Announcing CM23 Top 50 Exhibit Venue & Curator

We are very excited to announce the Critical Mass 2023 Top 50 Exhibition will be held at Colorado Photographic Arts Center’s new gallery space in Denver from February 23 – April 13, 2024!

About CPAC: Colorado Photographic Arts Center is the only nonprofit organization in Denver dedicated exclusively to the art of photography. Founded in 1963, we serve as a resource center where photographers can learn new skills, pursue their artistic vision, build community, and seek inspiration and creative growth.

Located in Denver’s Golden Triangle Creative District, CPAC hosts 7-10 high-quality exhibitions each year that showcase the finest examples of contemporary photography from local and national artists.  All of our exhibitions are free and open to the public.

Meet CM23 TOP 50 CURATOR
Daniel Boetker-Smith!

Daniel Boetker-Smith pictured above

We are delighted to announce that Daniel Boetker-Smith has agreed to curate the Critical Mass Top 50 exhibition!

Daniel is the Director of the Australian Centre for Contemporary Photography www.ccp.org.au, based in Melbourne. He has curated exhibitions and managed photographic events in Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, India, Aotearoa, New Zealand, Ireland, the UK, and the USA.

He regularly writes for a variety of print and online art/photography publications – Foam (Netherlands), British Journal of Photography (UK), Vault (Australia), Voices of Photography (Taiwan), Photoeye (USA), LensCulture (USA), 1000 Words (UK), GUP Magazine, and others.

Daniel is also the Founder of the Asia-Pacific Photobook Archive (est.2013).