UPCOMING AT CANDELA
Corpus: Selections from the Candela Collection | Exhibition at The Anderson
The Anderson and VCUarts are pleased to announce Corpus: Selections from the Candela Collection, an exhibition of photographic work by twenty-five artists from the collection of Candela Photographic Arts. The exhibition will be on view at The Anderson from August 28th to October 17th with an opening reception on Friday, August 28th from 5-7 pm.
OPEN CALL: Candelar 2027
Candela Photographic Arts is excited to welcome back the Candelar project for 2027! Selected artists receive a copy of the Candelar and a feature on the website for their Candelar month.
OPENING: Bingo!
Opening October 2, 5-8pm: Candela presents its pilot philanthropic open call exhibition, Bingo! All selected artists have graciously given two editions of an image: one is framed by Candela, placed on view for the October Bingo! exhibition, then available to win during our October 24th Small Print Bingo fundraising event. The other print is entered into a random print exchange among the artists in the exhibition.
ARTIST TALK: Tommy Kha
Join us on Thursday, Ocotber 4th at 6pm for a conversation with Brooklyn-based artist and 2025 Guggenheim Fellow Tommy Kha. Facades is a continuation of Kha’s practice of collaborative, multi-generational work wherein the artist is both photographer and performer:
BINGO: A Small Photo Fundraising Event
Join Candela for our first ever small print bingo event, Saturday, October 24, 2026, from 1-5pm. Doors will open at 12pm to peruse the exhibition, grab snacks from the concession table, or prepare your bingo game face. Games will begin at 1pm.
COLLECTORS’ DINNER: November Dinner with Bobo Catoe
Join us on Thursday, November 5th for a special coursed, family style dinner in the gallery with chef Bobo Catoe of Lafayette Tavern.
OPENINGS: Reed, Abe, Soo
Join us on Friday, November 5 from 5-8pm for solo exhibition openings by Justin James Reed, Kyohei Abe, and Donna Soo. Works by these artists will be on view through December 19, 2026
OPEN CALL: UnBound16!
Candela Photographic Arts is excited to announce the open call of our sixteenth annual summer open call, UnBound16!. The resulting group show featuring the work of 50+ juried and invited artists from across the contemporary photographic landscape.
OPENINGS: Tommy Kha & JW Toftness
Join us on Friday, September 4 from 5-8pm for solo exhibition openings by Tommy Kha and JW Toftness. Kha’s Facades and Toftness’ When Seeds are Sent for Flowers will be on view through October 24.
PREVIEW & ARTIST TALK: JW Toftness
Join us on Thursday, September 3 at 6pm for an exhibition preview and conversation with Savannah-based artist, JW Toftness in conjunction with his exhibition, When Seeds are Sent for Flowers. The exhibition presents a selection of new works alongside images from Toftness' MFA thesis, To Redecorate a Dream, focusing on human relationships with technology and on slippages between perceived and mediated realities.
CANDELAFEST 2026
Our summer fundraising party has traditionally been centered around our open call exhibition, UnBound!, and has been thusly named. As we celebrate this summer for the first time as a 501c3, we’re expanding the spirit of this gathering beyond a single exhibition to something greater; our intention is to garner substantial financial support for gallery programming and operations for the coming year.
Artist Talk with Visiting Artist: Alma Haser
Thursday, June 4th at 6pm @ Candela Photographic Arts
Doors open at 6 pm. Talk begins at 6:30 pm
Free and open to the public
Join us for an evening in conversation with UK-based artist Alma Haser in conjunction with her two feature exhibitions, Tired, Warrior, Defeated, In Love, and Four Legs, currently on view at Candela Photographic Arts. Haser will discuss her multidisciplinary practice, recent photographic and sculptural works, and the layered emotional terrain explored throughout the exhibition.
Known for blending photography, sculpture, textiles, and collage, Haser’s work navigates themes of identity, transformation, intimacy, and perception through intricate hand-built processes and deeply personal narratives.