Opinion

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Making space for the invisible: the hidden exclusion of disabled visitors in art galleries

Platforming work from marginalised artists is not revolutionary if there is no space for them to physically be in the room

Jul 15

The new mentorship programme looking to break the mould of networking

I LIKE NETWORKING is an initiative created for women and non-binary people to tackle the lack of diversity in the creative industry

Jul 5

Why painting will never go out of fashion

Painting has become a medium to narrate societies, histories, and traditions around the world since prehistoric times

Jun 28

The platform making sure girls have role models in the creative industries

Lily Riccio created Power of Girl to provide both herself and other girls inspiring women to look up to

Jun 24

Acknowledging the art world’s denial of O’Keeffe’s queer identity

Through heteronormative and gendered interpretations of her artwork, O’Keeffe’s queerness has been nearly obliterated from art history

Jun 21

Why Lee Krasner was not a feminist

Although she refused the title of “woman artist,” Krasner paved the way for greater representation of women in the post-war art world

Mar 29

Why art collecting is not just for old, rich people

Artate is creating a space online for young art collectors

Feb 17

Why slow fashion is the only way forward

Roopal Vadgama explains how fewer purchases of better-quality garments will last longer and is better for the planet

Feb 12

Exploring the staged identities of Cindy Sherman and Gillian Wearing

Just as Sherman and Wearing play with the fluidity of identity, how much of yourself do you portray online?

Feb 5

Why Lady Bird is the Madonna and Child of our time

Greta Gerwig revives the image of Madonna and Child through her articulate and gentle portrayal of mother and daughter

Jan 22

Exploring the rise of the anti-heroine in British Indie films

Girls just wanna have fun

Jan 8

Why do size specifications and fatphobia still exist in the arts?

‘Size X need only apply’ need not exist

Nov 24, 2019

If “Ballet is Woman,“ where are the women choreographers?

The bALLet initiative is celebrating the choreographic work of women and drawing attention to the gender disparity in leadership

Nov 20, 2019

Exploring identity and performance through FKA Twigs

How music videos can be used as a space for the evolution of artistic image

Oct 16, 2019

Exploring the relationship between gender and Surrealism

When you think of Surrealism you might picture a Dali or Magritte, but what about the women artists of the time?

Sep 15, 2019

Why put on an exhibition of your own? Why not!

What to know about curating an art exhibition for the first time

Sep 1, 2019

Exploring the relationship between vanity and femininity in art

What does it really mean to be ‘feminine’?

Aug 18, 2019

What art taught me about appreciating the naked body

How painting the human figure teaches us to be more comfortable with the female form

Jul 28, 2019

Why the female body needs the female gaze

Baring all about the experience of modelling for a life-drawing class

Jul 24, 2019

What’s it like to be an artist in the Information Age?

Artist Ana Karkar talks through her experiences as a creative online and offline

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