On Saturday, May 1, 2010, at 10 am, a group of Collodion artists, called, The Collodion Collective, will gather at Kensal Green Cemetery in London, England, to celebrate the life and contributions of Frederick Scott Archer. They will unveil a headstone for Archer, open an exhibition of Collodion work in honour of Archer and demonstrate the Wet Plate Collodion process that Frederick Scott Archer invented.

The headstone, ceremony, and exhibition were paid for by selling, “The World Wet Plate Collodion Day” book and through private donations. The Collodion images that will be exhibited in the Dissenter’s Gallery will also be auctioned and the proceeds will go toward the event. There are 51 artists from 13 countries and three continents represented in the book. They all used Archer’s process to make art for “Wet Plate Collodion Day”, May 2, 2009 (www.wetplateday.org).

You can also have your portrait made (Black Glass Ambrotype) if you go here and sign up. There are only six appointments on May 1. All proceeds go toward Archer's plaque and event fees.

The ceremony will consist of a brief speech about Archer’s life and contributions to photography, an unveiling of the headstone on his grave, and a live Wet Plate Collodion demonstration. In addition to this, the exhibition in the Dissenters’ Gallery will feature 22 Collodion artists - some of the best from the book.

For more information about attending, please contact Quinn Jacobson (wetplate@gmail.com) or Carl Radford (carl@carls-gallery.co.uk).

Kensal Green Cemetery
Harrow Road
London W10 4RA, UK
Tel. +44 (0) 7904 495012
www.kensalgreen.co.uk