FotoFest schedules student tours and artist visits for every one of its exhibitions, both during and between the Biennials. During FOTOFEST2008, over 800 Houston-area students visited the Biennial exhibits throughout the festival. The theme of this year’s FotoFest Biennial is Contemporary U.S. Photography. FotoFest has invited five curators to put together the four primary exhibitions that represent unique perspectives on this theme. To read more about the exhibitions, click here.

School Tours

• FotoFest will provide a trained docent tour guide to walk you and your students through the exhibition, pointing out highlights and providing platforms for discussion.

• Your tour includes a copy of the first lesson of the FotoFest 2010 Biennial curriculum My United States, which provides an overview of the four primary FotoFest exhibitions as a step-by-step guide for “reading” photographs.

• The LTP office can help you plan your trip down to the minute, making sure that you don’t miss any of the must-see exhibitions along the way. We will even help you find a place for lunch!

Artist or Curator Visits

• FotoFest will work with your schedule to arrange for an artist or curator to visit your classroom.

• Artist/curator visits can be small and informal group discussions or formal presentations for groups of 100 or more.

• FotoFest will provide transportation for the artist or curator.

To see a sample of the introduction and first lesson of the My United States Fotofest 2010 Biennial Curriculum, click here.

Fifty 11th and 12th grade students from the Humble High School's International Baccalaureate (IB) program, accompanied by art instructor Amanda Petree, reflected upon and interacted with the works of the eight exhibiting artists. 

Student responses to the exhibition show the success of Ms. Petree’s efforts to promote critical thought and re-conceptualization of art.  One young woman noted that, “…you don’t have to use a canvas to make something great…,” while another student offered, “…art can be in any form.”

Tour Image Galleries

Join Literacy Through Photography (LTP) on Sunday, May 9, 2010, 2-4pm at FotoFest, for a celebration of writing and photography by LTP students, readings by student writers, and free family portraits in our green-screen photo booth. 

There is plenty of free parking, For directions to FotoFest click here for a map or email LTP@FotoFest.org

FotoFest’s annual FotoFence exhibition offers LTP elementary, middle and high school students the opportunity to professionally display their writing and photography to fellow students, teachers, families, school officials and the general public.

Over 500 student posters and essays from the 2009-2010 school year are being exhibited. Students’ stories and photographs address experiences in their own lives, their communities, their families and dreams as well as social issues, such as climate change, animal rights and teen pregnancy.  Participating schools include exemplary charter schools, inner-city schools and college preparatory schools.

The 2009-2010 LTP program is working with 31 Houston-area schools. With LTP, FotoFest has a number of special partnerships who are working on speacial projects. Project includes a series of writing, visual and performing arts activities. The entire second and fifth grade classes and teachers are completing these projects using LTP. 

FotoFun 2010
A Valentine for the Earth
Benefiting Literacy through Photography

Saturday, February 6, 2010, 1-4 pm

FotoFest Headquarters
1113 Vine Street
Houston, TX 77006
713-223-5522 ext. 12

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FotoFun 2009
FotoSynthesis—See and Be Green!
Benefiting Literacy through Photography

Saturday, February 28, 2009, 1-4 pm

FotoFest Headquarters
1113 Vine Street
Houston, TX 77006
713-223-5522 ext. 12

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