Guest school : Institut d’Estudis fotogràfics de Catalunya

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The Institute of photographic studies in Catalonia -IEFC, Barcelona, Spain, is a non-profit cultural organization founded in 1972. The main ideas are the promotion and circulation of photography from every angle wishing to offer it as public utility. The IEFC is made up of three departments. First, the photography school offers a professional training and a four-year program  that exists since 1980 – including general classes about artistic creation and speciaalized courses. Then, the cultural activities department organizes exhibitions and lectures with famous artists or new photographers and publishes catalogues. Finally, the communication department is responsible of both a public library specialized in photography and a picture collection where ancient negatives are stored.