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Feb 25 Art Chat

Love photography? So do we! Join us on Saturday November for a walkthrough the exhibition with artist Gohar Dashti....

We Cry in Silence

Smita Sharma's book "We Cry in Silence" investigates the widespread issue of trafficking minors for sex between Bangladesh, Nepal and India....

Jameel Prize 2024 Moving Images

Congratulations to Khandakar Ohida winner of the 7th edition of the Jameel Prize for moving images and digital media inspired by Islamic culture and ideas....

Adèle Perlmutter-Heilperin

Adele Perlmutter-Heilperin was a photographer working in Vienna in the late 1800s. She produced an impressive portfolio of the Viennese elite....

Saturday 14th December - December's Art Chat looks at our display of objects and books about how art can be used as a weapon against male violence. It will be a very informal conversation over coffee exploring how different artists...

Create with Applique, Plant Based Leather

WORKSHOP: Join artist Katie Taylor in this innovative workshop where you’ll explore the creative potential of appliqué using dried SCOBY leather....

16 Days of Activism 2024

16 days of activism against gender-based violence....

16 Days of Activism Book List 2024

A book recommendation a day for the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence. Lobby your library to stock these books....

Greetings From Australia

Volunteer Paula Vellet has been visiting Australia and sending us her recommendations and reflections about all things women in photography....

Amelia Elizabeth Guppy

Born 21st November 1808. Amelia Elizabeth Guppy was a pioneering photographer often remembered for her adventurous spirit and passion for studying orchids....

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Portrait(s) 2022

Celebrating a decade of bringing some of the world’s leading artists to France, Portrait(s) festival returns to the spa city of Vichy again this year, from 24th June.

PlanetHeroines23rd June 2022

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To What We Think We Remember: Catherine Opie

In To What We Think We Remember, her second solo show at Thomas Dane Gallery, London, Catherine designs a ‘metaphorical framework for reflection: on personal life, relationships, and work, but also on the fragility of humanity, the fractured ideals of a collective responsibility’.

PlanetHeroines23rd June 2022

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Dayanita Singh – Let’s See

In Dayanita Singh’s latest photo-novel, Let’s See (pub. Steidl, 26th May 2022), she revisits the earliest years of her archive – looking back at the images she created when she did not yet consider herself a photographer.

PlanetHeroines21st June 2022

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Sue Williamson – All Our Mothers

People - their history, their identity, and the stories they tell - are at the heart of Sue Williamson’s practice. Part of the generation of South African artists and photographers whose work challenged the apartheid government in the 70s and 80s, her work honours the courageous women who underpinned the struggle for…

PlanetHeroines14th June 2022

Featured Front Page Listicle Pride 2024

5 Contemporary Heroines to celebrate this Pride Month

To help celebrate Pride month this year, we're highlighting 5 contemporary heroines, find out more about Anita Khemka, Catherine Opie, Hinda Schuman, Ingrid Pollard & Paola Paredes here!

PlanetHeroines9th June 2022

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Volunteer Diaries: Karen Patchell

Volunteer Karen Patchell discusses her involvement with Hundred Heroines in Gloucester

Del Barrett9th June 2022

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Exhibition : First Impressions

First Impressions: A glimpse into the archive of Elisabeth Buchmeyer Lewis. An installation at the Heroines Hub (Gloucester) from 21st June to 11th August.

PlanetHeroines8th June 2022

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With Love

Messums London is presenting Yan’s first London-based solo exhibition. Curated by Johnny Messum & Zelda Cheatle, the exhibition introduces three major bodies of work.

Del Barrett7th June 2022

Portrait photograph of HM Queen Elizabeth II, on the occasion of her Accession: a half-length portrait, turned slightly to her left, face. She wears the George IV Diamond Diadem, the Nizam of Hyderabad Necklace, the star and badge of the Order of the Garter on a sash, over a satin evening dress, designed by Norman Hartnell. The Queen is also wearing a diamond and platinum bracelet that was given as a wedding present by Prince Philip. This was designed by Philip Antrobus, using stones taken a from a tiara that had belonged to Prince Philip's mother Princess Andrew of Greece. She is also holding a fan in her left hand.

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Heroines & The Crown

The Queen is probably the most photographed person in the world, but the royal photographer closest to our hearts is Dorothy Wilding, who was born within a mile of the Heroines Hub in Gloucester.

Del Barrett2nd June 2022

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Highlights from Photo London

Whether or not you were able to attend in person, our series of Photo London 2022 highlights provide a whistle-stop tour of the Historical and Contemporary Heroines’ contributions, covering remarkable works from throughout the medium’s history.

PlanetHeroines1st June 2022