CREATIVE SERIES: The Big Camera: Anna Atkins Cyanotype Pop-Up Event
Sat, Mar 15
|Ijams Nature Center
Join The Big Camera at Ijams on March 15 to celebrate one of the first female photographers, Anna Atkins, and make your own cyanotype print!
Time & Location
Mar 15, 2025, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave, Knoxville, TN 37920, USA
About the Event
Join Ijams Nature Center and The Big Camera on March 15 from 12-2 pm in a creative celebration to honor one of the first female photographers, Anna Atkins.
In the early days of photography, Anna Atkins was an English botanist who made Cyanotypes to document her botanical collections and created one of the first illustrated books. She is considered to be the first female photographer. Her books are in the British Museum and collections around the world.
The cyanotype process uses the sun and a combination of light sensitive salts to make a print. As part of this Creative Series event, you will learn to make a cyanotype print using local botanicals, feathers, and lace and you will learn more about this amazing woman.
The community event is free but registration is required. All ages are welcome.