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Center for Creative PhotographyUniversity of Arizona www.creativephotography.org |
| The Center is principally devoted to the history of photography. Changing exhibits on many aspects of photography are available. | |
| Location: | Olive Road, south of Speedway Blvd., on the University of Arizona campus |
| Parking: | Visitor pay parking lots on campus. |
| Hours of operation: | Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Sunday noon to 5:00 p.m., closed Saturdays and major holidays. |
| Admission fees: | None |
| Membership: | Yes |
| Handicapped access: | Yes |
| Lunch facilities: | Nearby |
| Gift shop: | books, photography publications, jewelry, posters and other photography-related items |
| Curriculum relevance: | Art, journalism, history, language arts, social studies, ethnicity, geography, literature, and other areas across the curriculum. Grade range: 2nd through college. |
| Contact person: | Curator of Education, (520) 621-7968 |
| Arranging a Visit: | Reservations are required with two weeks minimum advance notice. No fee required. The average tour lasts 1 hour. Minimum group size is 2; maximum group size is 25. Chaperones are required for students under college age with a ratio of 1 to 10 preferred. |
| Tour description: | Tours are tailored to special needs, topics and interests. Sessions in the Gallery focus on using the photograph as a springboard for language development, critical thinking and class discussion. Teachers are also encouraged to be an exhibition guide for their own class. Pre-visit preparation includes printed educational materials including themes, lesson plans and discussion questions, and a training session for each exhibition. |
| Other resources: | Videotape library, biographical information pertaining to artists in the collection. Research facilities include an extensive library covering all aspects of photography; an archive collection of correspondence and other material pertaining to artists' work. Archives facilities are available by appointment only. |
| Other Programs: | Print viewing of selected works from the Center's collection of over 70,000 photographs is available to the public Monday through Friday from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and on Sundays from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Public lectures can be arranged. Exhibition group discussions with moderator and co-op programs with local schools using photos as teaching tools are available. |
