Centre for Contemporary Photography explained

Centre for Contemporary Photography (CCP)
Former Name:Victorian Centre for Photography
Established:1986
Location:404 George Street, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia

The Centre for Contemporary Photography (CCP), in Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria, is a venue for the exhibition of contemporary photo-based arts, providing a context for the enjoyment, education, understanding and appraisal of contemporary practice.

History

Established in 1986 as the Victorian Centre for Photography (VCP) by representatives of the photographic community on advice of Bernie O’Regan (1938–1996) who completed a study of its feasibility in the previous year, the VCP's first space was a shopfront on Rathdowne Street in Carlton, an inner suburb of Melbourne. It was supported by funding from the Victorian Ministry for the Arts and from the Australia Council for the Arts and issued an irregular newsletter to members. The organisation developed from a small community operation for local photographers and developed to encompass photographers Australia-wide and international in its program of exhibitions and publications. A major contribution was the survey exhibition and publication The Thousand Mile Stare which toured the nation through 1988 to 1989 which has become a reference point in the late twentieth history of Australian photography.[1] [2]

VCP moved to larger quarters at 205 Johnston Street, Fitzroy and shortly after changed its name to Centre for Contemporary Photography in the early 1990s to reflect its contemporary orientation.[3] In 2005, CCP relocated to 404 George Street, Fitzroy, in purpose-designed premises by Sean Godsell Architects.

As a not-for-profit exhibition and resource centre, CCP has played a role in the support of photo-based arts across its spectrum and public engagement with photography. Major artists who have exhibited at CCP include Leah King-Smith,[4] [5] Gregory Crewdson,[6] [7] Robert Rooney,[8] Kohei Yoshiyuki, Taryn Simon, Jane Burton, John Stezaker[9] and Patricia Piccinini. As well as extensively showcasing contemporary fine art, its exhibitions are inclusive of indigenous photography,[10] traditional genres such as portraiture,[11] documentary and photojournalism in particular through its Leica/CCP Documentary Photography Award,[12] [13] pioneering digital imaging[14] and video[15] [16]

The organisation celebrated its 30th year in July 2016 with an exhibition From Silver Gelatin to Instagram: Celebrating 30 Years of the CCP of work donated from prominent Australian photographers to raise funds after it became one of 62 arts institutions to lose federal funding,https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/art-and-design/arts-organisations-meanjin-and-centre-for-contemporary-photography-assess-their-future-as-australia-council-cuts-hits-home-20160512-gotxid.html prior to which it received forty percent of its total income from the State of Victoria through Creative Victoria and the Commonwealth Government through the Australia Council and further support through the Visual Arts and Crafts Strategy, an initiative of the Australian and State and Territory Governments, with the remainder self-generated through membership and initiatives including an annual fundraiser exhibition of a work or suite of images donated by significant Australian artists.[17]

Management

Directors

Volunteers who have since moved into or contributed significantly to the field include the art historian Professor Daniel Palmer, now Associate Dean, Research and Innovation the School of Art, RMIT University; Michelle Mountain now Exhibition Manager and Curator at TarraWarra Museum of Art; and Pippa Milne, now Senior Curator at Monash Gallery of Art.

Board of Management

The CCP is overseen by a Board of Management, currently Patrick Pound (Chair), Michael McCormack (Dep. Chair), Nicole Bradshaw (Treasurer), Myles Russell-Cook, Isobel Crombie, Ying Ang, Neil Hugh Kenna, Hoda Afshar, Mark Simpson.

Exhibitions

CCP's exhibition program is presented across five exhibition spaces, including the Night Projection Window, viewed from 9 pm to 2 am, and includes a diverse range of photo-based arts from emerging to established artists. The program includes individual, group and curated exhibitions representing local, interstate and international photography, from emerging and established artists, as well as curators and writers. Its CCP Salon, with sponsors including Leica and Ilford, is an open-entry competition for more than $20,000 worth of prizes over 23 categories, and visitors are invited to vote. Admission to CCP is free. In 2017 there were 92,898 visitors to the Fitzroy venue.[23]

Education

CCP presents Artist Floor Talks by exhibiting artists each Saturday following exhibition openings. CCP also presents education programs including practical photography courses, and annual series of public lectures; past speakers have included Geoffrey Batchen, Martin Parr and Victor Burgin.

Publications

In April 2009, CCP began publishing Flash, a quarterly online journal.[24] Flash includes reviews, interviews and commentary on photography and video in Australia by a diverse group of established and emerging writers. Edited from 2010 to 2015 by Kyla McFarlane, Flash is a free journal.

The centre has published the following catalogues and books:

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Bennett, David & Agee, Joyce & Victorian Centre for Photography (1988). The thousand mile stare: a photographic exhibition The Victorian Centre for Photography Inc, Melbourne, Vic
  2. Ennis, Helen & Hall, Susan & National Library of Australia & Ennis, Helen (2004). Intersections: photography, history and the National Library of Australia. National Library of Australia, Canberra, 274.
  3. Photo body 'moves shop' (22 June 1992). The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), p. 14. Retrieved 31 May 2018, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article126930406
  4. Rebecca Lancashire "Putting the picture right", The Age, Thursday 16 Apr 1992, p.14
  5. Wiliamson, Clare 'Patterns of Connection: Leah King-Smith's Subject' in
  6. Web site: Lee . Jerome . Gregory Crewdson @ Centre For Contemporary Photography . 2022-08-17 . scenestr - Pop Culture & Entertainment . en-gb.
  7. News: Nelson . Robert . 17 October 2012 . Unreal stills, unmoving images. In A Lonely Place : Gregory Crewdson . The Sydney Morning Herald.
  8. Rooney, Robert, 1937-2017, (artist.) & Pound, Patrick, (author.) & Finch, Maggie, (author.) & Centre for Contemporary Photography (host institution) & Tolarno Galleries (sponsoring body) (2013). Robert Rooney : the box brownie years 1956-58. Centre for Contemporary Photography, Fitzroy, VIC.
  9. Book: Stezaker . John . John Stezaker: lost world. . Leonard . Robert . Campany . David . Batchen . Geoffrey . City Gallery Wellington . Govett-Brewster Art Gallery . Christchurch Art Gallery . Centre for Contemporary Photography (Fitzroy . Vic.) . 2017 . 978-1-909932-43-2 . English . 1038394230.
  10. Riphagen, Marianne. Black on White: Or Varying Shades of Grey?: Indigenous Australian Photo-media Artists and the 'Making of' Aboriginality [online]. Australian Aboriginal Studies, No. 1, 2008: 78-89.
  11. Spowart, Douglas. Head and shoulders: The 2011 olive cotton award [online]. Art Monthly Australia, No. 246, Dec 2011 - Feb 2012: 71-72.
  12. Newton, Gael 'Art and Documentary: Photographic Biculturalism?' in
  13. Crombie, Isobel 'Photography in Australia' in
  14. Macarow . Keely . Martin . Meredith . March 2013 . A landscape of elastic screens: at the centre for contemporary photography . Australian Screen Education . 31 . 16.
  15. Book: Video void: australian video art. . 2014 . Australian Scholarly Pub . 978-1-925003-79-6 . North Melbourne . English . 891677749.
  16. Callas, Peter, ‘Video: A History’, Globe e-journal, No.9 (March 1999), n.p.
  17. News: 2018-06-20. From Silver Gelatin to Instagram: Celebrating 30 Years of the CCP. Broadsheet.
  18. Web site: 2019-02-17. Bundanon Trust. Bundanon Trust.
  19. Web site: Susan Fereday :: Biography at :: At Design and Art Australia Online.
  20. Centre for Contemporary Photography 2001 Annual Report, Centre for Contemporary Photography,404 George Street, Fitzroy VIC 2065, Australia http://archive.ccp.org.au/docs/annual_report/ccp_ar_01.pdf
  21. Web site: Naomi Cass resigns from CCP . 5 June 2018 .
  22. https://pgav.org.au/Adam-Harding-appointed-as-new-Director-of-the-Centre-for-Contemporary-Photography-CCP-~2044 'Adam Harding Appointed As New Director Of The Centre For Contemporary Photography (CCP)', Public Galleries Association of Victoria website, News, Wednesday August 8th, 2018
  23. Centre for Contemporary Photography2017 Annual Report,Centre for Contemporary Photography,404 George Street, Fitzroy VIC 2065, Australia https://ccp.org.au/content/2-about/8-annual-reports/ccp-2017-annual-report-final_web.pdf
  24. Downer, C. (1999). 'Photography in Australia: A select bibliography' in History of Photography, 23(2), 192-197.

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