All Past Events

6 p.m. March 26, 2020

This multi-part series runs on the following dates: March 19, March 26, April 9 and April 17.

6 p.m. March 26, 2020

6 p.m. March 19, 2020

This multi-part series will run on the following dates: March 19, March 26, April 9 and April 17.

9:30 a.m. March 14, 2020 to 5:30 p.m. March 15, 2020

Visit the Center for Creative Photography at Tucson Festival of Books! Chief Curator Rebecca Senf will give a talk on her new book, Making A Photographer: The Early Work of Ansel Adams on March 15 at 2:30pm as part of the presentation National Parks Experience: A Picture of Preservation, with Frank Ruggles and Jon Waterman. The Center will have a booth throughout the weekend with copies of Senf's book available for purchase.

2 a.m. March 14, 2020 to 2:30 p.m. Aug. 15, 2020

In the interest of the health and welfare of our patrons, staff, faculty, and students, the Center will be closed effective immediately until the end of semester. This includes our galleries as well as our programs, events, and research spaces. We believe this is a responsible and ethical step, and while it is disappointing to cancel events, we look forward to coming together again as a community when the time is right.

5 p.m. March 9, 2020 to 5 p.m. March 21, 2020

Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist David Hume Kennerly has documented momentous events and people including politicians, entertainment figures and a space shuttle liftoff. A pop-up exhibition of 25 of his prints are on display at Main Gate Square and inside the Tucson Marriott University Park hotel.

6 p.m. March 1, 2020 to 6 p.m. April 30, 2020

This multi-part series will run between March and April 2020: stay tuned for more details soon!

Noon to 4 p.m. Feb. 29, 2020

CCP's annual birthday celebration for Ansel Adams is back! Join us to celebrate the release of "Making a Photographer: The Early Work of Ansel Adams" by the Center's Chief Curator Dr. Rebecca Senf. Senf will discuss the book and new exhibition, "Ansel Adams: Signature Style," followed by a book signing. Also enjoy family-friendly activities, cake, and more at this free community event.

5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Feb. 28, 2020

CCP's annual birthday celebration for Ansel Adams is back! Join us for a special VIP reception to celebrate Ansel Adams. This event also includes exclusive access to the Ansel Adams archive and a special one night only print viewing of Adams' photographs. Plus birthday inspired treats! This event is $30 for CCP members and $40 for the general public. Space is limited for this event. Registration will open January 1, 2020.

5 p.m. Feb. 28, 2020 to 5 p.m. June 26, 2020

This exhibition presents twenty-two photographs, illustrating three elements in Adams's body of work: his signature style, the shift in style in 1941, and his commercial work. 

5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Feb. 27, 2020

5:30 p.m. Feb. 4, 2020

You will not want to miss the first public screening of the new documentary by Lisa Immordino Vreeland that combines archival documents, contemporary interviews, and historic footage to explore the significance and impact of LIGHT Gallery. The screening will be followed by a print viewing of additional artists who showed with LIGHT, drawn from the CCP collection.

5:30 p.m. Feb. 4, 2020

You will not want to miss the first public screening of the new documentary by Lisa Immordino Vreeland that combines archival documents, contemporary interviews, and historic footage to explore the significance and impact of LIGHT Gallery. The screening will be followed by a print viewing of additional artists who showed with LIGHT, drawn from the CCP collection.

Noon Jan. 17, 2020 to Noon Jan. 19, 2020

The Center is excited to announce Legacies of LIGHT- a three-day multi-faceted exploration and celebration of the incredible impact that this contemporary fine-art photography gallery has had on the field. The weekend includes tours of the new exhibition and the Center, a day-long symposium exploring LIGHT’s enduring legacies, the debut of the new short documentary about LIGHT, evening receptions, and a brunch celebration of Harold Jones.

Noon Jan. 17, 2020 to Noon Jan. 19, 2020

The Center is excited to announce Legacies of LIGHT- a three-day multi-faceted exploration and celebration of the incredible impact that this contemporary fine-art photography gallery has had on the field. The weekend includes tours of the new exhibition and the Center, a day-long symposium exploring LIGHT’s enduring legacies, the debut of the new short documentary about LIGHT, evening receptions, and a brunch celebration of Harold Jones.

5 p.m. Jan. 10, 2020 to 5 p.m. May 9, 2020

Twentieth-century American photographer Ansel Adams famously said that the photographic negative is like a composer’s score, and the print a performance.  Drawn from the Ansel Adams Archive, at the Center for Creative Photography, housed in Tucson at the University of Arizona, this exhibition illustrates Adams’s meaning.