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Museum of Contemporary Photography
MISSION
The Museum of Contemporary Photography (MoCP) presents projects and exhibitions and acquires works that embrace a range of contemporary aesthetics and technologies, and strives to communicate the value and significance of photographic images as expressions of human thought, imagination, and creativity.
HISTORY
The Museum of Contemporary Photography was founded at Columbia College Chicago in 1984 as the successor to the 1976 Chicago Center for Contemporary Photography. The MoCP was founded by Sonia Bloch, the late Arnold Gilbert, Jack Jaffe, John Mulvany, Richard S. Press, and the late David C. Ruttenberg. The MoCP is a unit of the Office of Academic Research (OAR), and its programs have been funded by the College and by external foundations and giving agencies.
The MoCP is accredited by the American Association of Museums. Its permanent collection is comprised of more than 8,500 photographs and photographically-related objects, focusing on the photography of Americans and U.S. residents since 1936. The Midwest Photographers Project is a rotating archive of contemporary work by artists living and working in the Midwest.
The activities of the MoCP include exhibitions, education and outreach programs, lectures and panel discussions, publications and membership services. The MoCP has developed and presented educational programming and exhibitions in collaboration with artists, photographers, communities, and institutions locally, nationally, and internationally. The Museum also supports student learning through intersections at Columbia College Chicago.
The MoCP is located in the 600 S. Michigan Ave. building.
Denise Miller (Clark), Director, 1988-2001
Sarah Anne McNear, Director, 2001-2003
Rod Slemmons, Director, 2003-present
The Museum of Contemporary Photography (MoCP) presents projects and exhibitions and acquires works that embrace a range of contemporary aesthetics and technologies, and strives to communicate the value and significance of photographic images as expressions of human thought, imagination, and creativity.
HISTORY
The Museum of Contemporary Photography was founded at Columbia College Chicago in 1984 as the successor to the 1976 Chicago Center for Contemporary Photography. The MoCP was founded by Sonia Bloch, the late Arnold Gilbert, Jack Jaffe, John Mulvany, Richard S. Press, and the late David C. Ruttenberg. The MoCP is a unit of the Office of Academic Research (OAR), and its programs have been funded by the College and by external foundations and giving agencies.
The MoCP is accredited by the American Association of Museums. Its permanent collection is comprised of more than 8,500 photographs and photographically-related objects, focusing on the photography of Americans and U.S. residents since 1936. The Midwest Photographers Project is a rotating archive of contemporary work by artists living and working in the Midwest.
The activities of the MoCP include exhibitions, education and outreach programs, lectures and panel discussions, publications and membership services. The MoCP has developed and presented educational programming and exhibitions in collaboration with artists, photographers, communities, and institutions locally, nationally, and internationally. The Museum also supports student learning through intersections at Columbia College Chicago.
The MoCP is located in the 600 S. Michigan Ave. building.
Denise Miller (Clark), Director, 1988-2001
Sarah Anne McNear, Director, 2001-2003
Rod Slemmons, Director, 2003-present
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