The American Center for Photographers (ACP) opens in a purposely designed gallery space in the heart of the City of Wilson North Carolina in April 2023. Building on the successes of Eyes on Main Street Inc. eleven years of international photography festival activities, the ACP’s core goal is to celebrate established photo practitioners and elevate the profiles of emerging photographers. The ACP will present monthly photography exhibitions showcasing work from within the USA and beyond. Coupled with the exhibition programming will be education workshops, forums and other photocentric events that will grow public awareness of photographic image makers and generate networks between photographers throughout the world. Partnering with the Eyes on Main Street Inc. photographer in residency initiative, the ACP gallery will house an annually rotational portfolio collection that features works by USA and International photographers.
The Rosa Gobien Library
The American Center for Photographers has a proud photo book library with over 300 unique titles. We could count on the generosity of many photographers who have gladly donated their work and publication to create a rich and diverse collection -see the portfolio on this website.
From the classical and undisputed iconic reference books from the masters to the freshly printed titles by young and upcoming photographers, you will find it all in our small but pointed Book Library.
You must be a member of ACP to access the Library
Address:
230 Goldsboro Street South, Wilson, NC, 27893, USA
Mailing Address:
210 Moss Street West, Wilson, NC 27893
Gallery Operation Manager:
Carmen Bartlett
Gallery Assistant
Jeidy Cruz
The American Center for Photographers is open on:
Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from 11 AM to 5 PM
Thursday from 11 AM to 7.30 PM; Sunday from 11 AM to 3 PM
Closed on Monday and Tuesday
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Schedule of Exhibitions
-April 30 to May 25, 2025: The Streets of the World, France Leclerc
-April 30 to May 25, 2025: Sacred/Sagrado: Festivals of Mexico, Jenna Mulhall-Brereton
-May 31 to July 31, 2025: Eyes on Wilson, the Indoor Exhibition
-September 3 to September 28, 2025: Detroit Nocturne After Dark, Dave Jordano
-September 3 to September 28, 2025: When The Smoke Clears, Svet Jacqueline
-October 2 to November 2, 2025: Hard to Track, portraits by Antoine Le Grand
-November 5, to December 21, 2025: Unyielding Floods, Peter CaTon
Visit the Exhibitions and Events Page for more infos.
Exhibited So Far
Serra Akcan, Turkey; John Anderson, United Kingdom; Michael Avis, USA; Parisa Azadi, Iran; Frederic Beaujeu-Dufour, France; Peter Bialobrzeski, Germany; Elizabeth Bick, USA; Fatma Çelik, Turkey; Mehmet Demirci, Turkey; Bertrand Desprez, France; Bryan Edwards, USA; Walker Evans, USA; Jean-Félix Fayolle, France; Eric Franceschi, France; Julia Gillard, USA; Hailey Ip, USA; Rob Hammer, USA; Ed Kashi, USA; Aylin Kizil, Turkey; Bob Miller, USA; Pierpaolo Mittica, Italy; Illy Njiokiktjien, The Netherlands; Soonhwa Oh, South Korea; Melissa O'Shaughnessy, USA; Parsons School of Design: The New School, USA; Holden Richards, USA; Marko Risovic, Serbia; Cédric Roux, France; Ahmet Sel, Turkey; Stephen Shames, USA; Scott Strazzante, USA; Natalya Saprunova, Russia-France; Çiğdem Üçüncü, Turkey; Wilson Camera Club, USA
The American Center for Photographers is under the umbrella of Eyes on Main Street INC, a legal Nonprofit and a Legal Trademark
Artistic Team: Peters Bernard, Jérôme De Perlinghi (Artistic Director), Dave Matthews
Board Members: Dale Bryce, Angelo Carlone, Mehmet Demirci, Jay Gallimore, Stephanie Pridgen (President), Jilian Tant, Trey Thomas, Briana Woods