Studio 678

Studio 678 is a free after-school photography and writing program for 6th, 7th, and 8th-grade students who attend school within the Rochester City School District. During this 30-session program, students will learn how to use a 35mm FILM camera, go on field trips to take photographs in the community, write poems and short stories based on their experiences and photographs, publish a collaborative book of photography and writing, and exhibit their photographs at locations including the George Eastman Museum’s Gallery Obscura and City Hall’s Link Gallery.

The six goals of Photo Club are to:

• Empower youth to express their vision and voice through photography and writing.

• Enable youth to build life skills such as self-confidence, perseverance, and problem-solving.

• Encourage youth to connect with the community via field trips to historical, cultural, college, urban/rural, and other settings.

• Enhance knowledge of core school subjects such as Science, Technology, English, Arts, and Math.

• Energize youth to work together in teams.

• Establish mentoring relationships with youth.

The program runs from September through April.

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Deadline is September 1, 2026. Questions? Please contact Program Coordinator Markus Essien at messien@flowercityarts.org.