REGISTRATION

Workshops are scheduled in advance for the Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter. Please check our Online Learning and In-Person Workshop pages for updates on ongoing and upcoming classes.

Detailed workshop descriptions and material fees can be found for each workshop or class. We recommend that you read through these descriptions carefully before registering. Please contact us should you have any questions.

Please note that most workshops are for learning a photographic process, not building an artwork portfolio.

Penumbra Foundation accepts all major credit cards. Students must pay in full at the time of registration. Penumbra Foundation does not guarantee placement in a workshop until payment is received.

WAIT LIST

If your desired workshop is full, you can contact us and request to be added to the wait-list in the event a spot opens up. Please email your request to Griffin@penumbrafoundation.org and include your contact details (name, phone, and email address) and the title of the workshop you are interested in. Wait-list priority is given on a first-come, first-served basis.

CANCELATIONS AND WITHDRAWALS

In the event a student must withdraw from a workshop before and up to 14 days prior to the workshop start date, the student will receive a 90% refund. Similarly, students who wish to switch from one class to another prior to 14 days of the start date, will be able to transfer 90% of their already paid tuition.

In the event a student must withdraw from a workshop within 14 days and outside of 72 hours prior to the start of the workshop, the student will receive a 50% refund. The same 50% refund is applied for those wishing to switch classes.

A withdrawal made within 72 hours of a class will NOT be entitled to any refund.

Please provide us with as much advance notice as possible for consideration. Beyond this, Penumbra Foundation cannot be held responsible for any cancelations outside of Penumbra Foundation’s control.

Unless otherwise stated, classes need a minimum of three students to run. In the off chance that a class is canceled due to low enrollment, you will be refunded 100% of your tuition. The decision to cancel a class based on low registration will be made one week before the first workshop date. In the event of such a cancelation due to low enrollment, 100% of tuition costs can also be transferred to other classes or workshops.

Penumbra Foundation is not responsible for any non-refundable travel costs (such as airfare, train tickets or accommodation costs). If you are traveling long distances or from out of state, we advise you to consider purchasing travel insurance as workshops may be canceled or postponed due to low registration or other unforeseen circumstances.

WORKSHOP MATERIALS

Any work created by workshop participants that is not taken home at the time of the workshop will be available for pickup on an appointment basis after the time of the workshop.

If you need to retrieve prints from the Penumbra Foundation facilities, please call 917-288-0343 to make an appointment to pick up your images.

Any images left at Penumbra Foundation for over 30 days can and will be discarded at Penumbra’s discretion.

WORKSHOP ABSENCES

Due to the intensive nature of our workshops, we cannot offer makeup sessions outside of workshop time or in future workshops. Instructors are not required to bring students up to date during scheduled workshop time for missed days or lateness.

Refunds will not be given for absences or no shows. *This includes any illness or absence related to Covid 19.

If you have any questions, please give us a call or send an email to Griffin@penumbrafoundation.org

NON-HARASSMENT & SEXUAL HARASSMENT POLICIES

Penumbra Foundation is an educational institution, and violation of this policy in our programs will not be tolerated on the part of the Instructor, Teaching Assistant, Intern, participant, or any third party. Harassment of any kind in Penumbra Foundation programs may result in immediate removal from programs without refund of payments rendered. Conduct that will result in removal from Penumbra Foundation programs includes, but is not limited to, harassment based on age, race, color, creed, military status, national origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, as well as sexual harassment, which includes, but is not limited to, unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and/or verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature including but not limited to sexually-related drawings, pictures, jokes, teasing, e-mails, text messages, uninvited touching, or other sexually-related comments. The conduct prohibited by this policy includes conduct in any form including but not limited to e-mail, voicemail, chat rooms, Internet use or history, text messages, pictures, images, writings, words, or gestures.

If any participant in a Penumbra Foundation program believes there has been a violation of these policies, they should notify the Instructor or Teaching Assistant of their workshop immediately. If no action is taken, or the action taken is deemed insufficient by the participant, the participant should remove themselves from the situation, and contact the Workshop Coordinator at (917) 288-0343, molly@penumbrafoundation.org or in person at 36 East 30th Street, New York, NY 10016, and the complaint will be investigated and you will be contacted regarding your complaint.

LIABILITY WAIVER

I understand that by participating in a workshop:

¥ I agree to take on full responsibility for any damage, loss or theft incurred to personal property that I bring into Penumbra Foundation.

¥ I understand that all storage of personal property, either brought in from the outside or created at Penumbra Foundation is my exclusive responsibility.

¥ I agree to take on full responsibility for any injuries, risks, damages, known or unknown for bodily and/or personal property that I may sustain as a result of participating in a workshop or use of equipment owned by Penumbra Foundation and its facilities.

¥ I agree I am voluntarily participating in these workshops and assume all risks. I hereby release Penumbra Foundation, its employees, staff, instructors, volunteers, owners, and representatives, as well as, all facilities where these activities occur for any claim that I, my heirs, or legal representatives may have for any damage, damages, injuries, known or unknown, incurred bodily and/or/to personal property.