Inside a CAMERA OBSCURA: The Original immersive experience, 3 DAYS ONLY

Inside a CAMERA OBSCURA: Join photographers as new meets old at an immersive art experience!

Step into the fascinating world of a CAMERA OBSCURA at City Tavern. Immerse yourself in the magic of photography as we blend modern techniques with traditional artistry. Meet fellow photographers, share tips, and explore the creative possibilities together. Don't miss out on this unique opportunity to see the world through a different lens!

Enter a darkened room that acts as the inside a camera itself or what it would feel like to be an eye as people and activites in the street outside are projected via a small lens onto historic walls, ceiling and floor. The surreal projected image is flipped upside-down and inverted.

Ticket includes:

1. Entrance into the Members-Only City Tavern
2. The Camera Obscura experience with photographers attending
3. Accompanying exhibition on the Camera Obscura

You can arrive at any time during the first hour of the time slot - we advise you to allow at least 45 minutes for the visit.

Please look at other ticket options for this event in our Eventbrite collection:

• Friday June 28th at 6pm tickets includes a drink at the old tavern bar
• Saturday June 29th at 1pm tickets with a delicious teatime meal
• Saturday June 29th at 6pm includes a drink at the old tavern bar
• Sunday June 30th Cameraless Photography Workshop - 3-5pm

Photographers:

Mark Zimmerman: photographer and artist, currently serving as a photography professor at the University of Central Oklahoma (UCO) in Edmond, Oklahoma. He has worked as a chief photographer for the Edmond Sun and as a freelance photojournalist for the Associated Press, Tulsa World, Los Angeles Times, USA Today, and Getty Images. Mark's work has been exhibited in galleries nationwide, including the SOHO Photo Gallery in New York City and the Oklahoma State Capitol. Recently, he was granted funding from the National Endowment for the Arts for a camera obscura installation in Tulsa's Historical Greenwood District in 2023.

Nancy Breslin: Nancy Breslin is a Washington, DC based artist who specializes in photographs taken with pinhole and toy cameras. She has exhibited widely and taught at the University of Delaware and George Washington University. She has a popular "Five Minute Introduction to Pinhole Photography" on Youtube, and a timelapse of the camera obscura she installed in her apartment gathered almost 2 million views on Tiktok. www.nancybreslin.com.

Curated by Deirdre Evans-Pritchard who describes herself as a translator between cultures, mediums and creative spaces. She ireserches visual literacy, is developing an interactive exhibition on Civilization and the Screen and writing a book Proto-Cinema and Plato's Cave. She is Executive Director and Programmer of the DC Independent Film Festival and a Senior Fulbright Scholar in Communications to Lebanon, with teaching experience across the globe.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

City Tavern, 3206 M Street Northwest, Washington, United States