All Past Events

5 p.m. July 20, 2021 to 5 p.m. Jan. 1, 2022

This retrospective exhibition will survey the career of Marion Palfi (1907–1978), who produced one of the most important visual documents of American injustice of the twentieth century.

4 p.m. June 24, 2021

In a historical moment when photography is increasingly central to the way we see and experience the world around us, the Center for Creative Photography welcomes you to reflect with us about Why Photography? In this virtual program, CCP poses this single, fundamental question to members of the photographic community, to explore how photography participates in the expression of who we are.

5 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. May 18, 2021

Members, join us for this new monthly CCP member series that will ask CCP Curators to explore one image from their essays written for the Center's current virtual exhibition Finding Meaning: An Offering of Photographs for an Uncertain Time.

6 p.m. April 29, 2021

19th and 20th-century painters, photographers, filmmakers, and geographers created many different methods to represent city life and the everyday.  In the 21st century, artists and scientists introduced additional approaches using new types of urban data and sensors (e.g., social media posts, sensor networks, satellite imagery, etc.). Manovich will sketch the evolution of city representation from the 19th century until today and discuss a number of important projects created in the last 15 years.

4:01 p.m. Tuesday

Join us on Zoom for a conversation with Associate Curator for Academic and Public Programs, Dr. Meg Jackson Fox, and CCP Director and Associate Vice President for the Arts, Anne Breckenridge Barrett. They will discuss the creation of the department in alignment with the CCP strategic action plan, and the critical role and philosophy behind education and engagement activities at the Center.

4 p.m. March 31, 2021

Join us on Zoom for a conversation with Chief Curator, Dr. Rebecca Senf, and CCP Director and Associate Vice President for the Arts, Anne Breckenridge Barrett. They will build on last year’s collecting plan discussion and share insights on the fine print and archive acquisition process.

5:30 p.m. March 25, 2021

McKnight and Sands will discuss the legacy of acclaimed twentieth-century photographer Frederick Sommer and McKnight’s long-standing interest in Sommer’s life and work. The conversation will look at works by both artists and explore a range of overlapping themes and intersections, including: desert modernism, landscape, influence, education, the erotics of formalism, surrealism, sexuality, and the body. There will be a live Q&A at the end of the program where audience members will have an opportunity to contribute questions. 

4 p.m. Feb. 22, 2021

Join us on Zoom for a conversation with Vice President for the Arts and Dean of the College of Fine Arts, Andy Schulz, and CCP Director and Associate Vice President for the Arts, Anne Breckenridge Barrett, as they share some of their takeaways from 2020 and highlight what’s ahead for CCP and Arizona Arts in 2021.

5 p.m. Jan. 13, 2021 to 6 p.m. April 14, 2021

We are thrilled to share with you that we will be hosting a web-based series of wellness sessions hosted by Regina Armenta of Yoga Is Art. This series will focus on breathing techniques for relaxation, gentle movements in the body to increase blood flow and healing, and a guided mediation to promote mental stability in a time of uncertainty.

5 p.m. Dec. 17, 2020 to 5 p.m. May 21, 2021

Photojournalism and now citizen photojournalism, too, are forces in shaping public opinion, discourse, policy and history. That’s why we are purposely conducting a study of photojournalism at this—our—historical junction in 2020.

5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Dec. 16, 2020

We are thrilled to share with you that we will be hosting a web-based series of wellness sessions hosted by Regina Armenta of Yoga Is Art. This series will focus on breathing techniques for relaxation, gentle movements in the body to increase blood flow and healing, and a guided mediation to promote mental stability in a time of uncertainty.

2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 8, 2020

5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Nov. 18, 2020

5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Nov. 17, 2020

The Center for Creative Photography in partnership with the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Arizona is digitally convening photographer Susan Meiselas and anthropologist Dr. Ruken Sengul on November 17th at 5pm Arizona Time. The conversation will focus on their respective work about the stories, memories and diasporas of Kurdish peoples.

4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 13, 2020

5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Nov. 10, 2020

5 p.m. Oct. 28, 2020 to 5 p.m. May 30, 2021

Photographs can support the journey through our diverse experiences of processing, loss, and healing; we all react and respond to images differently, based on our own life perspectives. In this exhibition the Center shares a range of photographs to encourage investigation, reflection, and restoration as we explore ideas central to this historical moment.

5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Oct. 15, 2020

Hear from photojournalist David Hume Kennerly in this in-depth conversation with CCP Director, Anne Breckenridge Barrett, on the challenging and timely topics of 2020, including the coverage of American campaigns, political leadership, and moments of crisis. Together they will reflect on the year since Kennerly's archive came to UArizona, and share selections from Kennerly's newest work to enter the collection.