I hope this reaches you, Eugene. I appreciate the mission statement of CCP, but I feel that representing it as an art destination is somewhat disingenuous. I watched CCP be built over 30 years ago while I was a student. However, I was never able to visit and like many people my life became busy. In the years I became an amateur photographer, and I learned to works of Adams, Maier, Stiglitz, Dykinga, Muench, Rowell, Moriyama, and others. I was excited to visit this week the CCP but was disappointed. Not only did your website not ward visitors that construction blocked the parking area, but I came to find out that your main gallery was closed. The only gallery that was open was a very small installation about the Torino O’Odham’s struggles with border violence that also included comments about the role of photographers in cultural appropriation. Suffice to say, not very inspiring. I asked about your Ansel Adams printers and was told they are never displayed and that digital copies were being considered for a display two years from now. This was the main reason for my trip. I asked what other prints were displayed and told that open rooms and bathrooms had a few prints. I saw one print in the men’s bathroom. I was also told about the archive rooms upon appointment, but I was visiting only that day. I was expecting history displays about photojournalism, the evolution of camera technology, examples of each photography genre, etc. Unfortunately none of this was seen or offered as available. The staff was friendly, but I also saw faculty or workers look at me like I was out of place. I was out of place. The CCP is free but I spent parking fees and gas to get there. Maybe you need to present your website differently or maybe we can discuss how to create a different user experience. I see children learning about photography with a much more immersive and visual experience, I hope my feedback is helpful.
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I really enjoyed this gallery and everything CCP does. Keep up the great work. You folks rock!
I hope this reaches you, Eugene. I appreciate the mission statement of CCP, but I feel that representing it as an art destination is somewhat disingenuous. I watched CCP be built over 30 years ago while I was a student. However, I was never able to visit and like many people my life became busy. In the years I became an amateur photographer, and I learned to works of Adams, Maier, Stiglitz, Dykinga, Muench, Rowell, Moriyama, and others. I was excited to visit this week the CCP but was disappointed. Not only did your website not ward visitors that construction blocked the parking area, but I came to find out that your main gallery was closed. The only gallery that was open was a very small installation about the Torino O’Odham’s struggles with border violence that also included comments about the role of photographers in cultural appropriation. Suffice to say, not very inspiring. I asked about your Ansel Adams printers and was told they are never displayed and that digital copies were being considered for a display two years from now. This was the main reason for my trip. I asked what other prints were displayed and told that open rooms and bathrooms had a few prints. I saw one print in the men’s bathroom. I was also told about the archive rooms upon appointment, but I was visiting only that day. I was expecting history displays about photojournalism, the evolution of camera technology, examples of each photography genre, etc. Unfortunately none of this was seen or offered as available. The staff was friendly, but I also saw faculty or workers look at me like I was out of place. I was out of place. The CCP is free but I spent parking fees and gas to get there. Maybe you need to present your website differently or maybe we can discuss how to create a different user experience. I see children learning about photography with a much more immersive and visual experience, I hope my feedback is helpful.