Webinars

Our monthly online webinars showcase a range of voices from across our community, featuring engaging presentations by artists, photographers, archivists, and historians. Each event offers a unique opportunity to explore creative practices, uncover historical insights, and gain new perspectives on railroad imagery and archival practice.

Kevin Keefe, former Trains magazine editor and vice president-editorial for Kalmbach, speaks at the May 16 reception for “The Kalmbach Art Collection: Pairing Words and Imagery.”
  • Member Exclusive: Behind-the-Scenes with the Steinheimer Collection

    Member Exclusive: Behind-the-Scenes with the Steinheimer Collection

    [three_fifth] Tuesday, August 2, 2022 7:00 p.m. (U.S. Central Time), on Zoom Registration closes on Monday, August 1 at 4:30 p.m. (CST) Registration Closed CRP&A members can request the recording link at info@railphoto-art.org    Member Exclusive: In appreciation for the generous support of our members, join us for a behind-the-scenes look at the Richard Steinheimer Collection…

  • Behind the Photographs of O. Winston Link – Thomas Garver

    Behind the Photographs of O. Winston Link – Thomas Garver

    [three_fifth] Monday, July 18, 2022 7:00 p.m. (U.S. Central Time), on Zoom Registration closes on Sunday, July 17 at 4:30 p.m. (CST) Now Available on YouTube Thomas Garver, the former assistant/agent of Link and the founding curator of the O. Winston Link Museum, will present Behind the Photographs of O. Winston Link. Garver will discuss…

  • Railroad Landscapes – John Sanderson

    Railroad Landscapes – John Sanderson

    [three_fifth] Tuesday, June 28, 2022 7:00 p.m. (U.S. Central Time), on Zoom Registration closes on Monday, June 27 at 4:30 p.m. (CST) Now Available on YouTube John Sanderson will discuss the origins and progress of his on-going photographic series titled Railroad Landscapes. This project explores the territory adjacent to America’s railways using large format film cameras. An ongoing project…

  • The Art of Railroading from the Grohmann Museum Collection

    The Art of Railroading from the Grohmann Museum Collection

    [three_fifth] Tuesday, March 1, 2022 7:00 p.m. (U.S. Central Time), on Zoom Registration closes on Monday, February 28 at 4:30 p.m. (CST) Now Available on YouTube James Kieselburg, director of the Grohmann Museum at the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) will share a survey of railroad images, including prints, photographs, paintings, and sculpture, from the museum’s collection.…

  • Postcards from my Seventy-Two Year Vacation – A Conversation with Mitch Markovitz

    Postcards from my Seventy-Two Year Vacation – A Conversation with Mitch Markovitz

    [three_fifth] Tuesday, February 8, 2022 7:00 p.m. (U.S. Central Time), on Zoom Registration closes on Monday, February 7 at 4:30 p.m. (CDT) Now Available on YouTube Painter Mitch Markovitz will discuss his lifelong love of railroad art from his earliest memories of visiting the Illinois Central’s Grand Crossing station with his mother to running trains by the…

  • David P. Morgan’s Milwaukee, presented by Kevin P. Keefe

    David P. Morgan’s Milwaukee, presented by Kevin P. Keefe

    [three_fifth] Tuesday, December 7, 2021 7:00 p.m. (U.S. Central Time), on Zoom Registration closes on Monday, December 6 at 4:30 p.m. (CDT) Now Available on YouTube In a program centered around the late 1940s through the early 1960s, we take a tour of the Milwaukee area as famed Trains Magazine Editor David P. Morgan might have experienced it, from the…

  • Above, Aboard, and Beyond: Unique Perspectives by Rail

    Above, Aboard, and Beyond: Unique Perspectives by Rail

    [three_fifth] Saturday, November 13, 2021, 11:00 am – 2:00 pm (U.S. Central Time) Join the CRP&A for an upcoming weekend event on Zoom featuring three fantastic photographers exploring unique perspectives by rail. Download the program HERE Jennifer Al-Beik Finding My Track: Rail Photography as a Creative Outlet Jennifer Al-Beik shares perspectives as a newcomer to…

  • Railroaders: Jack Delano’s Homefront Photography, presented by Bon French

    Railroaders: Jack Delano’s Homefront Photography, presented by Bon French

    [three_fifth] Tuesday, October 5, 2021 7:00 p.m. (U.S. Central Time), on Zoom Registration closes on Monday, October 4 at 4:30 p.m. (CDT) Now Available on YouTube Railroaders: Jack Delano’s Homefront Photography, demonstrates that the railroad industry—like ethnic, religious, and neighborhood enclaves—fostered its own communities and networks. Through the stories of the lives of the men and women…

  • The Railroad and the Art of Place: An Anthology, panel discussion

    [three_fifth] Wednesday, September 15, 2021 7:00 p.m. (U.S. Central Time), on Zoom Registration closes on Tuesday, September 14 at 4:30 p.m. (CDT) Now Available on YouTube The Center for Railroad Photography and Art’s upcoming publication, The Railroad and the Art of Place: An Anthology, was made possible by the collaborative efforts of a team of thirty contemporary and…

  • Amtrak’s Evolving Image

    Amtrak’s Evolving Image

    [three_fifth] Wednesday, August 25, 2021 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. (U.S. Central Time), on Zoom Registration closes on Tuesday, August 24 at 4:30 p.m. (CT) Now Available on YouTube Amtrak Brand Communications Manager Matt Donnelly joins the Center for Railroad Photography & Art to discuss the development of Amtrak’s brand over the last 50 years. Donnelly…