Special Events

For more information on the postponement of this lecture series, click here. 

Photography moves nimbly across the spectrum of lived experience. So much of how we identify—our physical appearance, social connections, surrounding environment, political affiliations, familial relationships—is communicated through a photograph. As it rapidly becomes astoundingly ubiquitous, photography attends to the popular need to see, to stabilize, and to make sense of our selves and one another. This need can power photographs to deliver radical, unexpected ways of being and thinking. Paradoxically, the same need can flatten the complexity of our stories and our selves. How do we avoid becoming lost in a sea of our own images?

The CCP’s Spring Lecture Series will bring together artists and scholars for an extended conversation on the way in which photography is entangled with the human self. How has photography shaped self-perception? Can visual representations be attentive to the flux and infiniteness of our shifting identities? How do photographs participate as a meaning-making enterprise, and do visibility, and hyper-visibility, reveal or conceal our self? What roles do self-portraits and selfies play in a global, contemporary society?

This multi-part series will run on the following dates:

• March 19 with Lev Manovich- POSTPONED
• March 26 with Sama Alshaibi and Deb Willis- POSTPONED
• April 9 with Sybil Venegas- POSTPONED
• April 17 with Hulleah Tsinhnahjinnie- POSTPONED

CCP's annual birthday celebration for Ansel Adams is back! Beat the crowds and join us for a special VIP reception to celebrate Ansel Adams and the release of Making a Photographer: The Early Work of Ansel Adamsby CCP Chief Curator Dr. Rebecca Senf. Senf will discuss the book and new exhibition, Ansel Adams: Signature Style, followed by a book signing. This event also includes exclusive access to objects from 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. Online registration is now closed. 

Schedule
5:30-6:00pm: Doors open at 5:30pm - mix and mingle
6:00pm: Dr. Rebecca Senf will discuss the release of Making a Photographer: The Early Work of Ansel Adams
7:00-8:30pm: Reception, exhibition opening, book signing, print viewing, archival and conservation objects on view

Not a member yet? Click here to learn more and join today!

if you are interested in attending, but can't make it to this event, click here to learn more about our public Ansel Adams Birthday Celebration.

Special thanks to this year's event sponsors: 

Western National Parks Association
Western Photographic Historical Society

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 CCP Chief Curator Dr. Rebecca Senf. To kick off the celebration, Senf will discuss the book and new exhibition, Ansel Adams: Signature Style, followed by a book signing.

The event schedule is as follows:

12:00 to 1:00pm

Book talk with Becky Senf in Crowder Hall (across Olive Rd from the front of the CCP- a very short walk)

12:00 to 4:00pm

Ansel Adams: Signature Style in the Heritage Gallery
The Qualities of LIGHT in the Main Gallery
Vintage camera tables with Western Photographic Historical Society at the CCP
Photo Booth on the front porch
Sun Print-Making on the front porch

1:00pm to 2:00pm

Book signing with Becky Senf in the CCP Auditorium

1:00pm to 4:00pm

Cake and snacks in the CCP Lobby
Bolo Tie-Making in the CCP Board Room (Upstairs)
Archival Object Viewing in the CCP Board Room (Upstairs)

1:30pm and 3:00pm

Family Photo Walks with Parks in Focus

Join staff and volunteers from Parks in Focus—a program of the Udall Foundation and Western National Parks Association that has been connecting Tucson youth to nature through photography since 1999—for a fun, family-friendly guided photography walk around the University of Arizona campus. Bring your phone or digital point-and-shoot camera (or borrow one from them) and learn simple tips and tricks to take your nature photography to the next level. This program is geared toward youth, families, and beginning nature photographers and will require walking approximately 1 mile around campus. Youth participants must be accompanied by a parent/guardian.

Interested in beating the crowds and getting a closer look at the Adams Archive? Click here to learn about our VIP Preview Experience taking place on Friday, February 28.

Rebecca Senf Discusses Making a Photographer: The Early Work of Ansel Adams:

Ansel Adams first arrived in California’s Yosemite Valley as a shy, home-schooled fourteen-year-old boy in 1916. How did this young tourist, with a Box Brownie camera in hand, become an accomplished mountaineer and one of the most recognizable photographers of the twentieth century? In this intimate first look at her new book, Making A Photographer: The Early Work of Ansel Adams, the chief curator of the Center for Creative Photography, Rebecca Senf, charts Adams’s progression from novice to mature artist. This debut event for Making a Photographer will include a short reading, followed by a behind-the-scenes exploration of how Senf leveraged primary source materials to build a new narrative about the photographer. Her talk illustrates unknown pictures by Adams, rare archival objects, and some of his most iconic photographs. Drawing on more than fifteen years of research, Making a Photographer: The Early Work of Ansel Adams will deepen your understanding of one of photography’s central figures, enriching your appreciation of his formative years.

Special thanks to this year's event sponsors:

Western National Parks Association
Western Photographic Historical Society

Join the Center for our annual Members-only New York experience from March 31 - April 5, 2020. For the first time ever the Photography Show will be hosted by Paris Photo and will take place April 2-5, 2020. The new fair will create a transatlantic hub between the two historic centers for photography – Paris and New York thus forming a collective voice and international reference for the photographic medium. For those who have never attended the Photography Show, this is a fantastic way to experience it for the first time. Return attendees will have the opportunity to access new and exciting elements of the fair. 

The trip will include the following:

• VIP pass for the Photography Show which includes access to the Photography Show Preview
• A private tour of the fair led by Chief Curator Dr. Rebecca Senf
• Exclusive access to events, studio visits, talks, and gallery and museum tours around New York City with CCP Director Anne Breckenridge Barrett and Chief Curator Dr. Rebecca Senf
• A members’ welcome dinner and 4 additional meals during your stay
• City Travel: Cab, LYFT and Subway fare

Attendees will be responsible for their own airfare, accommodations, and some meals.

REGISTRATION

Individual: $975 ($150 is tax deductible)
Pair: $1850 ($200 is tax deductible)

Please call Brit Palomarez at 520-621-0407 or email at palomarezb@ccp.arizona.edu to register. Registration will close March 1, 2020. If we do not have the required 10 members committed to travelling by this date, the Center will cancel the trip and refund your full contribution. We encourage you to continue with planning as normal as more than enough people have expressed verbal interest.

ACCOMMODATIONS

Center staff will be staying at the Kimpton Ink48 Hotel, and strongly encourage attendees to take advantage of the special rate of $199 a night (taxes and fees not included) reserved for the Center. You can book a room by calling (212) 757-0088 and mentioning you are with the Center for Creative Photography.

*The official trip dates are March 31 - April 5. We suggest reserving the days before and after these dates for air travel and special arrangements.

The Center for Creative Photography announced this fall that the David Hume Kennerly Archive will be joining over 200 other archives of significant individuals and institutions in the field of photography at the CCP. CCP Unframed: David Hume Kennerly, Expanding Archival Legacies brings together iconic images by David Hume Kennerly with highlights from the CCP’s collection, including Ansel Adams, Lola Álvarez Bravo, Louise Dahl-Wolfe, W. Eugene Smith, and Edward Weston. A selection of physical and digital materials from the CCP’s renowned archives will be presented on the second floor in the Volkerding Study Center, and the Digital Imaging Unit will share the technology and strategies used to digitize the fine art and archival holdings at the CCP. This special program is free and open to everyone.

Learn more about the David Hume Kennerly Archive.

We are thrilled to celebrate the first ever limited edition Director's Circle print by Mark Klett. 

Join us for an evening of celebration that will include a print viewing and talk by Mark Klett followed a seated dinner and drinks to thank and celebrate our Director’s Circle Members. Leave with your Director’s Circle limited edition print. 

5:30 - 6:30pm Welcome reception and print viewing

6:30 - 7:00pm Talk by Mark Klett 

7:15pm Dinner 

8:30pm Toast and Print unveiling

Please RSVP to Deanna Dillard at dillardd@ccp.arizona.edu or (520) 621-7970 by Friday, November 8.

Join Director Anne Breckenridge Barrett and Chief Curator Rebecca Senf to learn about the Center's Collecting Plan, be the first ot view a selection of recent acquisitions, and enjoy conversation over wine and hors d'oeuvres. 

Please RSVP to Deanna Dillard at dillardd@ccp.arizona.edu or call (520) 621-7970.

This event is for Director's Circle Members only. Interested in becoming a member? Learn more here.

Come celebrate the arts with us!

Arizona Arts is the newest division on campus and we're celebrating by throwing a block party with our North Campus neighbors! Mark your calendars for October 1: there will be music, theatre, dance (to watch, unless the music moves you), arts and photo activities, and food trucks on site. Art galleries will be open and free, as they always are for students. We can't wait to see you there!

Join us for a Members' Opening Reception for The Qualities of LIGHT: The Story of a Pioneering New York City Photography Gallery.

This exhibition celebrating the legacies of LIGHT (1971-1987), a significant early photography gallery, will focus on characteristics identified by those who visited, worked, showed, and were impacted by the gallery. It will draw heavily on archives at the Center for Creative Photography. Sections of the exhibition will highlight LIGHT’s innovation, commitment to artists, focus on education, cultivation of community, and influence on the market, illustrated by photographic artworks, archival documentation, film or audio footage, installation views, period snapshots, and contemporary photographs, all chosen for their potential to illuminate. Educational programming will be an integral component of the exhibition, offering visitors opportunities to better understand the critical period of the 1970s and 1980s within the history of photography and the seminal influence of LIGHT, as well as encouraging creative inquiry into broader ideas about the photographic market, artist legacies, and the nature of a research center and archive like the Center for Creative Photography.

Doors will open at 6:00pm and remarks will begin at 6:30pm. Members, please RSVP here or for questions email ccp-events@email.arizona.edu.

Director's Circle Members, please join us for a tour of the exhibition with Chief Curator Dr. Rebecca Senf and Director Anne Breckenridge Barrett. The tour begins at 5:00pm. Space is limited, please RSVP to Deanna Dillard at dillardd@ccp.arizona.edu.

Dr. John P. Schaefer will discuss his relationship with Ansel Adams and present a print viewing featuring the White Dove of the Desert. This event is co-hosted by the Patronato San Xavier and the Center for Creative Photography.

Supporters from both organizations will be invited to participate in a short presentation led by Dr. Schaefer, a print viewing, and a short reception.

Dr. John P. Schaefer currently holds the position of President Emeritus at the University of Arizona, where he has taught and researched for over 20 years. Dr. Schaefer also opened the school’s Center for Creative Photography with Ansel Adams in 1975. He has recently been recognized by the U.S. Postal Service by having his photographic collection known as Cactus Flowers Forever Stamps distributed for sale throughout the United States.

This is a members-only event. Members of the Center can RSVP here.