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UA exhibit pays homage to 100 years of photography

Starting Saturday, the UA Center for Creative Photography will feature Images for an Age: Art and History at the Center for Creative Photography, an exhibit highlighting the century's photography.

Images for an Age presents the work of 36 renowned artists that have helped mold the art of photography. Such famous artists as Ansel Adams, Richard Avedon and Paul Strand have their work featured at the CCP, and students now have the opportunity to view these artists without having to travel far.

Each photograph is an exclusive product of the Center's archives. The exhibit represents the breadth of the Center's collection, something to which no other museums or galleries have access.

"This is a wonderful opportunity for the community to see what's in their own backyard," said CCP curatorial assistant Pat Evans.

The collection sprung from "The Photography Show," an annual event held in New York City in conjunction with the prestigious Association of International Photography Art Dealers (AIPAD). The CCP was fortunate to have been invited to display the exhibit in New York before its final stop in Tucson.

The New York show, said to be the largest of its kind held anywhere, created appreciated publicity for the exhibit. Images for an Age is meant to celebrate the accomplishments of the Center as well as to distinguish elite photographers of the century.

In addition to the exhibit, which lasts until Feb. 13, 2000, the CCP will hold a series of Gallery Talks during the next few months.

On Jan. 19, Keith McElroy, Associate Professor in the Department of Art, will speak on the masters of photography during the 20th Century. Then on Feb. 1, Amy Rule, an archivist for the CCP discusses artifacts collected by the CCP related to the art of photography. Finally, on Feb. 3, gallery owners Terry Etherton and Joseph Bellows talk about issues of collecting.

Alongside Images for an Age is the Garden Passages exhibit featuring the artistry of Susan Wides and Terri Weifenbach. These contemporary artists incorporate the beauty of nature with the vibrant colors possible in large-scale photography.

Although neither woman has seen the other's work, their photography contains many similarities, leading the Center to exhibit their work simultaneously.

"Their work is balanced off each other," Evans said. She also said the contrasts found in each photographer's work make it a very intimate exhibit.

According to museum curator Trudy Wilner Stack, the exhibit works to give the audience insight to contemporary arts styles involving domesticated plant life. Both women sought to take a more nonconventional route to taking typical pictures of foliage. The artists view plant life photography as a way of becoming more conscious of the surrounding natural environment.