“New home #Lodz” – photography workshop for teenagers and young people from Ukraine, Belarus and Poland

We encourage you to take part in the “New Home #Lodz” photography workshop! It is an opportunity for young people between the ages of 16 and 20 who have the experience of migration or displacement to express themselves through the art of photography. Registration is required for the workshop.

During the workshop, participants will be able to tell their stories of life in Lodz through photography, as well as learn about new places related to the art and culture of the city. This is not only a chance to develop artistic skills, but also to meet local artists and analyze the works of prominent photographers. The workshops will be conducted in a friendly atmosphere, promoting cultural integration and cross-cultural dialogue in Lodz.

Meetings and workshops will be held weekly on Fridays and weekends: 1.06-2.06; 7.06-9.06; 14.06-16.06 starting at 13:00.

Duration of each meeting: 3 hours
Place: Municipal Activity Factory, Tuwima 10, Lodz

To register for the workshop, please fill out the form: https://forms.gle/pZaZycUNuA6cPf9P7
Language of the workshop: Polish, Belarusian and Ukrainian

After the workshops, selected works of the participants of the meetings will be presented at an exhibition as part of Fotofestiwal – International Fotofestival in Lodz. The opening of the exhibition is scheduled for 18.06.

Host
Yulia Shablovskaya – Belarusian documentary photographer, journalist, founder of the photography department at the only independent Belarusian TV station Belsat and originator of the “New Home” project – a project in which photography and art therapy came together to help children and young people from Belarus and Ukraine, forced to emigrate, go through this experience and tell about it through photography. Julia believes that photography, with its ability to observe and analyze what is going on around them, becomes an ideal tool to help them deal with their emotions, to focus on their condition in this situation. And this is exactly what the photographer intends to inspire the participants to do during the photographic part of the “New Home #Lodz” workshop.

Organizers: Urban Activity Factory, Fotofestiwal – International Festival of Photography in Lodz, Humanosh Foundation
Partner: Lodz Multicultural Center and New Home Project