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Advent Calendar 2022

2nd December

What is creativity? I love this question it conjures up a different answer for everyone. Essentially it is the use of our greatest gift, the imagination. Many of us never fully unwrap it. We leave it under the tree of real life for when we have more time.

PlanetHeroines2nd December 2022

Advent Calendar 2022

1st December

Advent Calendar, 1st December - Did you know that Esther Bubley's first job in photography was at the Office of War Information (OWI)?

PlanetHeroines1st December 2022

Colour photograph showing sunlight filtering through leaves which hang over an open road.

Exhibition Featured Front Page

Rinko Kawauchi: A Retrospective

Rinko Kawauchi's third retrospective exhibition, hosted by Switzerland's Christopher Guye Galerie, explores the pathos of nature.

Katherine Riley30th November 2022

Black and white photograph. Silhouettes of people standing behind the gate of a concentration camp, Buchenwald.

Exhibition Featured Front Page Historical Heroines Interview

Discovering Lee Miller: Part Two

In part two of our interview with Ami Bouhassane, we find out about Lee's pioneering war correspondence and later work.

Katherine Riley28th November 2022

Anti-Violence Projects Brief News Featured Front Page Listicle

16 Days of Activism 2022

16 days of activism for the elimination of violence against women

PlanetHeroines25th November 2022

Brief News

Unite: 16 Days of Activism

25th November is the international day for the elimination of violence against women and marks the start of 16 days of activism.

Del Barrett25th November 2022

Bad Color Combos installation image: three works by Yto Barrada (triangles of fabric arranged in rays) are hanging on a yellow wall.

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Bad Color Combos: Yto Barrada

Bad Color Combos presents a selection of Yto's work exploring education, the passage of time, and futile attempts to control nature.

Katherine Riley24th November 2022

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Affordable prints at Centre for British Photography

The new Centre for British Photography is selling prints to raise funds. This is a great opportunity to acquire works by leadings women photographers, including nine of the Heroines.

Del Barrett24th November 2022

Sepia-toned photograph of a woman in a chequered jacket and soft hat, tilted slightly. A pink square, comprised of four thin lines, occupies the background.

Exhibition Featured Front Page Historical Heroines Interview

Discovering Lee Miller: Part One

In part one of our interview with Ami Bouhassane, we find out about Lee Miller's early career and the history of the Lee Miller Archives.

Katherine Riley22nd November 2022

Invitation

Celebrate Our Move to The Eastgate

Hundred Heroines has relocated to The Eastgate with a 3,000 sq. ft. contemporary space dedicated to women in photography. Although we've had the galleries open to the public for a few weeks, we'll be bringing the whole space into operation on 1st December and we'd be delighted if you'd join us for…

Del Barrett10th November 2022