Woman Up!

This is our last Woman Up! On Tour episode for 2023. We would like to take this opportunity to send a massive thanks to all organizations that worked with us this year and all the amazing artists that shared their work with us, reminding us of what's possible to create and achieve even when challenged. Thanks to Jess Gell for her amazing video skills and acegrams for making it all possible. And lastly THANK YOU! Thank you to all our incredible listeners, you've been an amazing ...

In this episode we are in Margate at Liminal Gallery talking to founder and curator Louise Fitzjohn and Margate based artists Mercedes Workmen and Catherine Chinatree. Liminal Gallery represents contemporary artists working across the UK and Ireland. Its main ethos is to present an all-round snapshot of what is happening right now in contemporary art, showcasing artists at all stages of their careers working across all mediums. Mercedes is a self-taught artist; predominantly w...

In this episode we are at Friction Arts in Birmingham talking to Sandra Hall Artistic Director and co-founder of Friction Arts (alongside Lee Griffiths) and artists Natalie Mason and Savhanha Small Wyn.For 30 years, Friction has produced an ambitious programme of creative work, often in partnership or collaboration with artists from all kinds of disciplines; currently it includes Birmingham’s only free visual art club for young people delivered by professional artists, a ground-breaking multi...

In this Woman Up! On Tour episode we went to Brighton and spent time at the incredible Quiet Down There studio talking to thee inspiring women Lucy Jeffries, AFLO.the poet and Alina Hazadeh. .Quiet Down There offers people routes to expressing and developing their own creativity – outside of the traditional structures of the arts. They work in markets, charity shops, laundrettes and other spaces where people already are. They are ambitious for the communities that they collaborate ...

In this episode recorded at Artlink in Hull we spoke to Jemma Brown, Sam Metz and Lydia Shearsmith..Jemma is a creative producer and a specialist working with diverse communities to plan and produce current, relevant, and inclusive artwork to engage and enlighten. She holds a First Class BA Honours in Contemporary Fine Art Practice, is an Arts and Graphics Teacher (QTLS status), and Freelance Artist..Sam is an artist who researches, creates and reflects on the concept of what they refer...

Sangini is a Black and minorities women led community arts project that is committed to ending gender based violence. They seek to improve the quality of Black and minoritised and socially excluded women's lives by increasing their physical, mental and spiritual health through artistic, heritage, crafts and social activities that helps women recover from experiences of gender based violence whilst promoting cultural diversity.Sangini seek to reach BME, disadvantaged and excluded women in inno...

New episode of Woman Up! On Tour!.Recorded at the Newbridge project I. Newcastle we spoke with disabled artist and drag king, incredible Lasy Kitt .Kitt works on long term, collaborativeprojects driven by insatiable curiosity about how art can be useful. Projects are usually punctuated by the creation of large-scale, vibrant installations / sites for exchange made from recycled paper,reused plastics and raw clay, which Kitt calls shrines..Kitt uses crafting, performance, joy and research...

In this episode we went to Rogue Artists Studios in Manchester and spoke to ecxeptional artists Laura Yuile and Anna FC Smith.Laura’s multidisciplinary practice explores the entanglements between domestic and urban space through matters of community, sustainability, and obsolescence, and the effects of globalisation and technological development. She exhibits internationally and alongside gallery-based exhibitions and events, she has organised a number of projects that filter into the everyda...

Woman up! On Tour - Manchester Art Gallery New Episode Alert! 🎧 We're thrilled to bring you an extraordinary peek into the art world of Manchester!🗣️ Join us on this captivating podcast episode as we sit down with the remarkable senior curator Natasha Howes and sensational artists, Susie MacMurray and Mary Griffiths!🗣️ Get ready to be immersed in their artistic journeys, creative visions, and the stories behind their awe-inspiring work. From the curator's curation process to the artists'...

For our first ‘physical' On Tour episode we travelled to the Phoenix in Exeter to meet the amazing Lizzy Humber producer, artist, mother and co artistic director of the amazing Mothers Who Make movement. At the table with us we invited two artists who have been supported and empowered by the project, Amy Adkin and Dr. Kate Massey-Chase.We also hosted live performances by spoken word artists Laura Free and Micha Colombo. Mothers Who Make is a growing international movement for women ...