Candela frequently hosts visiting artists for artist talk events coinciding with exhibitions on view. Additionally, we will host special programming like panels, pecha kucha presentations, or book events. View our upcoming and recent events below.
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:
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.
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.
Join us on Thursday, November 5th for a special coursed, family style dinner in the gallery with chef Bobo Catoe of Lafayette Tavern.