Photoland at The Evergreen State College

We are extending our open hours for the remainder of Winter quarter! We will now be open until 8:00pm on Wednesdays and will be open from 12:00pm – 6:00pm on Sundays; the full schedule of new Winter open hours are listed below. The last day open for this quarter will now be Sunday, March 19th, 2023 – we will reopen for Spring quarter with new hours on Monday, April 3rd, 2023. 

NEW EXTENDED HOURS

Monday: 12:00pm – 6:00pm 

Tuesday: 12:00pm – 6:00pm 

Wednesday: 12:00pm – 2:00pm & 4:00pm – 8:00pm 

*Closed for staff training Wednesday’s from 2:00pm – 4:00pm*

Thursday: 12:00pm – 6:00pm 

Friday: 12:00pm – 6:00pm 

Saturday: 12:00pm – 6:00pm 

Sunday: 12:00pm – 6:00pm

Photoland will be closed today, February 23rd, along with the rest of the Olympia campus due to snow. Please stay safe and warm at home today!

If you are interested in getting a proficiency in Photoland for processing black and white film or working in the black and white darkroom, please click here to see the dates available for Winter Quarter 2023. 

Hello! You may notice that our Digital Print Requests procedures have changed – please read the new instructions carefully and let us know if you have any questions. If you had placed a print request through our old form system, your request will still be printed and you will be contacted when it’s ready for pick up. If you have questions, give us a call or email us at photolandstaff@evergreen.edu. 

Welcome back for Winter quarter! We are back open as on Monday, January 9th 2023 – you can find our open hours below or on our current service hours page.  Our hours have shifted slightly from last quarter due to staffing shortages and may change again as the quarter progresses. As always, the lab is subject to sudden closure due to staffing shortages and COVID safety measures. If we do need to close suddenly, we will update the front page of our website.

Photoland Service Hours

Monday: 12:00pm – 6:00pm 

Tuesday: 12:00pm – 6:00pm 

Wednesday: 12:00pm – 2:00pm & 4:00pm – 6:00pm 

*Closed for staff training Wednesday’s from 2:00pm – 4:00pm*

Thursday: 12:00pm – 6:00pm 

Friday: 12:00pm – 6:00pm 

Saturday: 12:00pm – 6:00pm 

Sunday: CLOSED

Please email us with questions at: photolandstaff@evergreen.edu

Interested in learning how to process your 35mm black and white film and work in a darkroom? We are offering proficiencies again for all who are interested! Community members will have to purchase a daily or quarterly pass in order to participate in the proficiencies (see the “Community Member” tab for more details on that).

We will be having two sets of processing proficiencies during week 5 and two sets of darkroom proficiencies the following week. YOU MUST ATTEND A PROCESSING PROFICIENCY PRIOR TO ATTENDING A DARKROOM PROFICIENCY. There are only 6 spots in each session and sign up is first come, first serve. We will be holding more proficiency sessions in the future so if you miss this one or can’t attend during the dates below, there will be more chances!

You SHOULD NOT attend more than one processing proficiency or more than one darkroom proficiency. If you are still not feeling comfortable processing film or working in the darkroom after your session, please let the instructor know so that they can help you.

DATES FOR PROFICIENCY SESSIONS:

Session 3: 

Black and White Film Processing Proficiency – Friday, October 28th from 11:00am – 1:00pm

Black and White Darkroom Printing Proficiency – Friday, November 4th from 11:00am – 1:00pm

Session 4: 

Black and White Film Processing Proficiency  – Saturday, October 29th from 12:00pm – 2:00pm

Black and White Darkroom Printing Proficiency – Saturday, November 5th from 12:00pm – 2:00pm

To sign up for these sessions, please email us at photolandstaff@evergreen.edu or stop into Photoland during our open hours and we will get you signed up.

You will need to have a shot roll of 35mm black and white film with you for the film processing proficiency – Photoland carries a selection of black and white film in our photo store that is available to purchase during our open hours.

Were you an enrolled Evergreen Student between Spring quarter 2020 and end of Academic term in 2021? If so, please visit the “Pandemic Era Loss of Access” page of our website for more information on services that may be available for you.

Photoland will reopen its doors on Wednesday, September 28th, 2022. We will be open for all students, staff, faculty, AND community members ~ we can’t wait to have you all back in here!!! Please see the “Current Service Hours” page of our website for our updated hours and email us at photolandstaff@evergreen.edu with any questions.