April Exhibition

Between You & Me: The Camera Teaches, The Photograph Speaks

April 10 – June 17, 2025
Opening: April 10th from 6 - 9:30

© Greg Mizak, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

For over 20 years, Denise Keim has guided photographers in seeing the world through their eyes, fostering a community of visual storytellers. Now, in a rare turn, the teacher steps into the frame—sharing her own love affair with photography, the alchemy of the darkroom.

This collection of analog prints is a reflection on the learning process, the magic of film, and the cycle of mentorship that turns students into artists and artists into teachers.

Since opening in January 2023, CC4PJ has served as a hub for visual storytellers and community engagement, realizing its mission through community-driven classes in street photography, photojournalism, and analog film—programs that foster both skill-building and ethical engagement with society. Through a diverse range of events, we’ve witnessed the true meaning of community and felt a deep appreciation from those around us.

FACE TO FACE: STEPHEN MARC
Welcoming a Chicago Visionary Back Home

Join us at CC4PJ for a special artist talk with acclaimed documentary and street photographer Stephen Marc on Wednesday, February 26, from 7–9 PM. Raised on the South Side of Chicago, Marc is a visual storyteller whose work spans decades, capturing the depth of American life and culture through street photography and digital montage. He has been a Guggenheim Fellow, an NEA grant recipient, and a professor at Arizona State University since 1998, following twenty years at Columbia College Chicago.

© Stephen Marc from American/True Colors (2021)

“The elements of a subject that speak to us are often scattered and can't be captured in one photo; we don't have the right to force them together, and to stage them would be cheating... which brings us to the need for photojournalism.”

— Henri Cartier-Bresson