition marks the first deep dive into how his reputation was built, and the pivotal role of Berenice Abbott, the photographer who championed his legacy.HARD COPY NEW YORK Exploring the contemporary use of photocopied images through works by industry-leading photographers including Stephen Shore, Daniel Arnold, Collier Schorr, Jerry Hsu, and others.Latitudes: Nuits Balnéaires and François-Xavier Gbré How does landscape photography reveal more than geographic facts? Latitudes brings together work by Nuits Balnéaires and François-Xavier Gbré that pushes beyond lanscape photography's traditional boundaries into evoking euphoric sensations, challenging colonial historical narratives, and expanding the scope of immersion. Program Format/Accessibility InformationThis is a walking tour of the gallery and is included with admission; no seating is provided. For accessibility questions or requests, please email [email protected]. Image by Pasinee Pramunwong
84 Ludlow Street, New York, NY 10002
Tours
March 20, 2026
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Winter 2026 Exhibitions Tour (March 21)
This event is free with museum admission. No RSVP required for ICP members.Join us for weekly guided walking tours of the exhibitions: Eugène Atget: The Making of a Reputation, HARD COPY NEW YORK and Latitudes: Nuits Balnéaires and François-Xavier Gbré. About the ExhibitionsEugène Atget: The Making of a Reputation While Atget's work has been celebrated worldwide for documenting the lost Paris, this exhibition marks the first deep dive into how his reputation was built, and the pivotal role of Berenice Abbott, the photographer who championed his legacy.HARD COPY NEW YORK Exploring the contemporary use of photocopied images through works by industry-leading photographers including Stephen Shore, Daniel Arnold, Collier Schorr, Jerry Hsu, and others.Latitudes: Nuits Balnéaires and François-Xavier Gbré How does landscape photography reveal more than geographic facts? Latitudes brings together work by Nuits Balnéaires and François-Xavier Gbré that pushes beyond lanscape photography's traditional boundaries into evoking euphoric sensations, challenging colonial historical narratives, and expanding the scope of immersion. Program Format/Accessibility InformationThis is a walking tour of the gallery and is included with admission; no seating is provided. For accessibility questions or requests, please email [email protected]. Image by Pasinee Pramunwong
84 Ludlow Street, New York, NY 10002
Tours
March 21, 2026
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ICP Family Art Hour: Photocopy Books
Explore ICP's winter exhibitions during this hands-on all ages family workshop led by educator Carlos Nunez. Inspired by ICP’s exhibition, HARD COPY NEW YORK, families will create their own folded book using photocopies after receiving an introductory tour of the show. This workshop aims to show new ways of approaching image-making using everyday print materials. All ages 4 and up are welcome.Parents and guardians must remain with their children during the activity.
84 Ludlow Street, New York, NY 10002
Family Events
March 21, 2026
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ICP PhotoSLAM: Homecoming
Join us for the next installment of the ICP PhotoSLAM series. During this fast-paced, open mic event, photographers, the ICP community, and audience members are invited to compete in a live story telling competition, driven by photographs.Come to join the program as a visual storyteller or to enjoy the stories as part of the audience judging panel! Our returning host for the ICP Photo SLAM is Idris Talib Solomon.The winning photography story will receive:A year individual member to ICP which includes free access to the museum ($75 value!)And an ICP Swag Bag!The theme for the next ICP PhotoSLAM is Homecoming. How it works:5:45 – 6:15 PM | LibraryIf you want to tell your story based on the theme, Homecoming, register in advance or arrive between 5:45- 6:15 PM on the day of event to submit your name and images in person.Registering in advance is strongly recommended. Register as a participant to reserve a spot for the chance to share your images and tell your story with ICP's audience here.Participants can also arrive between the submission time to enter your name for a chance to take the stage that evening. Come prepared to digitally share the images you will use in your story, if selected. ICP recommends preparing 10-15 images on a USB drive and/or on a file-sharing digital link.6:25 PM | LibraryUp to Six names will be blindly selected. If selected, each photographer must have their images ready to share via a digital link or USB drive immediately. Failure to produce your images will result in loss of your time-slot.6:30 PM | LibraryThe competition begins! Each selected storyteller will take the stage for exactly 5 minutes.After each performance the audience will vote in teams. At the end of the evening, a new PhotoSLAM winner will be crowned! Community GuidelinesICP does not control the content or know what stories will be shared on stage ahead of the event.All participants will be asked to sign a community agreement prior to taking the stage. If in violation of our community guidelines, performers will be stopped and disqualified.Viewer discretion is advised. Tips for Photo StorytellersThe theme for each PhotoSLAM is open to interpretation of the participants but your photography series and story should relate to the theme or themes. We recommend letting the images drive the story and practicing your 5-minute story ahead of the PhotoSLAM.There will be a short amount of time to digitally transfer images to the program laptop. For upload time purposes, we suggest preparing 8-15 images to use with your story.Please have a link you can share via email or bring your images on an USB- jumpdrive or an external drive.Images will be uploaded to ICP’s computer and will be projected behind the storyteller during their 5-minute slot.The photographs will be projected during the stories and a clicker will be given to the storyteller to advance each image. We cannot guarantee the ability to set images to change automatically. About the Host Idris Talib Solomon is a Brooklyn native and multimedia storyteller who uses imagery to highlight the depth, culture, and everyday beauty within Black communities. His work centers on authentic storytelling that builds meaningful human connection.With a background spanning advertising, marketing, photography, and podcasting, Idris brings a multidisciplinary approach to creative problem-solving and narrative development. He is also the creator and host of The Black Shutter Podcast, a platform dedicated to amplifying the voices and contributions of Black photographers. Image: Pasinee Pramunwong
84 Ludlow Street, New York, NY 10002
Public Programs
March 26, 2026
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Winter 2026 Exhibitions Tour (March 27)
This event is free with museum admission. No RSVP required for ICP members.Join us for weekly guided walking tours of the exhibitions: Eugène Atget: The Making of a Reputation, HARD COPY NEW YORK and Latitudes: Nuits Balnéaires and François-Xavier Gbré. About the ExhibitionsEugène Atget: The Making of a Reputation While Atget's work has been celebrated worldwide for documenting the lost Paris, this exhibition marks the first deep dive into how his reputation was built, and the pivotal role of Berenice Abbott, the photographer who championed his legacy.HARD COPY NEW YORK Exploring the contemporary use of photocopied images through works by industry-leading photographers including Stephen Shore, Daniel Arnold, Collier Schorr, Jerry Hsu, and others.Latitudes: Nuits Balnéaires and François-Xavier Gbré How does landscape photography reveal more than geographic facts? Latitudes brings together work by Nuits Balnéaires and François-Xavier Gbré that pushes beyond lanscape photography's traditional boundaries into evoking euphoric sensations, challenging colonial historical narratives, and expanding the scope of immersion. Program Format/Accessibility InformationThis is a walking tour of the gallery and is included with admission; no seating is provided. For accessibility questions or requests, please email [email protected]. Image by Pasinee Pramunwong
84 Ludlow Street, New York, NY 10002
Tours
March 27, 2026
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ICP Community Day x Education Open House
Visit ICP during Community Day to explore ICP’s school and museum for free!ICP’s Community Day x Education Open House welcomes visitors to our museum and school for an interactive day that includes hands-on demos, portfolio reviews, opportunities to connect with faculty, and information tables to learn more about taking courses and workshops through ICP Open Education program. The day also includes free admission and guided tours to see our new exhibitions, HARD COPY NEW YORK, Latitudes: Nuits Balnéaires and François-Xavier Gbré, and Eugene Atget: The Making of a Reputation. Join a tour with museum educator Carlos Nunez, who will be leading tours of all three shows at 1 PM in English and 3 PM in Spanish, and connect with ICP membership for a special Community Day discount to enjoy the benefits of the ICP creative community year-round.Photobooks live here at ICP ! Visit the ICP library from 11 AM – 12 PM for our monthly Photobook Club then stick around for the book launch of Ahndraya Parlato’s TIME TO KILL (MACK, $60).Whether you’re just beginning your journey in photography or looking to deepen your practice, Community Day x Education Open House is the perfect opportunity to explore your educational pathway at ICP, discover new possibilities, and connect with a community that values both skill-building and meaningful dialogue. Come celebrate with us, expand your skills, and find inspiration alongside our community of lifelong learners and photographers!Reserving a free ticket in advance is strongly recommended. Activities ICP Photobook Club: Faculty Highlight with Amy Touchette and Ethan HillExplore photobooks from the ICP Library and connect with fellow photobook enthusiasts at ICP's Photobook Club. Each month, browse hand-picked selections from special guests and ICP community members. 11 AM – 12 PMICP Library Education Portfolio Reviews with Amy Touchette and Ethan Hill Receive key feedback and guidance on your photographs and learn which courses at ICP could be right for you! Led by ICP faculty Amy Touchette and Ethan Hill, these portfolio reviews will be one-on-one and will last 20 minutes each. Slots will be assigned on a first come, first served basis on the day of the event. Limited spaces are available. Bring your work printed or on a personal laptop or device.Sign up to get a review by Amy TouchetteSign up to get a review by Ethan Hill1 – 4 PM ICP Library Winter 2026 Exhibitions TourJoin us for weekly guided walking tours of the exhibitions: Eugène Atget: The Making of a Reputation, HARD COPY NEW YORK and Latitudes: Nuits Balnéaires and François-Xavier Gbré.1 - 2 PMICP Galleries Photogram Workshop in the Darkrooms – David Joseph Join us for this hands-on workshop and discover the joys of the darkroom! Learn how to make photograms with ICP faculty, David Joseph, and explore ICP’s state-of-the-art darkroom. Limited spaces are available, RSVP below! Sign up for Photograms Workshop1 – 2:30 PM ICP School, Darkroom ICP School TourEnjoy a campus tour of the International Center of Photography’s Lower East Side facilities, including studios, state-of-the-art labs and darkrooms, the equipment room, and more. This is your chance to ask questions about the facilities and learn what it’s like to be an ICP student! No RSVP is required to join the tour.2 - 2:30 PMICP School Book Launch & Signing—TIME TO KILLAhndraya Parlato’s TIME TO KILL (MACK, $60) is an evocative interrogation of gendered aging, unpacking the ideals of beauty, caretaking, and maternal and domestic duty imposed on women over the course of their lives. Join us for a talk between Parlato and writer, Kate Zambreno followed by a special book signing in ICP’s shop. 2 - 3 PMICP Galleries + Shop School at ICP: Equipment Showcase Explore samples of photography equipment available to ICP full-time students for short-term checkout and connect with ICP equipment room staff.2:30 - 4 PM ICP Cafe Visita Guiada Exhibiciones (Español)Acompáñanos a una visita guiada de las exhibiciones, HARD COPY NEW YORK, Latitudes: Nuits Balnéaires and François-Xavier Gbré, y Eugene Atget: The Making of a Reputation.2:30 - 3:30 PM ICP Galleries ICP School TourEnjoy a campus tour of the International Center of Photography’s Lower East Side facilities, including studios, state-of-the-art labs and darkrooms, the equipment room, and more. This is your chance to ask questions about the facilities and learn what it’s like to be an ICP student! No RSVP is required to join the tour.3:30 - 4 PMICP School Image: Sara Konradi
84 Ludlow Street, New York, NY 10002
Public Programs
March 28, 2026
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ICP Photobook Club: Faculty Highlight with Amy Touchette and Ethan Hill
The Photobook Club takes place in the ICP library on the last Saturday of each month. This event is free to attend with RSVP.Explore photobooks from the ICP Library and connect with fellow photobook enthusiasts at ICP's Photobook Club. Each month, browse hand-picked selections from special guests and ICP community members.This session of Photobook Club will be activated as a self-browsing reading room. The selection is made by ICP faculty, Amy Touchette and Ethan Hill. Some of the selection include Bruce Davidson: Subway, Helen Levitt: Here and There, Nan Goldin: Ballad of Sexual Dependency, Peter Hujar: Animals and Nudes, and August Sander: Citizens of the Twentieth Century.Touchette and Hill will have a portfolio review session at 1-4 PM as a part of ICP Community Day x Education Open House, after the Photobook Club. Sign up to get a review by Amy TouchetteSign up to get a review by Ethan Hill About ICP Library ICP’s reading library contains over 20,000 books and periodicals. The reading room is currently open to the public during ICP’s monthly Photobook Club, to researchers by appointment, and to members during Library Member Hours.Learn more about ICP’s Library here. About Amy TouchetteAmy Touchette is a Brooklyn-based fine art photographer specializing in street portraits. Trained at the International Center of Photography, where she now teaches, her work has been exhibited internationally, including at the National Portrait Gallery in London and MoMA-Moscow, and has been published in Women Street Photographers (Prestel, 2021), Brooklyn Photographs Now (Rizzoli, 2018), The New York Times, and elsewhere. Buzzfeed called her "a master of street photography in the busiest of concrete jungles, New York City.” Her second monograph, Personal Ties: Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn (Schilt Publishing, 2022), was short-listed for the Lucie Photo Book Award. Images from the series debuted at the National Portrait Gallery in London as part of the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize exhibition and garnered a Critical Mass 2021 Top 50. She is represented by Clamp in New York and Little Big Galerie in Paris.About Ethan HillEthan Hill is a photographer and film maker based in New York working on his first movie about Michael Wilson, Illustrated Man from the Coney Island Sideshow. Previous work experience includes 20 years experience as an award winning portrait photographer. A partial client list includes: Rolling Stone, New York Times, Newsweek and Entertainment Weekly. Ethan also works on an ongoing personal project documenting of the lives of gay men. He is an instructor at the International Center for Photography and has work included in the permanent collection of the National Portrait Gallery, London. Image by Pasinee Pramunwong
84 Ludlow Street, New York, NY 10002
Public Programs
March 28, 2026
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