Create your own cyanotype tapestry using photographs, found objects, and natural materials. Participants will experiment with this early photographic printing process while creating layered works on fabric and paper that draw from their own experiences. Inspired by the themes explored in Roll Call: Two Hundred Years of Black American Art, the workshop encourages participants to consider how art can preserve personal histories and connect individual experiences to broader community narratives. No prior experience is necessary.

All materials will be provided. Participants are encouraged to bring dried flowers, leaves, or other small found objects to incorporate into their cyanotype prints. Additional details, including how to submit a personal photograph for use during the workshop, will be shared with registered participants prior to the event.

Artist Bio

Jillian Marie Browning (she/they) is an interdisciplinary artist whose work explores feminism, identity, and the contemporary Black experience through photography, printmaking, and alternative photographic processes. Their work has been exhibited nationally and is held in the permanent collections of the Center for Photography at Woodstock, the Southeast Museum of Photography, and the David C. Driskell Center for the Study of Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora. Browning earned a Bachelor of Science in Photography from the University of Central Florida and an MFA in Studio Art from Florida State University. They are currently Assistant Professor of Photography at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

We are introducing fees for select programs to help sustain meaningful art experiences at the BMA. Your participation directly supports the arts and helps keep our programs thriving and accessible.

Members receive 10% off. For additional questions, please contact [email protected] or 205.254.2389.