Turning 50 deserves a party! In 2025, the Center of Creative Photography (CCP) celebrates five decades of collecting with an exhibition of more than 100 photographs and archival objects drawn from its vast holdings. Picture Party brings these items together in ways that create visual “conversations” across time and place – and that also welcomes you, the viewer, into dialogue with the many ways artists have used photography, from the earliest days of the medium to today. Come join the party and discover how students, scholars, artists, and visitors gain new ideas, insights, and inspiration from the CCP’s unparalleled collection.
Picture Party: Celebrating the Collection at 50
Barbara Bosworth, Christmas Solar Eclipse in My Father's Hands, Sanibel, 2000, Gift of the artist. © Barbara Bosworth
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Louis Carlos Bernal: Retrospectiva
Louis Carlos Bernal: Retrospectiva
September 14, 2024 - March 15, 2025 All Day Event
Louis Carlos Bernal: Retrospectiva presents some 125 photographs by the pioneering Chicanx photographer active in the 1970s and 1980s, focusing on his moving portrayals of Mexican American people living in the barrios of Tucson and throughout the Southwest.
Richard Avedon: Among Creatives
Richard Avedon: Among Creatives
December 6, 2024 - May 25, 2025 All Day Event
Featuring more than 50 works from the collection of the Center for Creative Photography (CCP), Richard Avedon: Among Creatives presents the work of legendary American photographer Richard Avedon (1923-2004).
Louis Carlos Bernal: Retrospectiva at Light Art Space
Louis Carlos Bernal: Retrospectiva at Light Art Space
March 1, 2025 - March 15, 2025 All Day Event
Join us for Louis Carlos Bernal: Retrospectivita, a two-week pop-up exhibition at Light Art Space in Silver City, New Mexico.