Archive Collective

(2013-2020)

Founded in 2013, Archive Collective provided opportunities for Kansas Citians to engage with photography by hosting group critiques, gallery visits, artist talks, local and traveling exhibitions, studio visits, books, zines, workshops, artwork documentation, online exhibitions, and meet-ups. Archive’s goal was to create fun and immersive ways to celebrate the democracy, versatility, and ever evolving critical discourse of photography and lens-based media, while simultaneously securing its place within a broader Kansas City arts community. Archive launched a publishing platform and residency program to connect photographers to resources, audiences and opportunities in 2017.

Archive functioned with the support of its community and by institutions and organizations including the Kansas City Art Institute, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Charlotte Street Foundation, Arts KC, The Drugstore, Front/Space, H&R Block Artspace, Kiosk Gallery, Trapp Gallery, Juice Box, 50/50 Gallery, Fort Gondo, University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas State University at Emporia, Holy Cow Market and Music, and many more.

By the time of the collective’s sunset in 2020, photographers and photography played a prominent role in the Kansas City arts scene.

Past members:

Megan Pobywajlo

Casey Holden

Max Wagner

Briana Bosworth

Forrest Frederick

Joshua Von Oehrke

Alec Logan Smith

Ben Hlavacek

Florentino Díaz

Nelson Pereira

Lucy Chouquette

Brittany Ficken