What's New

Two new exhibitions will be presented at the Center for Photography at Woodstock, September 20, 2025–January 11, 2026.. Kinship & Community: Selections from the Texas African American Photography Archive, co-curated by Nicole R. Fleetwood and CPW Executive Director Brian Wallis, highlights the work of mid-20th century Black photographers in Texas, revealing how vernacular images serve as powerful records of collective memory; and Everyday Culture: Seven Projects by Documentary Arts brings together four decades of work by Documentary Arts, presenting photographs, films, music, and folk art that chronicle marginalized cultural traditions and creative practices. Curated by CPW Executive Director Brian Wallis, Everyday Culture will be accompanied by a book of the same title, published by CPW, co-authored by Wallis and Govenar.

A new film by Documentary Arts, Quiet Voices in a Noisy World, is a tribute to the indomitable spirit of a group of African American volunteers in Jasper, Texas to overcome adversity through hard work, self-reliance, and community engagement. Plagued by a long history of virulent racial violence, these volunteers have spearheaded an unprecedented number of projects to reclaim the dignity of their community and to advance social justice.

New from Alan Govenar, Come Round Right is a deeply personal novel and a paean to a pivotal moment in American history—when the Vietnam War was raging, and the idealism of the 1960s was losing ground to frustration, anger, and violence. From Deep Vellum Publishing, the book is now available from Amazon and other sellers.

The permanent collection at The Deep Ellum Community Center, When You Go Down in Deep Ellum, was created in collaboration with Documentary Arts.

Truth in Photography, a photography website produced by Documentary Arts, recently launched its Fall 2025 edition. The site asks the question, “Where does the truth lie in a photograph?”