MOCA Makers: Photographic Blueprints with Anna Goraczko
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Join Miami-based artist Anna Goraczko for an immersive exploration of the historical cyanotype process, where sunlight transforms ordinary objects into striking blue prints. This MOCA Makers workshop, Photographic Blueprints with Anna Goraczko, takes place Saturday, March 8 at the Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami.
Participants will discover the camera-less photographic technique of cyanotypes—the same process explored by MOCA exhibiting artist Andrea Chung. The hands-on workshop guides attendees through each step of creating their own photographic blueprints, from preparing specialized paper to capturing impressions using plant materials, found objects and film negatives.
All necessary materials will be provided for this creative experience, though participants are welcome to bring personal items to incorporate into their unique blueprints.
Anna Goraczko is a Miami-based artist specializing in cyanotype techniques that produce ethereal, dreamlike images and installations. Her work explores themes of family history, body positivity and spiritual connection through the creative use of found objects, digital photography and the human form. After spending nearly a decade in Chicago, Goraczko returned to South Florida, where her art has increasingly focused on documenting place and memory connected to her hometown roots.
Goraczko holds both a BFA in Art (2008) and an MFA in Visual Arts (2020) from Florida International University. Her work has been featured in solo exhibitions including Holding Onto My City (2024) at Garden Title in North Miami and at The Frank Gallery in Pembroke Pines (2023). She has participated in notable group exhibitions such as Mama, G-Ma, and Nana (2023) at Miami Beach Urban Studios and the Florida Biennial (2022) at Art and Culture Center in Hollywood, Florida. A recipient of the Barbara Deming Memorial Fund Grant (2024) and the Hypatia-in-the-Woods Solo Artist Residency (2022), Goraczko's work is part of the permanent collection at Frost Art Museum in Miami. She currently serves as an Artist-in-Residence at Deering Estate in Miami.