Special Events

The Center for Creative Photography is pleased to partner with the Tucson Museum of Art League to present “An Afternoon with Georgia.” Join us at the Center for a reading and discussion by:
Dawn Tripp
The author of the acclaimed historical novel based on the life of Georgia O’Keeffe, Georgia.

Olivia Miller
Curator of Exhibitions and Education at The University of Arizona Museum of Art. Unveiling The University of Arizona Museum of Art’s own Georgia O’Keeffe painting, Red Canna.

Following the reading, from 2:00 to 3:30, visit the Center’s print study room for a special print viewing showcasing Alfred Stieglitz’s photographs and personal papers; portraits of Georgia O’Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz from the Center for Creative Photography’s collections by contemporaries including Paul Strand, Ansel Adams, Yousuf Karsh, and more.

Refreshments provided by Café a la C’Art.

To purchase tickets please register with the Tucson Museum of Art at: https://tucsonmuseumofart.org/event/an-afternoon-with-georgia/

Saturday, February 18, 1:00-4:00 pm
2:00 pm - Presentation by Chief Curator Becky Senf

Join us to wish Ansel Adams a very happy 115th birthday with a print viewing, lecture, cake, and more! Chief Curator Becky Senf will present a look at Adams’ life through her favorite pieces in the Center’s archives at 2 p.m. For those looking to dive deeper into the archives, Leslie Squyres, Head of Volkerding Study Center, will offer small-group tours of the Adams drawers in the From the Vault exhibition (space is limited, please sign up at the check-in table the day of the event to reserve your spot). Guests can also enjoy a very special Adams print viewing and experience the artist’s work up close and unframed. There will also be vintage cameras on display, Adams books to peruse, and cake! 

In honor of his birthday, we’re inviting you to share your best #inspiredbyansel photos with us on Instagram. Tag us @cntrforcreativephoto and use #inspiredbyansel to show off your images. 

This event is graciously underwritten by the Western Photographic Historical Society

We are excited to present a special print viewing of the work of Louis Carlos Bernal, the Arizona-born photographer who founded and directed the photography program at Pima Community College. Following a tradition of Latin American documentary street photography, Bernal photographed in the barrio, making images that captured the unique character of Chicano life. When making portraits, he was drawn to spaces used for gathering and communion, spaces that reflected his subjects’ relationships to their communities. Bernal wrote of his work, “My images speak of the religious and family ties I have experienced as a Chicano. I have concerned myself with the mysticism of the Southwest and the strength of the spiritual and cultural values of the barrio.”

The Center for Creative Photography is home to the Louis Carlos Bernal archive, which currently comprises over a hundred fine prints, with a major new acquisition planned for 2017. The archive also includes the artist’s contact sheets, work prints, and materials relating to Bernal’s participation in the landmark Espejo project, an effort by five photographers to document the Mexican American experience, funded by the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF). 

The print viewing is presented in conjunction with an exhibition of previously unseen works by Bernal at the Louis Carlos Bernal Gallery at Pima Community College, on view through December 9, 2016. Learn more about their exhibition at: https://www.pima.edu/community/the-arts/louis-carlos-bernal-gallery/current-exhibit.html

Due to the large amount of interest, we have decided to extend our celebration of Tucson Modernism Week and open up another viewing on October 8th, 2016 from 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Please RSVP to ccp-events@email.arizona.edu as these spots fill up fast!

Join us October 8th from 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the Laura Volkerding Print Study Center at the Center for Creative Photography (CCP) for a special presentation of the work of pioneering fashion photographer Louise Dahl-Wolfe. During her twenty-two years as a principal photographer for Harper’s Bazaar, Dahl-Wolfe helped define the burgeoning genre of American fashion photography. She created images replete with sensuality, sophistication, and wit, characterized by her naturalistic style and creative use of location. Examples of Dahl-Wolfe’s fashion work will be on view alongside her portraits of luminaries from Isamu Noguchi to Marlene Dietrich, as well as personal photographs and materials from her archive, which is housed at the CCP.

The Louise Dahl-Wolfe Print Viewing is in partnership with Tucson Modernism Week. Space to this event is limited and RSVP is required through the following email:

ccp-events@email.arizona.edu

The gallery will also remain open during this time, highlighting New Acquisitions & From the Vault as well as Flowers, Fruit, Books, Bones and The INFOCUS Juried Exhibition of Self-Published Photobooks. 

The Center for Creative Photography is celebrating International Museum Day by hosting a FREE print viewing recognizing this year's theme of "Museums and Cultural Landscapes." Please visit the International Council of Museum's webpage for more information on this celebration and to view a virtual map of what other institutions around the world are up to!

Louie Palu, award winning documentary photographer and filmmaker, will be in attendance for the screening of his new film. Kandahar Journals is a film which addresses the impossibility of photographs to convey the reality of war. This film is shown as part of the Arizona International Film Festival.  For trailer and details: Click Here

About the artist

Louie Palu’s work has appeared in festivals, publications + exhibitions internationally. He is the recipient of numerous awards including a John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship for 2016, a Milton Rogovin Research Fellowship from the Center for Creative Photography in 2015, a Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting Grant and is a 2011-12 Bernard L Schwartz Fellow with the New America Foundation. He is well known for his work which examines social political issues such as human rights, conflict and poverty. See more of his work here: www.louiepalu.com

The Center will screen Desert Moon, a film that chronicles the UA’s role in putting the first astronauts on the Moon. After the screening director Jason Davis will lead a conversation with four UA planetary scientists: Ewen Whitaker and Robert Strom, both of whom were involved in NASA’s lunar program of the 1960s; and Alfred McEwen and Kristin Block, respectively the Principal Investigator and Targeting Specialist for the UA-led Mars HiRISE project.

Following Jo Ann Callis's September 18 artist talk at the Center, please join us in celebrating our current exhibition, Performance: Contemporary Photography from the Douglas Nielsen Collection. Promising to be a truly unique event for the Center with food, drink, and a few surprises throughout the night! Free and open to the public.

Artists from Latin America have long embraced photography as a means to capture their surroundings, document social injustice and political upheaval, and create images of national identity. In this lecture, Dr. Davidson will explore photographs with potent political undertones that convey a sense of place that is crucial to their meanings. She will provide an historical overview of the development of photographic practices in Latin America, and will also touch upon the main themes of the recent Phoenix Art Museum exhibition, The Politics of Place: Latin American Photography, Past and Present. 

Dr. Davidson holds a Ph.D. in the History of 20th Century and Contemporary Latin American Art, and has held her current post, Shawn and Joe Lampe Associate Curator of Latin American Art at the Phoenix Art Museum, since October, 2011.

A screening of Different Drummers. This film follows several Israeli peacemakers who provoke others to join their voices for peace and justice. Considered heroes by some and traitors by others, these individuals struggle daily in what seems to the Western world, a half-century conflict impossible to resolve. Well-known Palestinians briefly respond to their concerns. The American media have portrayed Israel as a country scarred by the violence of suicide bombers, demolitions, and collective punishment. The human rights issues, however, appear to fade into the background. Despite the atmosphere of "terror" that hovers over both Palestine and Israel, there are Israeli voices heard over the din that cry out for a just and lasting peace. (2003; 51 minutes).

The film will be introduced by producer A.D. Chandler and Dr. Leonard Hammer will answer questions following the presentation.

Dr. Hammer is the David and Andrea Stein Visiting Professor of Modern Israel Studies at the University of Arizona. He is an adjunct professor at The Hebrew University’s Rothberg School, serves as the Academic Director to Shurat HaDin, and works as an International Expert for the Open Society Institute. Hammer’s research focuses on international law and human rights. His most recent publication Sacred Space in Israel and Palestine: Religion and Politics is a co-edited book and will appear in bookstores in 2012.

This film is co-presented by the Honors College and the Center for Creative Photography as part of the 2012-2013 Honors College reading theme: Human Rights: Beyond Borders.