Edges of Light features a diverse range of artists who have been brought together to examine how photography can exist outside the usual expectations of the medium. Cocurators Mark Eanes, associate professor at California College of the Arts (CCA), and Chris Nickel, CCA's Photography studio manager and himself an alumnus, have structured an exhibition that exposes the viewer to works of art that challenge existing ideas of what a photograph is, what it looks like, and what techniques and materials are possible in its creation.

October 9, 6–9 p.m. | Opening Reception
October 10, 1–3 p.m. | Family Art Day
October 10, 4–6 p.m. | Sound Walk
October 30, 1–3 p.m. | Artists' Talk
November 6, 7–10 p.m. | Windows of Sound

The exhibition features the following artists:

Stephen Berkman
Brice Bischoff
Matthew Brandt
Natalie Cheung
John Chiara*
Binh Danh
Rachel Heath
Jason Kalogiros*
Chris McCaw
Eric Mertens*
Christine Nguyen
Maggie Preston*
John Roloff

• CCA Photography alumni

The nature of the process itself is what distinguishes this exhibition of photography. Although the work at Arts Benicia represents a broad range of expression stylistically and conceptually, this group of artists is united by the significance of process, and in most cases, chance and mystery. These images are not a product of a quick snap of the shutter. In fact, many of the images are even made without a camera. Instead, the photographs are carefully crafted, and in certain cases, take hours to create and develop. Edges of Light is the culmination of the risks these have artists have taken and the boundaries they have broken.