How Photography Teaches Us to Live Now
October 22–26, 2024
1103 Biscayne Blvd
Miami, Florida 33132
USA
Women Photographers International Archive (WOPHA), in partnership with the Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM), is pleased to present the second edition of the WOPHA Congress, a creative convening and exhibition series, taking place across South Florida, titled “How Photography Teaches Us to Live Now,” happening from October 22–26, 2024. Conceptualized by Latinx art historian and curator Aldeide Delgado, the Congress presents the indelible contribution of women and non-binary photographers in contemporary art and explores how we can pioneer new approaches to foster photography education.
More than 35 esteemed art historians, renowned photographers, curators, and thought leaders will convene in South Florida for this multi-day event. On Wednesday, October 23, the WOPHA Assembly: Technologies of Companionship, held at and in partnership with the Norton Museum of Art, will provide participants with opportunities for networking, discussing best teaching practices, and examining the role of educational institutions in society. Among the representatives from women’s photography organizations attending are Laylah Amatullah Barrayn, Co-founder of MFON: Women Photographers of the African Diaspora (USA), Anna Fox, Co-founder of Fast Forward: Women in Photography (UK), and Velia de la Cruz, Founder of Fotógrafas del Norte (Mexico).
On Thursday, October 24, the day begins with three, bilingual (English/Spanish) Photowalks led by South Florida women photographers Clara Toro, Rose Marie Cromwell, and Nicole Combeau, throughout Miami. Following the Photowalks, the WOPHA Congress at PAMM kicks off with a group portfolio review session. The program brings together leading photography experts from South Florida and beyond, including Noelle Flores Théard, Senior Digital Photo Editor at The New Yorker, Verónica Sanchis Bencomo, Founder and Curator of Foto Féminas and Freelance Photo Editor at The New York Times, and Éline Gourgues, Co-director and Curator of La Station Culturelle, Fort de France, Martinique. The evening will conclude in the main auditorium at PAMM with welcoming remarks by Sarah Meister, Executive Director of Aperture Foundation, and panel discussions with South Florida and national preeminent artists such as Silvia Lizama, Maria Martínez Cañas, Susan Meiselas, Carmen Winant, Sofía Córdova, and Wendy Ewald.
The WOPHA Congress continues the next day on Friday, October 25 with panel discussions with speakers from Japan, Canada, Spain, South Africa, and Vietnam and the launching of the WOPHA Institute, a specialized institution focused on photographic practices, criticism, and historiography. The event closing remarks will be offered by venerable artist, author and curator, Deb Willis. The day will conclude with the WOPHA Congress Party, an evening of music, networking, and celebration at the JW Marriott Miami.
During the 2024 WOPHA Congress, additional programs and exhibitions, including What They Saw: Historical Photobooks by Women Reading Room in collaboration with 10 x 10 Photobooks at the Miami Dade Public Library (Main Branch), Atlas of Imagined Ecologies: 2024 WOPHA Artists in Residence at Green Space Miami, as well as Women Photographers—Shared Documentary Narratives at the HistoryMiami Museum, will be on view throughout Miami and will continue to be on view during Miami Art Week and run through 2025.
In Between Sentiments exhibition: September 5, 2024–February 2, 2025
Nicole Combeau and Sue Montoya
Miami International Airport. Concourse D. Gate D22 & D25
Atlas of Imagined Ecologies exhibition: October 4–December 15, 2024
WOPHA Artists in Residence Exhibition: Kosisochukwu Nnebe and Keisha Scarville
Green Space Miami
Visual Epistolary Diaries exhibition: October 8 - October 30, 2024
ABWilson, Meredith Andrews, Nadia Huggins, Nathyfa Michel, and Adeline Rapon
JW Marriott Marquis Miami
Tides of Memory solo project: October 10 - October 30, 2024
Julia Zurilla
JW Marriott Miami
Women Photographers—Shared Documentary Narratives exhibition: October 18, 2024–May 4, 2025
Maggie Steber, Elisa Benedetti, Silvia Lizama, RemiJin Camping, Peggy Nolan, and Sofia Valiente
HistoryMiami Museum
Entry to the Congress at PAMM is free with RSVP. American Sign Language interpretation and live translations to Spanish and Creole will be available at PAMM and the Congress will be accessible online via livestream on PAMM’s YouTube channel. For more information, please visit wophacongress.org.
