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News and Events


Apertures & Appellations
A Wine Tasting Event at the Center for Photographic Art
Saturday, May 18, 4:00 – 6:00 PM
$5 for CPA members, $10 for non-members
Admission includes a CPA logo wine glass for tasting and eligibility to participate in door prize drawings
CPA Gallery


Members' Night: Image Review via Lightroom
Reviewers: Jason Bradley and Sean Duggan
June 12, 2013, 6 to 9 pm
CPA Gallery



 


News & Events Archive



Members' Night: Print Review
Reviewer: Tracy Valleau
April 24, 2013, 6 to 9 pm
CPA Gallery







Apertures & Appellations
Saturday, December 8, 2012, 4:00 – 6:00 pm
CPA Gallery






Members' Night: Photographer's Salon
Saturday, November 17, 2012, 4:00 – 6:00 pm
CPA Gallery







2012 CPA Photographic Art Auction
November 8, 2012, 6:00 - 9:00 pm
Bernardus Lodge, Carmel Valley



Dan Burkholder: "Honoring the Past — Vaulting into the Future"
Saturday, November 3, 2012, 7 pm – 8:30 pm
Carpenter Hall, Sunset Center, Carmel, CA






Members' Night: Print Review
September 20, 2012, 7:00-9:00 pm
CPA Gallery





Hiroshi Watanabe: Trust, Access, Style
Saturday August 25th, 2012, 2:00 - 4:00 pm
Carpenter Hall, Sunset Center, Carmel, CA
Hiroshi Watanabe's lecture will cover his unique approach to portraiture and insights about building trust and a relationship with his subjects.




Apertures & Appellations
A Wine Tasting Event at the Center for Photographic Art
Saturday, August 25, 2012, 4:00 - 6:00 pm
$5.00 for members and $10.00 for non-members
CPA Gallery




The View from Telluride--An Afternoon with Eileen Benjamin
Saturday July 28, 2012, 2:00-4:00 pm
Carmel Woman's Club, San Carlos St., Carmel, CA.
Eileen Benjamin is recognized as one of the most accomplished black and white photographers in the state of Colorado. Residing in Telluride since1985, the goal of Benjamin's photography is to reflect God's natural beauty, scope and complexity of the San Juan Mountains and its people.



Members' Night: Movie Night
Thursday July 26, 2012, 7:00-9:00 pm
CPA Gallery, Carmel, CA.
Back by popular demand, the next CPA Members' Night event will be a "Movie Night" on Thursday, July 26th. We will be showing "The Roots of California Photography: The Monterey Legacy."



Holly Roberts Photography Lecture
Saturday, July 7 at 2pm





Apertures & Appellations
A Wine Tasting Event at the Center for Photographic Art
Saturday, June 16 4:00-6:00pm




Members' Night: Print Review
May 24, 2012
7:00 – 9:00pm
CPA Gallery





Black And White Conversion - A Presentation By Vincent Versace
Saturday, May 19, 2012, 2:00-4:00 pm
Carmel Woman's Club, San Carlos St., Carmel, CA.
Vincent Versace is an internationally recognized pioneer in the art and science of digital photography. His passion for natural light photography is manifest not only in his work but also through his role as a creative and technical leader, contributing to innovative breakthroughs across the entire digital image value chain.





Illuminating Creativity by John Paul Caponigro
Saturday April 14, 2012, 2:00-4:00 pm
Carmel Woman's Club, San Carlos St., Carmel, CA.
Turbo-charge your creative life. Learn to see and make discoveries in many ways. Create a dynamic synergy using skills you already have in new ways - photograph, sketch, write, speak, move, and more.





Members' Night - Self-publishing
March 29, 2012, 6:30 - 9:00pm
Chapman Room at the Sunset Center
Want To Publish a Photo Book? Our next Members' Night will help guide you in this direction. Our featured presenter will be Patricia Hamilton of Park Place Publications in Pacific Grove.





Jim Kasson Leaves CPA Board
Jim Kasson has decided to leave the CPA Board of Trustees to devote more time to his photography. Jim is the immediate past president of the Board, having served in that role from March, 2009 through December, 2011. He was instrumental in the CPA’s recent transition to its current state of well-being.




New Executive Director
The Center for Photographic Art is proud to announce the selection of Ms. Nicole Garzino as our new Executive Director. A dedicated photographer and photography enthusiast, Nicole has over ten years experience in arts management, including appointments as the Director of Development for both the Monterey Museum of Art and the Barrington Stage Company in Massachusetts.



Apertures & Appellations
A Wine Tasting Event at the Center for Photographic Art
Saturday, March 24, 2012, 4:00-6:00pm


Members’ Night: Print Review
February 2, 2012
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2011 Photographic Art Auction
November 12, 2011
Auction Gallery
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Members' Night - Movie Night
September 22, 2011
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Lecture by Chris Johnson: “An Approach to Meanings in West Coast Photography”
August 20, 2011
Listen to Audio of the Lecture


Third Members' Night
July 28, 2011
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Second Members' Night
May 26, 2011
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Inaugural Members' Night
March 24, 2011
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2010 Photographic Art Auction
Saturday, November 13, 2010
View Photos of the Event



Audio and Video archives

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Lecture: Photography: Interpretation and Performance
Charles Cramer
Video Excerpt
Audio of the lecture

Panel discussion: Designing Books
Jeff Becom, Elizabeth Murray, Bert Ihlenfeld, and Tracy Valleau
Audio of the entire session


Women's Experience in Photography
Moderators: David Bayles & Ted Orland.
Panel: Martha Casanave, Claire Lerner, Jane Olin, and Robin Robinson
Audio of the entire session


Charles Cramer's 2010 Creative Vision lecture
Audio of the second part of the lecture


Al Weber's 2009 Juried Exhibition gallery talk

Edited transcript
Audio
Video



Other news and archives

Photographing the Nude
Manipulation In Photography
Women's Experience in Photography
Charles Cramer Lecture
Richard Gadd Talk
Camera Craft Panel
2009 Juried Exhibition Prize Winners
2009 Juried Exhibition Auction
PhotoFocus 2009 Book Release Party
Friends, a performance lecture • by Denise Sallee, Julie Hughett, & Elliot Ruchowitz-Roberts
Lecture Archive • Description of past lectures
Benjamen Chinn • a tribute to Benjamen Chinn, by Paul Caponigro.
2008 Members Retreat



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