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Liselotte Billigheimer Grschebina

Liselotte studied painting and graphic design at her local art academy – Badische Landeskunstschule, Karlsruhe (BLK) – and took up the then–new course in advertising photography at the School of Applied Arts in Stuttgart.

PlanetHeroines13th December 2022

Cover of the Modern Muse book. A portrait of a young South Asian / British woman is obscured by a repeating flower pattern.

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Modern Muse: Arpita Shah

Shyama Laxman reflects on South Asian identity in relation to Arpita Shah's ongoing portraiture series, Modern Muse.

Katherine Riley13th December 2022

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13th December

At the beginning of the Covid 19 pandemic we enlisted the help of Heroine Lisl Ponger to fend off the boredom. We have had the honour of a weekly online film festival for 52 weeks during 2020/21. We travelled the world, visited many cultures and heard many stories.

PlanetHeroines13th December 2022

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12th December 2022

12th December of the #HHAdvent calendar we’re excited that Volume 3 of the Age of Collage has arrived at the HQ.

Del Barrett12th December 2022

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11th December 2022

Shyama Laxman shares a cheap and easy recipe for one of her favourite winter warmers

Del Barrett11th December 2022

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10th December

Anagrams of books in our library - part I

Del Barrett10th December 2022

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In Real Life: Hannah Starkey

The first major survey of photographer Hannah Starkey, In Real Life, highlights her multifaceted depictions of contemporary womanhood.

Katherine Riley9th December 2022

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9th December

Join us on Tuesday 20th December as we open Chapter 1 of 100×100: 100 Gloucester women photographed by 100 women photographers in the Community Gallery at the Museum of Gloucester.

PlanetHeroines9th December 2022

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100×100 Chapter 1

Join us on Tuesday 20th December as we open Chapter 1 of 100x100: 100 Gloucester women photographed by 100 women photographers in the Community Gallery at the Museum of Gloucester.

PlanetHeroines9th December 2022

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8th December 2022

Coffee, chocolate and creativity Looking for something different? Want to find out more about women in photography? Or have a go at creating your own artwork? If the answer to any of these questions is "yes", then pop into the Heroines Quarter in the Eastgate. A warm space, hot drinks, materials and…

Del Barrett8th December 2022