Special Events

Join us on the fourth Saturday of each month at 1:00pm for the CCP Summer Series, programmed for families of all generations, all definitions, and all imaginations. Participate in drop-in photo-art workshops, explore the exhibitions through gallery activities, and more! 
 
On July 27 at 1:00pm, the CCP Summer Series warms up with “Through The [Looking] Glass Plate” by examining the role of glass in photography. With Sonoran Glass School, harness the beauty of Tucson’s summer heat by designing your own glass mosaics, learning about glass fusing and abstract glass photography. These colored sheet glass creations are sure to please people of all ages. Western Photographic Historical Society’s ambrotype demonstrations present a unique opportunity to uncover the historic process behind photographs on glass. On the Center's second floor, find an exclusive print viewing with educational materials that explores photographer's long fascination with glass.
 
Family-friendly snacks will be provided, or self-packed snacks are welcome in our public foyer. The CCP Summer Series is free and fantastical, could very well be your favorite summer plans ever, and no preregistration is required.

There is free event parking off of N Palm Dr via E 2nd St. 

On June 22, "Images in Motion" kicks off the CCP Summer Series by bringing together the magic and the mechanics of still images, of moving images, and of where the two unexpectedly -- and sometimes expectedly -- crisscross. Co-presented by The Loft Cinema, the afternoon at the Center for Creative Photography encourages learning about image-making in relation to imagination and automation. 

Between 1 and 2pm, participate in drop-in activities suitable for families of all generations, all definitions. Included will be stop-motion challenges, make-your-own zoetropes, and curatorial-led tours of the CCP's newest exhibition, A Portrait of Poetry. At 2pm, be welcomed to a screening of the film Hugo (2011, directed by Martin Scorsese). 

Family-friendly snacks will be provided, or self-packed snacks are welcome in our public foyer. The CCP Summer Series is free and fantastical, could very well be your favorite summer plans ever, and no preregistration is required.

The Center for Creative Photography and The UA Poetry Center co-present a series of poetry readings in conjunction with the exhibition A Portrait of Poetry: Photographs and Video by B. A. Van Sise.  This event at The UA Poetry Center (1508 E Helen St) features a reading by Arthur Sze. After the reading, there will be a short Q&A and a book signing.

Arthur Sze’s latest books of poetry are Sight Lines (Copper Canyon, 2019) and Compass Rose (Copper Canyon, 2014). His awards include the Jackson Poetry Prize from Poets & Writers and a Lannan Literary Award.

The Center for Creative Photography and The UA Poetry Center co-present a series of poetry readings in conjunction with the exhibition A Portrait of Poetry: Photographs and Video by B. A. Van Sise.  This event features a lecture and reading by Matthew Zapruder at the Center for Creative Photography. After the reading, there will be a short Q&A and a book signing.

Matthew Zapruder’s most recent book is Why Poetry (Ecco, 2017), an impassioned call for a return to reading poetry, which the New York Times Book Review called “a roaring success.” His new collection, Father's Day, was published by Copper Canyon in Sept. 2019.

The Center for Creative Photography and The UA Poetry Center co-present a series of poetry readings in conjunction with the exhibition A Portrait of Poetry: Photographs and Video by B. A. Van Sise.  This event at the Center for Creative Photography features readings by Kim Addonizio, Javier Zamora and Joseph Legaspi. After the reading, there will be a short Q&A and a book signing.

Kim Addonizio has published twelve books of poetry, fiction, and non-fiction. Her most recent are Bukowski in a Sundress: Confessions from a Writing Life, from Penguin, and Mortal Trash: Poems from W.W. Norton. She teaches poetry workshops online and in her home in Oakland, California. 

Joseph O. Legaspi is the author of the poetry collections Threshold and Imago, both from CavanKerry Press; and three chapbooks: Postcards, Aviary, Bestiary, and Subways. He cofounded Kundiman (www.kundiman.org), a national nonprofit organization dedicated to nurturing generations of writers and readers of Asian American literature.

Javier Zamora is a Radcliffe Fellow at Harvard University and holds fellowships from CantoMundo, MacDowell, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Poetry Foundation, and Stanford University. Unaccompanied is his first collection.

The Center for Creative Photography and The UA Poetry Center co-present a series of poetry readings in conjunction with the exhibition A Portrait of Poetry: Photographs and Video by B. A. Van Sise.  This event at The UA Poetry Center (1508 E Helen St) features readings by Erika Sánchez and sam sax. After the reading, there will be a short Q&A and a book signing.

Erika L. Sánchez’s debut poetry collection, Lessons on Expulsion, was published by Graywolf in July 2017, and was a finalist for the PEN America Open Book Award. Her debut young adult novel, I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter, published in October 2017 by Knopf Books for Young Readers, is a New York Times Bestseller and a National Book Awards finalist. She is currently a 2017-2019 Princeton Arts Fellow.

sam sax is a queer, Jewish, writer & educator. He is the author of Madness (Penguin, 2017) winner of The National Poetry Series selected by Terrance Hayes & ‘Bury It’ (Wesleyan University Press, 2018) winner of the James Laughlin Award from the Academy of American Poets. sam has received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Poetry Foundation, Lambda Literary, & the MacDowell Colony.

Center for Creative Photography presents the “Malt Witman” Specialty Beer Release and Tasting at 1702 Pizza and Beer. Patrons can enjoy $2 off the "Malt Witman" beer special during the event's duration. A tie-in to our exhibition A Portrait of Poetry: Photographs and Video by B. A. Van Sise, the evening will include poetry-themed Mad Libs provided by the UA Poetry Center, pizza, drinks, photo booth, and more.

CCP Members can enjoy a pre-event pizza party at 5:00pm. RSVP Here! Not a member yet? Learn more here.   

Malt Witman description: Brewed with unmalted wheat and barley, Wit beers have a hazy glow and an almost fluffy body with a lightly tart lemony finish and hints of coriander throughout.

This event takes place at the Copper Room at Hotel Congress (311 Congress St, Tucson AZ).

 

Join us for a conversation with Meg Jackson Fox, the Associate Curator for the Center for Creative Photography, on the current exhibit at the Center: "A Portrait of Poetry: Photographs and Video" by B.A. Van Sise.  Featuring more than 80 portraits of poets, they are done creatively, performing a concept Van Sise has created based upon one of the author’s poems.  The resulting portraits are at once a likeness of the poet, an evocation of the poem, and a presentation of a visual narrative fashioned by the photographer.  

 

Jackson Fox will give a short 20 minute talk about the exhibit and share some images.  Event will feature complimentary snacks and a cash bar; doors at 5:30, program at 6pm. 

Join us for an afternoon of photo collecting inspiration. Collector Dorothy Gruver will discuss her collection and share stories of a lifetime collecting photography. The discussion will be accompanied by a print viewing of donations Gruver has made to the Center, including artists such as Harry Callahan, Louis Carlos Bernal, Garry Winogrand, Frances Murray, and Frederick Sommer. Please RSVP for this free event here.   

This event is in New York City. Please RSVP to ccp-events@email.arizona.edu to reserve your space.