Studio Time with Kelli Connell with Special Guests Carolyn Drake, Rahim Fortune and Laura Larson

Jump start your 2026 studio practice with Kelli Connell and special guests Carolyn Drake, Rahim Fortune and Laura Larson. STUDIO TIME is an opportunity to do solitary work in community with other photographers, artists and writers. Whether you are editing images, printing new work, researching ideas for your next project or writing a text for a photobook, memoir, or poetry collection, this online space offers accountability, support and strategies for meeting your goals. 

Artists at all levels of their studio practice are welcome to join. This accountability club incorporates goal setting, writing prompts, dedicated studio time, sharing and reflection, and the opportunity to learn about the studio practice of working artists, photographers and writers.

The group will meet for 2 hours/day, 4 days/week, for three weeks (12 sessions total). During each Thursday session, we will be joined by the following special guests: Carolyn Drake on 2/5, Rahim Fortune on 2/12 and Laura Larson on 2/19.

Daily Schedule

9 AM CT: Log-in, hellos

9:05 AM: Writing prompt based on studio practice 

9:15 AM: Cameras off

10:30 AM: Cameras on, work share, inspiration 

11 AM CT: Adjourn

About the Instructor

Kelli Connell’s work investigates sexuality, gender, identity and photographer / sitter relationships. Her work is in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the J Paul Getty Museum among others. Recent publications include Kelli Connell: Pictures for Charis (Aperture & Center for Creative Photography), PhotoWork: Forty Photographers on Process and Practice (Aperture) and the monograph Kelli Connell: Double Life (DECODE Books). Connell has received fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, MacDowell, and The Center for Creative Photography.

Dates: February 2nd – 19th, Mondays – Thursdays
Time: 9:00 – 11:00 AM CT
Cost: $295 Members | $345 Non-Members | $195 Students
Location: Online via Zoom