Creative Practices
Now accepting applications on a rolling basis for on-site and online programs starting fall 2021. For more information: admissions@icp.edu.
About the Program
The Creative Practices Program embraces a diverse range of photographic approaches for innovative expression in an atmosphere of cooperative learning. Students are not only encouraged to explore and define their own goals, but also challenged to situate their work within the broader context of the cultural, artistic, sociopolitical, and psychological use of images.
Featuring an accelerated investigation into the history of photography, contemporary theory, and craft, the curriculum also boasts a large selection of electives. Through these varied offerings, students can let their curiosity and passions lead them in new directions, ranging from nontraditional documentary narrative to experimental image production to other media, including video, sound, performance, and installation. By solidifying each student’s technical skills and broadening their vision, we build a foundation for ongoing, meaningful, and content-driven individual and collective practice.
The Curriculum
Fall
Required Classes
Creative Practices Seminar
Photography, Art, and Media: A History
Digital Seminar
*Analog Technical Seminar
Five- and 10-Week Electives
The Experience of Place
Light and Shadow
Understanding Portraiture
Images and Ideas
Color Darkroom
*Black-and-White Darkroom
*Alternative Processes
Introduction to Experimental Film and Video
Digital Video Projects 1
*Large-Format Photography
Weekend Workshops
Views from Home
Picturing Stories: Myths of New Narrative
Intimacy and Distance
Performance: In, of, and from the Feminine
January Workshops
Off the Wall and Into the Box: Experiments in Installation Practices
Another Photo Class About Truth?
The Photographer on Mars
Winter
Required Classes
Creative Practices Seminar
Photography, Art, and Media: A History
Digital Seminar
*Analog Technical Seminar
Five- and 10-Week Electives
Photographing the Familiar
Postcards from Real Worlds
Issues in Contemporary Video
Light and Shadow
Color Darkroom
*Black-and-White Darkroom
Approaches to Portraiture
Visual Resistance
Sound Art and Design
Location Lighting
Digital Video Projects 1 & 2
Large-Format Photography
Weekend Workshops
The Hand and the Machine
Writing to Images (required)
Spring
Required Classes
Creative Practices Seminar
Production Seminar
The Fine-Art Digital Print
*Analog Technical Seminar
Five- and 10-Week Electives
Photography Meets the Cinematic
Working with Editorial Concepts
Conversations: Guest Lecture Series
*Color Darkroom
*Black-and-White Darkroom
Alternative Processes
Contemporary Commercial Practices
*Intermediate Large-Format
The Art and Science of Experimental Photography
Stories and Style: A Narrative Approach to Fashion
What is an Archive?
Weekend Workshops
Introduction to Digital Sound Design, Sound Editing, and Sound Art
Shelf Awareness: the Contemporary Photo book
The Art of Photographic Bookmaking
OYC End-of-Year Exhibition
Portfolio Review Day
*These courses are offered exclusively to students enrolled in ICP’s on-site One-Year Certificate Programs.
Alumni Work
