Millennium Park in Motion (Free Photography Workshop)

From the streak of headlights on Lake Shore Drive to ice skaters frozen in motion, experience the kinetic bliss of everyone's favorite Chicago destination. Photo artist and teacher Carrie Cooper will show you techniques, including stop motion and motion blur, aimed at activating your photographs to reflect a Millennium Park on the go. B.Y.O.Tripod (optional). After your workshop, enjoy a... [read more]

From the streak of headlights on Lake Shore Drive to ice skaters frozen in motion, experience the kinetic bliss of everyone's favorite Chicago destination. Photo artist and teacher Carrie Cooper will show you techniques, including stop motion and motion blur, aimed at activating your photographs to reflect a Millennium Park on the go. B.Y.O.Tripod (optional). After your workshop, enjoy a selection of $3-5 appetizers and $5 beverages at the bar at the Park Grill restaurant and some social time with fellow photographers.

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HOW TO RSVP

Admission is FREE but RSVPs are required via this facebook event or email to emily.long@cityofchicago.org. Please include the full names of yourself and any guests who will be attending and the name of the workshop you are RSVPing for.

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ABOUT YOUR TEACHER AND HOSTS

Carrie Cooper (workshop teacher) is a photographic artist and teacher who examines the abstract and relatable nature of human experience, emotion and behavior. She has taught photography to youth and adults at Herron School of Art's Saturday School visual arts education program (in Indianapolis) and to undergraduates at the University of New Mexico. Her work has been exhibited locally and in New Mexico. Carrie currently teaches introduction and special topics in photography at Hyde Park Art Center and curates shows of emerging Chicago artists at the Star Lounge Coffee Bar in Ukrainian Village.

Explore Chicago (www.explorechicago.org) invites you to whirl and twirl in Millennium Park this February! Chicago Winter Dance features free events and programs on the ice and onstage all month long. Enjoy ice dancing and skating lessons at the rink to social dancing and dance lessons on the Jay Pritzker Pavilion stage. There is something for everyone this winter in Chicago. Winter Dance is sponsored by American Express.

Park Grill is Chicago’s award-winning restaurant, under “The Bean” in Millennium Park and along Michigan Avenue. Park Grill's cuisine and seasonal year-round entertainment make it an experience unlike any other in Chicago, or the country. Executive Chef Bernie Laskowski brings his interpretation of contemporary American cuisine, infusing it with unique Chicago flavor. He focuses on local and seasonal foods, which keeps the menu dynamic, fresh, and sustainable.

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