Mission
THE WESTON COLLECTIVE IS WHERE ART, SCIENCE, MATH, AND TECHNOLOGY MEET THROUGH LEARNING PHOTOGRAPHY. FOUNDED IN 2004, THE WESTON COLLECTIVE (TWC) A 501(C)3 NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION IN MONTEREY COUNTY TEACHES AND EXHIBITS PHOTOGRAPHY AND EXPANDS STUDENTS ANALYTIC AND CREATIVE THINKING BY PUTTING CAMERAS INTO THEIR HANDS. TWC TEACHES ELEMENTARY THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL PHOTOGRAPHY CLASSES, HOLDS THE ANNUAL WESTON SCHOLARSHIP, OFFERS CLASSES AND OPEN DARKROOM HOURS TO ADULTS, AND HOSTS EXHIBITIONS AND ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCY PROGRAMS. TWC IS COMMITTED TO TEACHING ANALOG (FILM) AND DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY TO STUDENTS ON THE CENTRAL COAST OF CALIFORNIA (PRIMARILY MONTEREY COUNTY), REGARDLESS OF AGE, DISABILITIES, SOCIOECONOMICS, DEMOGRAPHICS, RACE, OR SEXUAL IDENTIFICATION.