Foto Forum brings together a diverse group of people who share
an enthusiasm for photography. Members include collectors, practicing
photographers, scholars, arts professionals, and others who enjoy looking
at photographs and wants to learn more about them. From September through
June, Foto Forum offers its members informative programs related to all types
of photography, conducted in an informal, friendly atmosphere, including
curator-led exhibition tours, artist talks, and visits to galleries and private
collections. In addition Foto Forum publishes a semiannual newsletter. Foto
Forum dues help support the SFMOMA Photography Department's acquisitions
program.
Works purchased with Foto Forum
funds include pieces by the following artists:
Félix Bonfils, Anne Collier, P. H. Delamotte, Emmet Gowin, Duane Hansen, Lewis Wickes Hine, Loretta Lux, Alec Soth, Weegee (Arthur H. Fellig)
Foto Forum programming includes:
Special photography-related events in galleries,
museums, and studios
Meetings in members' homes to view and discuss personal collections
"Print Study" educational evenings in the Museum's graphic studies
room with SFMOMA curators and other experts
Travel to other cities to view special photographic exhibitions
and private collections
Publication of a semiannual newsletter featuring essays and articles
about photography and events at and around SFMOMA, with a special
focus on Foto Forum members and activities
Highlights from past events:
Tours of exhibitions featuring the work of
Diane Arbus, Pirkle Jones, Michael Light, Reagan Louie, Deborah Luster, David Maisel, Vik Muniz, Alec Soth, and Larry Sultan
Lectures by
William Christenberry, Andy Grundberg, and Corey Keller
A Foto Forum trip to Paris with a behind-the-scenes tour of the Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Magnum, and the Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson; and Paris Photo events and lectures
Tour of the Mills College Collection with Stephen Jost, director of the Mills College Art Gallery
For more information, call Foto Forum at 415.357.4160 or email .
