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ATA Offers Exhibiting Picture Postcards Workshop, Feb 6-20
The American Topical Association will offer a three-session, how-to workshop on exhibiting picture postcards in February. The weekly workshop will be held consecutive Mondays on 
February 6, 13 and 20 beginning at 7 p.m. Eastern Time via Zoom.
The first workshop session, entitled “Why Postcards Matter,” covers a history of early 20th century postcards and why they are an important part of philately worthy of study.
Session number two, “Steps to Telling Your Story,” discusses non-philatelic story lines in the exhibiting process with details about fashioning the exhibit’s title and introduction. Tips for creating a plan for organizing the exhibit will also be presented in the second session.
Session three is called “Resources for Collecting and Documenting Your Postcards.” This session details documentation of picture postcard history and offers a look at resources for information to provide descriptions of the postcards selected for an exhibit. Tips for making observations about the postcards in the exhibit round out the final session.
Course participants will receive quick reference guides, a useful digital book on real photo postcards, and an extensive bibliography to assist in creating, researching and constructing a picture postcard exhibit.
Workshop instructor is ATA President Dawn Hamman [left], a multi-award-winning postcard exhibitor who has earned gold and large gold awards for her postcard exhibits. Hamman’s winning exhibits include The Jewel City—Picture Postcards of the Panama Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, 1915; The Life and Legacy of Abraham Lincoln; A Day at Ocean Beach; and He Built a Business Empire With Ostrich Feathers.
The workshop series costs $25 for ATA members and $45 for non-members. If non-member participants choose to join ATA at the time they register for the workshop, the cost for both the workshop and annual membership is $60 for US residents and $70 for international residents, which are discounted rates. Registration is quick and easy on the ATA website. Go to americantopical.org and click on the Events tab to find the workshop listing.
