ACQUISITIONS & HONORARIUMS: UnBound15!
With money raised from this year’s fundraising efforts, we were able to collect additional photographic works for the Candela Collection. Thanks to all who gave, partied, and supported from afar.
ACQUISITIONS: UnBound9!
THANK YOU to this year's UnBound9! participating artists and to those of you who supported our online fundraising efforts. The gallery was able to acquire 8 photographic artworks and 2 artist books from this year's virtual UnBound9! exhibition. 100% of the money raised goes directly into the hands of the artists below. We're humbled that during these difficult times we were still able to raise some funds and support artists through the mission of UnBound!.
UnBound9!: What Do YOU Want to See in the Collection?
The team has been in a lot of discussion so far this year about the UnBound! show: how to encourage submission, how to jury, how to make the show virtual, how to fundraise, what we choose from the Collection, where the Collection should go. This year we would really love to hear from all of you in terms of what pieces you’d like to see in the Candela Collection from UnBound9!
COMMUNITY: Local Resources
Below, we have provided a list for members of our community who want to contribute whatever resources they have available to put into Richmond and Virginia organizations/branches. We hope this list can help you find a way to connect with and uplift our community!
VIRTUAL EXHIBITION: UnBound9!
Candela Gallery is excited to announce UnBound9!, our annual juried and invitational exhibition. UnBound! is the only open call the gallery holds each year and is dedicated to featuring a wide range of photographic artworks. The mission of UnBound! is to generate opportunities and exposure beyond the traditional group or juried show by providing a collection opportunity for artists.
COVID-19 + UNBOUND9!: What to Expect this Year
Unbound9! will be online only. Before the pandemic announced its destabilizing intentions, we were on track for a solid number of Unbound! submissions. We suspect we’ll be able to mount a great virtual show by any metric. There is a genuine sadness that we will not see the exhibition mounted in the gallery - there just is not much we can do about that. We are going to still fixate upon the object qualities of the work. And we expect to keep the works to 40-45 as in previous years.
OPEN CALL: UnBound9!
Candela Books + Gallery announces our ninth annual invitational and juried exhibition: UnBound8! The summer group exhibition will feature work from a wide range of fine art photographers. This annual summer group exhibition is the only open call we hold each year and is dedicated to featuring a wide range of photographic artworks and fine art photography and artists’ books from 40-50 fine art photographers. UnBound! generates opportunities and exposure beyond the traditional group or juried show by providing a collection opportunity for artists.
ACQUISITIONS: UnBound8!
Candela Books + Gallery is excited to share with you the new additions to the Candela Collection. THANK YOU artists, contributors, attendees, volunteers, friends and family! This years’ UnBound8! fundraiser was the most successful one to date!
EXHIBITION: UnBound8!
UnBound! features a wide array of photographic techniques from both emerging and established artists, both locally and abroad. We are very proud to bring you a compelling selection of photographic work for the eighth year in a row!
OPEN CALL: UnBound8!
Candela Books + Gallery announces our eight annual invitational and juried exhibition: UnBound8! The summer group exhibition will feature work from a wide range of fine art photographers. This annual summer group exhibition is the only open call we hold each year and is dedicated to featuring a wide range of photographic artworks and fine art photography and artists’ books from 40-50 fine art photographers. UnBound! generates opportunities and exposure beyond the traditional group or juried show by providing a collection opportunity for artists.
EXHIBITION: UnBound7!
Candela Gallery is excited to announce UnBound7!, Candela’s annual juried & invitational exhibition. UnBound! features a wide array of photographic techniques from both emerging and established artists, both locally and abroad. We are very proud to bring you a compelling selection of photographic work for the seventh year in a row!
JURIED ARTISTS: UnBound7!
A huge THANK YOU goes out to all who have submitted work to our UnBound7! exhibition. Again this year, we had a ton of great submissions to consider and we appreciate the opportunity to bring such an ambitious show to our audience here in Richmond.
OPEN CALL: UnBound7!
Candela Books + Gallery announces our seventh annual invitational and juried exhibition: UnBound7! The summer group exhibition will feature work from a wide range of fine art photographers. An UnBound7! gala event, will raise funds to purchase select works from the exhibition. Works purchased by Candela through this event will subsequently be included in the Candela Collection.
The mission of the Candela Collection is to support photographers through the purchase of original photographic work and to actively pursue opportunities to donate said works to notable permanent collections.
EXHIBITION: UnBound6!
We’re excited to announce UnBound6!, Candela’s annual juried & invitational exhibition. UnBound! features a wide array of photographic techniques from both emerging and established artists, both locally and abroad. We are very proud to bring you a compelling selection of photographic work for the sixth year in a row.
EXHIBITION: UnBound5!
Five years of UnBound! is a big deal. Since Candela opened its doors in 2012, our UnBound! exhibitions have been continually dedicated to supporting, exhibiting, and collecting exceptional fine art photography. UnBound5! showcases a wide array of photographic techniques from 41 emerging and established artists, both locally and abroad. We are very proud to bring you a compelling selection of photographic work for the fifth year in a row.
ACQUISITIONS: UnBound4!
Candela Books + Gallery is excited to present this year’s additions to the Candela Collection. Thanks to everyone who supported the UnBound4! Fundraising and Gala Event. Your contribution helped us purchase the 12 selected artworks.
JURIED ARTISTS: UnBound4!
Candela Books + Gallery is excited to announce the 2015 UnBound juried artist line up. This inaugural summer invitational exhibition, features work from over 40+ contemporary fine art photographers! UnBound4! will open Friday, June 3rd, 5-9pm at Candela Gallery.
EXHIBITION: UnBound4!
Candela Books + Gallery is honored and delighted to present UnBound4!, its annual summer invitational and juried exhibition. This years UnBound4! will feature photography and photo books from 50 artists – including emerging artists as well as established artists boasting national and international reputations.
ON REJECTION: UnBound!
Not getting into Unbound! means nothing. Rejection from other competitions, exhibitions, grant proposals… those rejections mean nothing. Yes, getting into a competition is cool, over-the-moon excellent. And we hope that if you get into Unbound4! that you will see that as a genuine compliment. If you get in to this show, we are going to spend our time installing your work, looking at your work, promoting your work, trying to sell it off the walls, maybe end up buying it ourselves, and finally returning it if it isn’t sold. Getting in to this exhibition means we really like your work. Not getting in does not, however, mean the opposite. Not getting in means nothing. We reject a lot, A LOT, of quality work.
OPEN CALL: UnBound4!
Candela Books + Gallery announces our fourth annual invitational and juried exhibition: UnBound4! The summer group exhibition will feature work from a wide range of fine art photographers. An UnBound4! gala (as in good times) event, will raise funds to purchase select works from the exhibition. Works purchased by Candela through this event will subsequently be included in the Candela Collection.