A Pagan Chicken Party Celebrating Photography and Community

Saturday, August 1st, 2026 @ Candela Photographic Arts

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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. 

The festivities will continue with equal whimsy and endearing chaos, but will be tied to traditions of the solar calendar. Lughnasadh, in the Wheel of the Year, occurs every year on August 1 or 2 and honors the first harvest, expresses gratitude for abundance, and prepares us to face the darker half of the year. The traditions of UnBound! have not been dissimilar: the exhibition itself, the funding, and the party have always been a labor of love, marking the end of our programming calendar and preparing us for another year of supporting artists. During the summer season, we are often asking ourselves “what went well,” “what can we improve upon,” and “what can we leave behind?” 

So join us on August 1 for The First-ish Annual Pagan Chicken Party & Summer Fundraiser as we prepare for another year of artist labor and collective possibilities. The evening welcomes the return of the beloved back alley fried chicken, live performers, raffle prizes, mildly mischievous activities, interactive pagan goddesses, and other ritual absurdities. 

Dress in your solar harvest festival best. Eat some chicken. Dance to some music. Celebrate photography, community, abundance, and the weird magic that happens when we come together to make and support art.