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  Viewpoint Photographic Art Center

  2015 J Street
  Sacramento, CA 95811

  Phone: (916) 441-2341   |   Email   |   Official Website

  Admission:

  Free

  Hours:

  Tues-Thurs Noon-6pm
  Fri-Sat Noon-5pm
  *The Gallery is open during the evening for receptions and other special events and is closed for a few days while exhibits change.

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• • Current Events

    05/08/13- 06/01/13

    Day to Night: Photographs by Jennifer Wu Viewpoint Photographic Art Center Day to Night: Photographs by Jennifer Wu Presented by Viewpoint Photographic Art Center at Viewpoint Photographic Art Center May 8-June 1, 2013 In its main gallery in May, Viewpoint Photographic Art Center presents Jennifer Wu’s Day to Night, a collection of images made between dawn and dusk, during the hours when many photographers have set their cameras aside. "I found great joy the night I discovered that the camera sees more than our eyes can see," says Wu, an accomplished landscape and nature photographer. She found that the...

    05/08/13- 06/01/13

    The Live Photographers Society Exhibit Viewpoint Photographic Art Center The Live Photographers Society Exhibit Presented by Viewpoint Photographic Art Center at Viewpoint Photographic Art Center May 8-June 1, 2013 The Live Photographers Society was organized over thirty-five years ago by Lloyd Fergus and others in the Sacramento area with the purpose to meet and share photographs, food, and conversation. The practice continues to this day. The group’s name was inspired by the movie Dead Poets Society. Five members of The Live Photographers Society are participating in this exhibit. Their names and the subject matter of their photographs are as follows: -George Erdosh:...

• • Upcoming Events

    06/05/13- 07/06/13

    Onsite: Men of Mining: Photographs by László Bencze Viewpoint Photographic Art Center Onsite: Men of Mining: Photographs by László Bencze Presented by Viewpoint Photographic Art Center at Viewpoint Photographic Art Center June 5-July 6, 2013 “Mining companies get a bad rap in the press,” says László Bencze. “No one wants a mine in their back yard. On the other hand everyone wants computers, TV sets, cars, cameras, washing machines, cell phones, and all the other good stuff of modern culture. And just about all of that good stuff begins life somewhere in the ground. The people of mining work hard, safe, and honorably, taking pains to cause as little damage to the environment as possible and...

    06/05/13- 07/06/13

    Ancient Textures of the Sevier Orogeny: Photographs by Ron Williams Viewpoint Photographic Art Center Ancient Textures of the Sevier Orogeny: Photographs by Ron Williams Presented by Viewpoint Photographic Art Center at Viewpoint Photographic Art Center June 5-July 6, 2013 Viewpoint Photographic Art Center presents the exhibit Ancient Textures of the Sevier Orogeny by Viewpoint member Ron Williams in the Step Up Gallery. The Sevier Orogeny was a mountain-forming event that affected North America along the western slope of the Rocky Mountains during the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods. Sevier refers to the Sevier River, whose headwaters originate in the Zion National Park region. Millions of years of tectonic action, erosion of carving rivers,...

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Current &
Upcoming Events

• Current Events

  05/08/13- 06/01/13

  Day to Night: Photographs by Jennifer Wu Viewpoint Photographic Art Center Day to Night: Photographs by Jennifer Wu Presented by Viewpoint Photographic Art Center at Viewpoint Photographic Art Center May 8-June 1, 2013 In its main gallery in May, Viewpoint Photographic Art Center presents Jennifer Wu’s Day to Night, a collection of images made between dawn and dusk, during the hours when many photographers have set their cameras aside. "I found great joy the night I discovered that the camera sees more than our eyes can see," says Wu, an accomplished landscape and nature photographer. She found that the...

  05/08/13- 06/01/13

  The Live Photographers Society Exhibit Viewpoint Photographic Art Center The Live Photographers Society Exhibit Presented by Viewpoint Photographic Art Center at Viewpoint Photographic Art Center May 8-June 1, 2013 The Live Photographers Society was organized over thirty-five years ago by Lloyd Fergus and others in the Sacramento area with the purpose to meet and share photographs, food, and conversation. The practice continues to this day. The group’s name was inspired by the movie Dead Poets Society. Five members of The Live Photographers Society are participating in this exhibit. Their names and the subject matter of their photographs are as follows: -George Erdosh:...

• Upcoming Events

  06/05/13- 07/06/13

  Onsite: Men of Mining: Photographs by László Bencze Viewpoint Photographic Art Center Onsite: Men of Mining: Photographs by László Bencze Presented by Viewpoint Photographic Art Center at Viewpoint Photographic Art Center June 5-July 6, 2013 “Mining companies get a bad rap in the press,” says László Bencze. “No one wants a mine in their back yard. On the other hand everyone wants computers, TV sets, cars, cameras, washing machines, cell phones, and all the other good stuff of modern culture. And just about all of that good stuff begins life somewhere in the ground. The people of mining work hard, safe, and honorably, taking pains to cause as little damage to the environment as possible and...

  06/05/13- 07/06/13

  Ancient Textures of the Sevier Orogeny: Photographs by Ron Williams Viewpoint Photographic Art Center Ancient Textures of the Sevier Orogeny: Photographs by Ron Williams Presented by Viewpoint Photographic Art Center at Viewpoint Photographic Art Center June 5-July 6, 2013 Viewpoint Photographic Art Center presents the exhibit Ancient Textures of the Sevier Orogeny by Viewpoint member Ron Williams in the Step Up Gallery. The Sevier Orogeny was a mountain-forming event that affected North America along the western slope of the Rocky Mountains during the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods. Sevier refers to the Sevier River, whose headwaters originate in the Zion National Park region. Millions of years of tectonic action, erosion of carving rivers,...

Past
Events

• Past Events

  05/04/13	Annual Photographic Art Auction Viewpoint Photographic Art Center
  04/10/13- 05/04/13	Photographic Art Auction Exhibit Viewpoint Photographic Art Center
  03/06/13- 04/06/13	Jorge Santana: Cuba Today: Street Photography Viewpoint Photographic Art Center
  03/06/13- 04/06/13	Don Kirby & Joan Gentry: The Anasazi Project Viewpoint Photographic Art Center
  02/06/13- 03/02/13	Jeff Enlow: Behind the Levees Viewpoint Photographic Art Center
  02/06/13- 03/02/13	Chris Kaufman: Military Moments Viewpoint Photographic Art Center
  02/06/13- 03/02/13	Peru: Land of the Sun Viewpoint Photographic Art Center
  01/09/13- 02/02/13	Gene Kennedy: 44 Years of Real Estate Photographs Viewpoint Photographic Art Center
  01/09/13- 02/02/13	Road Trip Poetry: Photographs by Dave Hennessy Viewpoint Photographic Art Center
  12/05/12- 01/05/13	Sichuan Sampler: Photographs by Rick Kattelmann Viewpoint Photographic Art Center
  12/05/12- 01/05/13	Twelve: Square Viewpoint Photographic Art Center
  11/07/12- 12/01/12	Linear: Photographs by Dean Burton Viewpoint Photographic Art Center
  11/07/12- 12/01/12	What’s Real? – Mannequins of the World: Photographs by Rhonda Campbell Viewpoint Photographic Art Center
  10/10/12- 11/03/12	Searching for Wabi Sabi: Photographs by Bruce MacDougall Viewpoint Photographic Art Center
  10/10/12- 11/03/12	Vintage Contemporary: The Charter Members Show Viewpoint Photographic Art Center
  09/05/12- 10/06/12	Paris: Walking with Atget Viewpoint Photographic Art Center
  09/05/12- 10/06/12	Cuba: Opening Doors Viewpoint Photographic Art Center
  08/08/12- 09/01/12	The Price of Enlightenment: Photographs by Dawn Blanchfield Viewpoint Photographic Art Center
  08/08/12- 09/01/12	Glass Works: Photographs by Gary Shallcross Viewpoint Photographic Art Center
  08/08/12- 09/01/12	Vaudeville: Photographs by Dan Herrera Viewpoint Photographic Art Center
  07/11/12- 08/04/12	Viewpoint: Members Exhibit Viewpoint Photographic Art Center
  06/09/12	iPhoneography Crash Course: Creative Capture & Processing Techniques with Seán Duggan Viewpoint Photographic Art Center
  06/06/12- 07/07/12	David Gardner: Marking Our Place in the World Viewpoint Photographic Art Center
  06/06/12- 07/07/12	Fragile and Passing Patterns Viewpoint Photographic Art Center
  05/19/12	Increasing Your Presence as a Photographer Viewpoint Photographic Art Center
  05/09/12- 06/02/12	Small Things: Gene Crowe Viewpoint Photographic Art Center
  05/09/12- 06/02/12	Lost Worlds: Ruins of the Americas: Work by Arthur Drooker Viewpoint Photographic Art Center
  04/11/12- 05/05/12	2012 Viewpoint Fine Print Auction and Annual Fundraiser Viewpoint Photographic Art Center
  03/07/12- 04/07/12	Jon Sousa: The Human Touch Viewpoint Photographic Art Center
  03/07/12- 04/07/12	Pursuers of eXcellence: Selected Works from the Curators at 1X Viewpoint Photographic Art Center
  02/08/12- 03/03/12	Richard Murai: Signs of Life Viewpoint Photographic Art Center
  02/08/12- 03/03/12	Jim Klein: A Matter of Time Photographs from Utah Viewpoint Photographic Art Center
  01/11/12- 02/04/12	Lewis Kemper: Split Personalities Viewpoint Photographic Art Center
  01/11/12- 02/04/12	Transformed with Light Viewpoint Photographic Art Center
  12/07/11- 01/07/12	Jerry Berry: Impressions of a New England Fall Viewpoint Photographic Art Center
  12/07/11- 01/07/12	Twelve: Parallels, A Juried Exhibition Viewpoint Photographic Art Center
  10/05/11- 11/05/11	Cell Phone Only Exhibition Viewpoint Photographic Art Center
  10/05/11- 11/05/11	Photographs by Viewpoint Docents and Volunteers Viewpoint Photographic Art Center
  09/07/11- 10/01/11	Visions of Translucence Viewpoint Photographic Art Center
  09/07/11- 10/01/11	Fleeting Impressions: Patterns in Sand Viewpoint Photographic Art Center
  08/10/11- 09/03/11	Ivan Sohrakoff: The Lines of Landscape Viewpoint Photographic Art Center
  07/06/11- 08/06/11	2011 Viewpoint Member Exhibit Viewpoint Photographic Art Center
  06/08/11- 07/02/11	After the Bubble & Donald Fried: A 45-Year Retrospective Viewpoint Photographic Art Center
  05/11/11- 06/04/11	Save the Music & Exquisite Inflorescence Viewpoint Photographic Art Center
  04/06/11- 05/07/11	2011 Viewpoint Fine Print Auction and Annual Fundraiser Viewpoint Photographic Art Center
  03/09/11- 04/02/11	Photography Exhibits: "Beyond Borders" & "Cambodia and Myanmar" Viewpoint Photographic Art Center
  02/09/11- 03/05/11	Photography Exhibits: "New Directions" and "Great Egrets and Friends" Viewpoint Photographic Art Center
  01/05/11- 02/05/11	Photography Exhibits: "Dark on Light" and "Unexpected Beauty" Viewpoint Photographic Art Center
  12/08/10- 12/31/10	Photography Exhibits: Jonathan Mumby: Earned Images & Twelve Viewpoint Photographic Art Center
  11/10/10- 12/04/10	Photography Exhibits: Woman. Wandering & Ten Eyes Viewpoint Photographic Art Center