A book recommendation a day for the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence. Lobby your library to stock these books.
Del Barrett24th November 2024
On World AIDS Day, Emery looks at how art changed the homophobic landscape and created a community solidarity.
PlanetHeroines1st December 2023
Throughout the 16 days of activism, we have posted about the work of women photographers who are highlighting violence against women in its many different forms, read their stories here.
PlanetHeroines27th November 2023
A round-up of six brilliant exhibitions to keep an eye on during April 2023, featuring work by leading women in photography.
Katherine Riley12th April 2023
Violence against women takes many forms. For the month of February, we have a special display at the Heroines Quarter showing how different artists have tackled this problem through their work.
PlanetHeroines3rd February 2023
Nan Goldin (b 1953) is an American photographer and activist whose work explores LGBTQ+ subcultures, sexual intimacy, HIV/AIDS crisis, and the opioid epidemic. Now, a new documentary film, All the Beauty and the Bloodshed, directed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Laura Poitras is set to release in the UK in January 2023. It…
PlanetHeroines23rd December 2022
Published alongside a complementary exhibition (Fotomuseum Winterthur), Chosen Family explores 'family' as a social and cultural construct.
Katherine Riley28th September 2022
Our overview of Heroine highlights from the 53rd iteration of the iconic Rencontres d'Arles.
Katherine Riley12th August 2022
