Check the current part-time calendar to see if this class is running. Email part-time@spao.ca to express your interest in this class!

Gum bichromate is one of the earliest photographic processes from the 19th century employing the use of hardening agents giving the opportunity for colour to be applied and intervention to be made in the printing process. This unique printmaking process is capable of creating painterly and beautiful imagery and its application allows for unexpected contemporary uses, made using photographic negatives.

In this workshop, students will learn the basics of this lesser-known and unique photographic process. Students will print on provided paper and other materials, in order to experience the range of options that the gum bichromate process provides. Students will also have the opportunity to produce a digital negative from an image of their choosing, allowing for an original photograph, found imagery or a treasured family photograph to be produced through this fascinating method. Students will walk away with printed work and the knowledge to continue to print in their own studios.