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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.

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). 

Join us for Louis Carlos Bernal: Retrospectivita, a month-long pop-up exhibition at Light Art Space in Silver City, New Mexico. 

Elizabeth Ferrer, guest curator for Louis Carlos Bernal: Retrospectiva, will present a book talk on Louis Carlos Bernal: Monografía during the 2025 Tucson Festival of Books. Becky Senf, Center for Creative Photography's Chief Curator, will moderate the discussion.  

Join us for an engaging panel discussion celebrating the rich and diverse arts and culture of Southern Arizona. This dynamic conversation will bring together esteemed artists, cultural leaders, and creative changemakers who are shaping the region’s artistic identity.

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.

In Pictures for Charis, American photographer Kelli Connell reconsiders the relationship between writer Charis (pronounced CARE-iss) Wilson and photographer Edward Weston through a close examination of Wilson’s prose and Weston’s iconic photographs.