Opening of the Westside Darkroom & The Darkroom Chicago’s 2nd Anniversary

To celebrate The Darkroom Chicago’s second anniversary, we’re opening The Darkroom Chicago Foundation’s first office and the Westside Darkroom in North Lawndale. Whether you’ve developed film with us before or have never set foot in a darkroom, we’d love to show you around.

Take a guided tour of the new space, catch a live set by Moyana, and enjoy light bites, a wine bar, and non-alcoholic refreshments. Select ticket and donation tiers include heirloom tintype portraits by Dagnabbit Studios, made by hand on metal. Sittings are limited.

What we raise at the opening will help keep the (red) lights on and give more people a chance to work with film. Your support can cover a workshop seat for a young person or elder, bring a photography workshop to a Chicago classroom, or help fund a workshop series behind walls.

Get a ticket to celebrate with us on the West Side, or give what you can to support the work.

Info: Join us for light bites, a wine bar, and non-alcoholic refreshments.

Info: Tour The Darkroom Chicago Foundation’s first office and the Westside Darkroom.

Info: Hear how The Darkroom Chicago Foundation began and what’s ahead as we open our first office and celebrate The Darkroom Chicago’s second anniversary.

Info: Guests are invited to share a memory, a few words about what The Darkroom Chicago has meant to them, or a hope for what comes next.

Info: Gather for a live set by Moyana as we celebrate two years of The Darkroom Chicago and the opening of our Westside home.

Info: Catch up with friends, meet someone new, and enjoy light bites, the wine bar, and non-alcoholic refreshments.

Info: Join us for one last walk through the Foundation office and Westside Darkroom.

Info: Select ticket and donation tiers include a handmade tintype portrait by Dagnabbit Studios. Receive your wristband at check-in. Sittings are limited and first come, first served.

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