Garry Winogrand, posthumous reproduction from an original 35mm transparency Join Executive Director and Curator, Ashlyn Davis, and acclaimed writer, Geoff Dyer, in support of HCP's Words & Pictures program for an intimate evening of cocktails, dinner and conversation following his lecture on The Street Philosophy of Garry Winogrand. In addition to this private dinner, sponsors will be … Continued
Nuit Blanche, a free contemporary art festival is coming to Downtown Houston on Saturday, April 6, 2019. Find out more about this unique celebration of arts during our media event this Tuesday, March 26 from 11:00AM to 12:30PM at Houston Center for Photography 1441 W Alabama St, Houston, TX 77006. An installation of large-scale … Continued
Marcos Lopez, Il Piccolo Vapore, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2007 In support of the exhibition, Photography at its Limits (on view March 15 - April 28, 2019), join Libbie and Mariquita Masterson in Houston Center for Photography's galleries for a not-soon-to-be-forgotten dinner experience, created by two of Houston’s most fanciful fiesta-throwers. Sip cocktails inside an Oscar Muñoz projection … Continued
Members: Join us at our April Critique Group, an insightful way to gain a sense of direction in your photographic work. Dr. Cindy Lisica will lead this group session to review your portfolio and provide feedback. Lisica holds a PhD in Modern and Contemporary Art and has worked with museums around the world from Tate … Continued
Elbert (Ed) Howze (1951 – 2015) was born in Detroit, Michigan on Valentine’s Day in 1951. When he was eighteen, he joined the United States Army and served in Vietnam, sustaining permanent serious injuries that impacted his health for the rest of his life. He came to Houston in 1973 and continued his education at … Continued
Carol Crow Fellowship Award Recipient: Cristina Velasquez El Nuevo Mundo / The New World © Cristina Velasquez “The New World,” as a designation for the Americas, originated in sixteenth-century Europe during the so-called age of discovery. Four centuries later, the term still evokes a combination of idealistic optimism and strategic exploitation. Cristina Velasquez questions this legacy … Continued
Houston Center for Photography is pleased to present a lecture by Williams College Museum of Art curator, Horace Ballard, on the Museum's exhibition possible selves: queer foto vernaculars. Ballard will speak about the curation of the exhibition and the global impact of queer identities on the evolution of portrait photography. The works exhibited in possible … Continued
Join Houston Center for Photography for this year's Center Annual Exhibition, juried by Shane Lavalette, Director of Lightwork. The Center Annual is Houston Center for Photography’s yearly group exhibition that seeks to highlight and provide insight into current themes, technologies, and practices in photography. The show features a diverse array of works from members of … Continued
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