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1070 Bannock Street
Denver, CO 80204
303 837 1341

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Tuesday – Friday: 11am – 5pm
Saturday: Noon – 4pm
(class times vary)

Please read for important updates!⁠ ⁠ Due to p

Please read for important updates!⁠
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Due to permitting delays beyond our control, we cannot open our new space until June 30th. This means OUTCRY, featuring artist Whitney Bradshaw, has been postponed⁠. Please see our website and exhibition page for more details.⁠
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While this news is disappointing, we ask for your patience and flexibility while we wait. Fortunately, our lease has been extended at our current space at 1070 Bannock Street, so in the meantime:⁠
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- Classes, including teen workshops, will continue to take place at 1070 Bannock St. through June 30th⁠
- Our in person PhotoVox Print Share will take place on June 14th at 6:30 PM at Bannock St.⁠
- Except for classes and PhotoVox, our Bannock St. location will remain closed during regular daytime hours⁠
- Our Annual Members' Show will take place at 1200 Lincoln St. with an opening reception on July 15 with the jurors⁠
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Feel free to contact us with questions at info@cpacphoto.org.⁠
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We look forward to seeing you soon! ⁠
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Image credit: CPAC staff⁠
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We apologize for any inconvenience, CPAC is tempor

We apologize for any inconvenience, CPAC is temporarily closed as we relocate to our new space at 1200 Lincoln Street.⁠
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Your support means a great deal to us during this transition. As we settle into our new home, we look forward to providing powerful exhibitions, new workshops and classes in our dedicated classroom, and special community programming that seeks to connect and inspire.⁠
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We’re excited for the memories you will make at 1200 Lincoln Street. Our new home would not be complete without our community. See you again soon!⁠
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Image detail: From the Hip Photo⁠
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And what a grand opening it was!⁠ ⁠ Thank you

And what a grand opening it was!⁠
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Thank you to everyone who attended our Grand Opening Celebration and Print Auction supported by our generous event sponsors. It was wonderful to see so many people in our new space to commemorate this exciting step in CPAC's journey. ⁠
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We would also like to thank everyone who participated in the auction – both the artists who donated their beautiful artwork and those who bid. Congratulations to the winners! Artwork can be picked up at 1070 Bannock Street, starting tomorrow, Saturday, May 20, at noon and during regular business hours after this date. ⁠
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Lastly, we would like to thank the photo community, local and national. Your support, which we've seen so much of, allows us to continue our mission of fostering the understanding and appreciation of photography through exhibitions, education, and community outreach. We would not be able to make these momentous steps forward without you. ⁠
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We look forward to seeing you at our first exhibit at 1200 Lincoln Street. Join us for the opening and reception of OUTCRY by Whitney Bradshaw on Friday, June 2.⁠
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Image credit: From the Hip Photo⁠ and Barbara Newby ⁠
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Today is the last day to participate in our Print

Today is the last day to participate in our Print Auction! ⁠
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The fantastic thing about this auction is that you can participate from almost anywhere. From the Rockies all the way to the Smoky Mountains, the East Coast to the West, on your smartphone, a laptop, we welcome all to join in the online bidding and have the chance to take home a beautiful photograph! ⁠
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Kate Roberts (@one.fine.eye.phone) has been a professional photographer for over 50 years. Exhibiting work worldwide and has received several awards, including the Julia Margaret Cameron Award for Female Photographers and the Photographer of the Year from the American Institute of Architects. ⁠
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Kate's photo experience has changed over time. She created most of her professional work with a Mamiya RZ67 using film. Shifting into the digital age in 2012, she began to shoot 35mm on a Canon, eventually becoming interested in iPhone photography, and now exclusively uses an iPhone for her work.
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When you purchase a photograph in our auction, you are not only supporting CPAC during a momentous time in its history, but you help us look ahead at the future of the photographic arts in Denver and beyond.
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Auction bidding ends tonight at 9 PM MST so get those bids in! Visit the auction using the link in our bio. ⁠
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Image Credit: Kate Roberts, "Lotus", 2022. 19 x 23 inches.
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Did you know that landscape depictions declined af

Did you know that landscape depictions declined after the fall of the Roman Empire and it wasn't until the 16th century that Renaissance artists began a revival of the subject? ⁠
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Landscape and nature have been constant themes in painting and photography, evolving through countless approaches. Today's featured artists, Dawn Watson (@dawnwatson.photo) and Vicki Reed (@vickir33d), depict this theme in two different ways, yet share a connection as they turn to nature to escape the world's chaos. ⁠
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Dawn Watson says, "Nature serves as my muse, focus of concern, a source of solace and nexus of healing as I endeavor to make sense of the grace and chaos inherent in each moment." A sentiment Vicki Reed shares, "The more chaotic the world is, the more I am drawn to the stillness of nature. I try to capture the moments that people often overlook hoping to encourage them to slow down and live in the now." ⁠
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Dawn and Vicki belong to a collective of photographers who share a long history of capturing the landscape to contemplate how we affect and belong in it. They also display how photographers can tackle the same theme but with different approaches, which can be seen in the works of multiple artists within the print auction. ⁠
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To bid on these items, use the link in our bio. ⁠
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Image Credit (in order):⁠
1. Dawn Watson, Drift/Bound No. 18, from series Untethered Landscapes, 2022. Dye sublimation aluminum print, 18 x 18 inches. ⁠
2. Vicki Reed, Jordon Pond II, 2014. Lith print 6 x 6 inches, matted to 12 x 12 inches. ⁠
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Did you know that over 1,000 images are uploaded t

Did you know that over 1,000 images are uploaded to Instagram per second? ⁠Many of us consume photography through our smartphones, so we thought we would try to provide some context when it comes to life-size dimensions for a few pieces in our auction.⁠
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The first two images are digital versions of photographs from Linda Connor and Juan Fuentes, fit to Instagram dimensions (1080 x 1080 pixels). The last two slides feature the actual prints – Linda's print, a standard 8 x 10 inches, standing just slightly taller than an iPhone 10 on a wooden easel, and then we can see how those both compare to Juan's framed print.⁠
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If you're interested in viewing these prints and others available in our auction, all images can be seen during the Grand Opening Celebration on Thursday, May 18. Purchase your ticket by using the link in our bio. ⁠
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All print dimensions in the auction can be found on clickbid. When considering your purchase, look around your home for items of a similar size. ⁠
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Image Credit (in order):⁠
1. Linda Connor, "Spirit Door, Egypt", 1989. Archival digital print, 10 x 8 inches.⁠
2. Juan Fuentes, "Don Anastacio", 2021. Framed, inkjet print, 16 x 24 inches.⁠
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Did you know that May is Military Appreciation Mon

Did you know that the photobook is not a recent in

Did you know that the photobook is not a recent invention? It has existed since the very beginning of the medium and before the twentieth century it was the mode for access more than exhibitions. Today it is considered an art form in and of itself.
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Brad Temkin’s (@bradtemkin) “Private Places: Photographs of Chicago Gardens” is one of five different book and print bundles in our print auction that can be yours.
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“Gardens are a place of refuge; a place where one can read, meditate and relax. They are a place of beauty. The gardener is always thinking and planning for the future; yet the past has a direct influence on his planning. The photographs reveal a sense for the person behind the gardens just as they reveal something about the person experiencing them. Therefore the gardens become metaphors… Private Places for a person to go.”⁠ - Brad Temkin
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Scroll to see the inkjet print included with this beautiful book and use the link in our bio to place a bid. ⁠
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Image credit: Brad Temkin, “Private Places: Photographs of Chicago Gardens” (limited edition book), Inkjet print, 8 x 10 inches, 2005. Courtesy of the artist. ⁠
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Did you know the word cyanotype comes from the Anc

Did you know the word cyanotype comes from the Ancient Greek kuáneos, “dark blue” + túpos, “mark, impression, type”? The photographic process was first introduced in 1842 by John Herschel and was used in the fields of engineering, architecture, and botany. The cyanotype's success as a form of artistic expression lies in its capacity for imaginative manipulation.
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Christine Nguyen (@seamoonshe) is a local photographer who draws upon her love for nature and the sciences. Through her work, Nguyen envisions the fluctuations between the micro- and macroscopic. Her art has allowed her to continuously know more about the world in which we live.
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Kristy Headley (@kristy.headley), a San Francisco Bay based photographer, describes her work as a meditation on stuckness, stagnation, and observation at the precipice of change. Headley zooms in on the smallest of nature’s living organisms and shines a light into their cyclical, foundational work that provides vitality to our natural world.
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Both of the cyanotype photographs featured here are up for bidding in our print auction (use the link in our bio).
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Image Credit (in order): ⁠
1. Christine Nguyen, "Wheat & Flower", 2019. Cyanotype and salt crystals on stretched muslin, 14 x 10 inches.
2. Kristy Headley, "Roots", 2020. Cyanotype on kozo, 10 x 8 inches and framed to 14 x 11 inches.
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