Women in Revolt! Art and Activism in the UK 1970-1990
Events Programme
As part of our exhibition Women in Revolt!, the Whitworth is running a programme of free events throughout the exhibition. The exhibition runs from 7 March to 1 June 2025. These events are an opportunity to find out more and explore the ideas, projects, artworks, and artists featured in the Women in Revolt! exhibition.
Discover details of Women in Revolt! events programme on the page below.
About the exhibition: Women in Revolt! Art and Activism in the UK 1970-1990
7 March – 1 June 2024
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Film Screening + Post-Screening Discussion:
Women in Protest! An Evening of Greenham Common Activist Film and Artist’s Shorts
Please join us for an evening of activist film and artist’s shorts engaging with the legacy of the women’s peace camp at Greenham Common.
Monday 28 April, 5.30pm-7.30pm
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Radical Acts Seminar:
Printing and PublishingPart of a series of events created in partnership with the Department of Art History and Cultural Practices at The University of Manchester.
Join artists and scholars for short presentations exploring the women’s art movement through its rich and varied print archive – from posters and pamphlets to artist books and zines. The presentations will be followed by a group discussion.Friday, 2 May, 2pm-4.30pm
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Art Tour
Women in Revolt! Visitor Team TourJoin a member of our Visitor Team as they give an overview of this landmark exhibition, while focusing on artists and artworks that can tell us something about the state of feminist activism that shaped or was shaped by them.
Saturday 3 May 2-2:45pm
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Lesbians in Revolt: Lesbian Feminist Art and the Legacies of Section 28
Join us for a panel discussion with Ingrid Pollard, Veronica Slater, and Louise Wallwein, chaired by Sarah-Joy Ford.
Bringing together lesbian feminist voices from the Women in Revolt! exhibition and beyond, this event will offer fresh perspectives on how Section 28 affected feminist practice.
Thursday, 8 May, 6pm-8pm
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Radical Acts Seminar: Solidarity, Resistance, Re-activation
Part of a series of events in series of seminars in partnership with the Department of Art History and Cultural Practices, The University of Manchester. This session will bring together scholar-activists and practitioners Sepake Angiama, Althea Greenan and Alexandra Kokoli to discuss artistic practices of solidarity around antinuclear campaigns, black women’s organising, and poster collections from the Women’s Art Library. Three short presentations will showcase the creative endeavours that underpinned artists’ political strategies of resistance and feminist efforts to tell, and re-activate, these histories. The presentations will be followed by a group discussion.
Friday 9 May, 2-4.30pm
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