The Irvine Fine Arts Center staff is proud of our comprehensive photography lab. Professional and amateur photographers from all over Orange County come to use the facility to process and print their fine art photography. Classes are offered in beginning and intermediate photography and darkroom processes, as well as workshops in special techniques. Processing and printing skills are basic and integral to the production of fine art quality images. Many artists are combining their darkroom skills with digital media to produce amazing results.
Photograph by Alastair Worden
The Fine Arts Center’s photography lab features group and individual darkrooms with complete black-and-white setups. Standard black-and-white chemistry is provided. Enlargers accommodate 35mm, 2-1/4 and 4x5 inch negatives. The lab also features a film processing/ finishing room with film dryer, print washer, print dryer, and dry mount press. Interested darkroom patrons are required to pass a simple quiz before purchasing passes to use the darkroom. Minimum age is 16 years old. Darkroom users under the age of 18 will require a signed parent permission form to work in the darkroom. Open Studio Passes are available for purchase at the Fine Arts Center. For more information call (949) 724-6880.
Photograph by Alastair Worden
Has it been a long time since you have worked in a darkroom? Do you want to reacquaint yourself with film processing and printing so that you can use the Fine Arts Center’s darkroom? Our Darkroom Refresher Class is your ticket to getting back into the darkroom. This one-evening class covers processing black-and-white film, making contact sheets and enlargements, dry-mounting, and more. After you complete this class, you can also qualify to use the IFAC darkroom during Open Studio times. This class is for ages 18 and older. Register for this class at www.IrvineQuickReg.orgor by clicking on any IrvineQuickReg link. The darkroom is open Monday-Thursday and Saturdays. Closed Fridays, Sundays, and holidays.
Has it been a long time since you have worked in a darkroom? Do you want to reacquaint yourself with film processing and printing so that you can use the Fine Arts Center’s darkroom? Our Darkroom Refresher Class is your ticket to getting back into the darkroom. This one-evening class covers processing black-and-white film, making contact sheets and enlargements, dry-mounting, and more. After you complete this class, you can also qualify to use the IFAC darkroom during Open Studio times. This class is for ages 18 and older. Register for this class at 
