16mm Draw-on-Film Workshop

Saturday, July 15 | 12-3 PM | Studio 156

Join VisArts’ 2023 Studio Fellow, Joana Stillwell, and her collaborator, Emily Francisco, for an experimental 16mm film workshop!

Participants will draw on transparent film leader to create a moving image artwork that will be played on a 16mm projector.

Stillwell’s upcoming solo show, Joana Stillwell: all the windows in my mother’s house (Gibbs Street Gallery), is a site-specific installation that references the light in her parent’s home and investigates her family archive.

Materials (precut 11-second loops of 16mm clear film leader, templates, sharpies, and instructional zines) will be provided.

This event is free, but to reserve your space, please add a ticket and check out below.

About Joana Stillwell
Joana Stillwell, VisArts’ 2023 Studio Fellow, is an artist working with video, installation, text, and photographs. She was born in the Philippines, raised around the Pacific, and holds a BFA from the University of Washington and an MFA from Virginia Commonwealth University. Stillwell is an audiovisual archivist working between Baltimore and Washington, DC.

About Emily Francisco
Emily Francisco is a sculptress utilizing signal flow and discarded instruments as medium. Born in Honolulu, raised in the lead belt, educated in Saint Louis and the District of Columbia, she’s exhibited work internationally and occasionally performs around Washington, DC. Francisco currently maintains her studio at STABLE Arts and works at a museum to support her toddler and furry friends.