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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Richard Avedon: Among Creatives (at Phoenix Art Museum)
Richard Avedon: Among Creatives (at Phoenix Art Museum)
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).
MFA Thesis Show
MFA Thesis Show
April 23, 2025 - May 16, 2025 All Day Event
Carrying on a tradition that began in 1970, graduate students from the University of Arizona School of Art will present their work in the 2025 MFA Thesis Exhibition.
Funny Business: Photography and Humor
Funny Business: Photography and Humor
June 14, 2025 - January 4, 2026 All Day Event
Spanning nearly the entire history of the medium, Funny Business: Photography and Humor offers a compelling view into the ways artists have utilized visual humor not only to provoke laughter and delight, but also as a means of resistance, an antidote to the heaviness of...