The Arizona State Museum, devoted to the archaeology and ethnology of the American Southwest and northern Mexico, seems a very unlikely home for a fragment of a Neo-Assyrian relief panel from King Ashurbanipal’s 7th century B.C.E. North Palace at Nineveh in ancient Mesopotamia. Intrigued? Delve in with Dr. Irene Bald Romano, curator of Mediterranean archaeology, professor of […]
read moreIn honor of the final month of The Art of Food: From the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation – and to celebrate the Our Stories exhibitions Tucson Stories: Food, Health, Community, Justice and VOICES: Real Stories of Hunger and Hope from Tucson and Southern Arizona – UAMA invites the community to a special afternoon of art and food. Visitors […]
read moreStop by CCP’s front porch book sale while you’re visiting the Tucson Festival of Books! The Center has reorganized our spaces over the last year to prepare for exciting renovations to our collection storage and upgrades to our Volkerding Study Center, and that means lots of new and used books need new homes. We will have […]
read moreExploring our reliance on digital media through this unprecedented era, Moving Beyond the Box tells the story of the stages of the pandemic through dance. In March 2020, when we were all quarantined at home, director/choreographer and TFTV faculty member Christie Kerr looked for new ways to connect and continue to make art. She reached […]
read moreJoin conservators at CCP in “trees stir in their leaves” to talk about different technologies used to make the photographs displayed in this exhibition. Look at study collection examples and other discovery materials which illustrate common materials and techniques of photography. Conservators will also be on hand to discuss concerns relating to condition and the […]
read moreThe question of the photographed subject presents a central ethical and political challenge today that is invariably bound up with centuries of image production, with the lenses through which we have constructed ourselves and another’s self. [Due to unforeseen circumstances, we regret to inform you that the Thursday, Oct. 27, event at the Center for […]
read moreZig Jackson will speak on The Photographic Journey of Rising Buffalo, a program collaboratively presented by the Andrew Smith Gallery and the Center for Creative Photography. A longtime gallery artist Zig Jackson, also named Rising Buffalo, is an enrolled member of the Three Affiliated Tribes (Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara) and the first Native American photographer to be awarded […]
read moreWatch master musicians from Imani Winds work directly with the students of Fred Fox Graduate Wind Quintet, exploring the music of Paquito D’Rivera on Jan. 20. Presented by the Fred Fox School of Music and Arizona Arts’ Racial Justice Studio at the Center for Creative Photography Auditorium. An open conversation about curating a meaningful artistic career in […]
read moreThe Center for Creative Photography (CCP) and the Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research (LTRR) will stage installations together that follow historical, cultural, and scientific narratives inspired by trees. “To find the wealth of information trees have to share,” writes paleoclimatologist Dr. Valerie Trouet in Tree Story, “we must simply learn how to look.” Trees Stir in their Leaves With […]
read moreWhat does it mean to write about food as a queer person? This question will guide us as we read food poetry and nonfiction by trans and queer authors, then write our own short pieces. Come prepared with paper, something to write with, and a willingness to learn from one another. While this virtual workshop […]
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