Travels with Artists
Photographic Workshops

Presents a week in Spain with photographer Daniel Perales & educator Jeannie Hendrick.

HEART OF SPAIN: CASTILLA Y LEON
Future Dates TBA – Sample Program (2005) Listed Below

IMPORTANT DEADLINES

THE WORKSHOP
This workshop is for everyone who loves to take photographs. Beginners will learn many new techniques with any kind of camera, the best light, great angles, overcoming  any hesitation in photographing people and more. Veteran photographers will have opportunities to work with Daniel Perales as their guide, to discover exciting subjects and apply proven techniques learned from years of photographing this delightful place and its diverse populace.

Working with Artists invites participants to create a special photographic essay, resulting in a special gift to the people of Covarrubias and a subsequent optional exhibit of photographs in Denver. We’ll practice portraiture, visual perception, and abilities as artists to define cultural and personal experience through the lens. As a group, we will recreate our experiences of Covarrubias and its surroundings in images. Film processing and photographic printing* will be done by a lab in nearby Burgos allowing digital and slide presentations for critiques of the photos during the workshop.

AGENDA

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM OUR PROGRAM:
Opportunities to improve your photographs, special photo-ops

• Practice your ability to see and use light and location, color and black & white.
• Get helpful critiques from instructors and participants during the workshop.
• Work on revealing personality and culture in your photographs.
• Define your sense of place, your photographic interpretation of Covarrubias and surroundings.
• Reflect on your pictures and experiences, refine ideas and take pleasure in the results.
• Photograph people, villages, castles, monasteries, cities and countryside, nightlife.
• Participate in a final photographic project for the village to enjoy.
• OPTIONAL: Participate in an exhibit back in Denver.
  

Visiting Covarrubias, enjoying Spain:

• Stay in a charming “Casa Rural” bed and breakfast, daily breakfast included.
• Experience traditional Spanish cuisine and arts.
• Explore old and new Bilbao, visit the Guggenheim Museum, and tour the famous wine country of Rioja.
• Hear an evening of Gregorian chants in the 12^th Century monastery, minutes from Covarrubias.
• Get to know Spanish people on a personal level during your village stay.
  

PROGRAM COST   $1880 Double Room / $2090 Single 
(Workshop tuition, Registration fees, Sunday-Saturday lodging and some meals included)
Non-Workshop Guest option $805 Double / $1015 Single** (Includes lodging, ground transportation, events), Workshop ONLY $595

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*Processing costs and museum entry fees are not included in the program fees. **Must be guests of workshop participants and may not attend workshop program. Covarrubias is a delightful small town with many interesting activities for family members to enjoy – museums, cafes, shopping, hiking, biking and more.

MEALS: Welcome tapas and final dinner are included. Lunches and simple dinners on your own can range from $5-$15pp including wine or beer. Small markets and tapas bars offer a delightful variety of options. An elegant multi-course restaurant meal can cost $30-$40pp including cocktails.

TRANSPORTATION: Your European Community destination is Madrid, Spain. Ground transportation to Covarrubias is not included in the price of the workshop. If you are making your own travel arrangements, for best airfares, we’ve had great luck on the internet. If you prefer to arrange your own ground transportation, car rental and/or train are both great options, and driving in rural Spain is very easy. If you are visiting other European destinations before or after the project, check the Rail Europe website for great deals on combo train/car passes. http://www.raileurope.com/us/index.htm

ABOUT YOUR INSTRUCTORS
A professional fine art photographer, Daniel Perales has been an instructor at Working with Artists since 2000, speaking on committees and participating in the WWA salons.  His photographs uniquely define places and personalities and have been included in many important exhibits, including recent participation in Denver’s Public Art Program. An experienced instructor, Daniel has a wonderful ability to inspire creativity and imagination while clearly explaining technical requirements. Daniel has been a part of two distinctive worlds, the United States and Spain.  He was born in Madrid and vacationed in the remote Castilian village of Covarrubias.  Daniel grew up with the town’s way of life, vibrant characters, and rural country landscape. His family had an outsider’s appreciation but an insider’s perspective of this intimate place.  Since his residence in the United States, he has often returned to Covarrubias as a photographer, visits which have shaped his cultural and visual awareness.  Images of the village and other works by Daniel can be seen at www.3peras.com.  Jeannie Hendrick has been involved in education development at the Denver Art Museum and is now working on her Masters Degree.  She taught English as a Second Language in Spain, and has visited Covarrubias many times over the last few years.  Dan and Jeannie were married in “Cova” October 2002.

ABOUT WORKING WITH ARTISTS
Working with Artists is a nonprofit educational organization founded to encourage and support artists and aspiring artists. WWA currently provides year round photographic workshops, classes and educational events for adults and young people.

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