Join ICP on June 7 and 8 for Opening Weekend at Photoville! Photoville is a free, open-air photo festival that runs from June 7-22 and is focused on amplifying the voices of visual storytellers and connecting them to a worldwide diverse audience. It increases access to photography through a wide range of educational community initiatives and exhibitions throughout the city.Photoville 2025 will kick off at Brooklyn Bridge Park on Saturday, June 7 and Sunday, June 8 with Opening Weekend, a jam-packed two days of workshops, artist-led walking tours, and other activities for the whole family.Join ICP at Photoville to view our banner exhibition, "MIGRATION and MOVEMENT," workshops that engage the whole family in learning the fundamentals of photography, photowalks, portfolio reviews and more, all while exploring the DUMBO neighborhood!Saturday, June 7Brooklyn Bridge Street Photography Walk11:00 AM–1:00 PM Hone your street photography skills with a hands-on photo walk across the Brooklyn Bridge! In this image making activity, we will meet at ICP on the Lower East Side and walk downtown across the Brooklyn Bridge, ending at Photoville in Emily Warren Roebling Plaza. While learning basic photographic techniques, participants will use whatever image making device they have (smartphone, iPad, camera, etc.) to document what stands out most to them. The photo walk will last approximately 2 hours and is led by ICP alumni Lucia Buricelli whose work can be seen on view at Photoville this year, and ICP Faculty Hannah La Follette Ryan.Meet at ICP, 84 Ludlow Street to join. Register to attend here. Drop-in Activity12:00-2:00 PMMaking Change: Posters, Buttons and Polaroids for New Climate FuturesInspired by the works of Ed Burtynsky, participants will create monotypes frames following the rhythms and patterns of nature (Waves, rocks, wind, leaves). The frames will then be used to hold a polaroid portrait of the participant. Led by ICP Museum Educator Carlos NunezButton-making station where participants could choose from pre-selected images or draw their own designs to turn into buttons.No prior registration necessary. Portfolio Reviews2:30-5:30 PMReceive key feedback and guidance on your photographs and stories, and learn which courses at ICP could be right for you! Led by ICP faculty, Dario Acosta and Zack Pintchik, Photoville attendees are invited to sign-up for one-on-one portfolio reviews of their work.Sign up to participate in this portfolio review in person starting at 12:30 PM at the ICP Tent. Spaces will be assigned on a first come, first serve basis. Limited spaces available. Bring your work printed or on a personal, charged, laptop or device. Sunday, June 8Portfolio Reviews2:30-5:30 PMReceive key feedback and guidance on your photographs and stories, and learn which courses at ICP could be right for you! Led by ICP faculty, Jade Doskow and Saul Robbins, Photoville attendees are invited to sign-up for one-on-one portfolio reviews of their work.Sign up to participate in this portfolio review in person starting at 12:30 PM at the ICP Tent. Spaces will be assigned on a first come, first serve basis. Limited spaces available. Bring your work printed or on a personal, charged, laptop or device. MIGRATION and MOVEMENT at Brooklyn Bridge ParkMigration and Movement brings together the work of two contemporary photographers, Lucia Buricelli and Jutharat 'Poupay' Pinyodoonyachet, both alumni of ICP's full-time programs. The projects explore themes related to relocation, displacement, and departure of people. The images by these two photographers slice American life into bright flashpoints that illuminate chaotic elements of consumerism, immigrant culture, and synthetic patriotism.Curated by Martha Naranjo Sandova.ICP at THE POINT: Many Mirrors at Barretto Point ParkICP at THE POINT: Many Mirrors is an exhibition of photographs by students from the International Center of Photography’s partnership with THE POINT CDC.Based in the South Bronx and launched in 1997, the program is a year-round collaboration that teaches analog and digital photography, critical thinking, writing, and public speaking with the goal of fostering self-esteem, community development, and social change. The program includes weekly after-school classes for preteens, teens, and young adult. Image © Lucia Buricelli, Jutharat 'Poupay' Pinyodoonyachet.

Join our Admissions Team to learn more about the One-Year Certificate Program structure and what we look for in a successful application.The priority application deadline for ICP's One-Year Programs has been extended to March 16, 2025. Apply now to join us for the fall of 2025.About the Event FormatThis is an online event held via Zoom. If you have questions, please contact: [email protected].

Some say a picture is worth 1,000 words.The Nuyorican Poets Café brings its iconic poetry events to ICP for a series of open mics with a photographic twist! Visit to share your poetic take inspired by photography for a live audience. This installment of “1,000 Words” will take place in the ICP library. Registration in advance is strongly recommended. How It Works5:30 PMCheck in. The open mic list is open for all attendees, sign up onsite, first come, first served. Each performer is encouraged to provide one photograph to perform in front of — please have your image ready to share via email upon arrival.6:00 PMPerformances begin. Each performer is allowed 3 minutes. 7 PMEnd of performances.The 1,000 Words Open Mic series is hosted by Brian Acosta Arya. About the Nuyorican Poets CaféOver the past 50 years, the Nuyorican Poets Cafe has served as a global home for groundbreaking works of poetry, music, theater and visual arts. A multicultural and multi-disciplinary institution, the Nuyorican gives voice to historically marginalized poets, actors, filmmakers and musicians, having launched the careers of countless legends. The Nuyorican champions the use of art & poetry as means of empowerment and social change. Our community of spectators, artists and students is a reflection of New York City’s diverse populace, with Allen Ginsberg calling the Cafe “the most integrated place on the planet.” About the HostBrian Acosta Arya is an artist, actor, comedian and content creator who also moonlights as a motel manager in New Jersey. In the past 4 years alone, Brian has amassed almost 1 million subscribers across social media mainly on TikTok where he shares his life story through what he calls “visual poetry”. U.S Senator Corey Booker, actor Michael Imperioli, and the American Idol herself Kelly Clarkson call themselves fans.

Connect with ICP's community during our monthly Cameras and Coffee social meet-up for photographers, collectors, and camera enthusiasts! During the event, grab a Deadbeat coffee and pastries, available in the ICP café. Cameras and Coffee is held at ICP the second Saturday of each month. The event is free to attend with RSVP.

Join us for an exclusive early opening and VIP reception celebrating the launch of ICP’s Summer 2025 Exhibitions, featuring Edward Burtynsky: The Great Acceleration and Sheida Soleimani: Panjereh—the internationally acclaimed artists’ first solo institutional exhibitions in New York City.Curated by ICP’s Creative Director David Campany, The Great Acceleration presents over seventy works by Edward Burtynsky, including iconic photographs, never-before-seen images, and monumental ultra high-resolution murals. Together, these works offer a sweeping exploration of the ways in which human industry has profoundly transformed the planet, from resource extraction and agriculture to transportation and urbanization.Panjereh by Sheida Soleimani, curated by guest curator Elisabeth Sherman, features more than forty works that weave together personal and political narratives of displacement, resistance, and care. The exhibition includes new close-up analogue photographs of rehabilitated migratory birds, alongside her signature studio tableaux incorporating archival material, symbolic props, and portraits of her parents, all reflecting on the fragile journeys of bodies—human and animal—across borders.This special preview underscores ICP’s ongoing commitment to presenting photography that inspires dialogue and deepens public understanding of the urgent issues shaping our world.This is a private event that is managed through an invite-only ticket system. Learn more and become an ICP member here.

About the eventDo you have questions about studying at ICP as an international student? Join ICP's International Student Q&A, with International Student Advisors! This info session will cover:What it's like being an international student at ICPAdmission requirements for international studentsForm I-20 & F-1 student visa applications (visa interviews) and your obligations while studying in the United StatesEmployment opportunities while on an F-1 student visa (work-study & post-completion OPT) After March 16, 2025, applications for One-Year Programs are rolling for the start (late August) of the 2025 cycle. About the Event FormatPlease register in advance for this free event. If you have questions about the event, please contact [email protected] by ICP One-Year Program alum Evelyn Sosa

RSVP Required.ICP Members are invited to an exclusive pre-opening reception celebrating the debut of our summer exhibitions:Edward Burtynsky: The Great Acceleration and Sheida Soleimani: Panjereh—the internationally acclaimed artists’ first solo institutional exhibitions in New York City.Enjoy early access to these powerful and visually compelling shows before they open to the public. Learn more and become an ICP member here. Image ©Scott Rudd