The Weemin's Wark exhibition aims to increase the visibility of women’s contribution to contemporary island culture by providing a safe space in which to examine notions of labour and positivity for women and allies who challenge structures of social and institutional inequality.
ONLINE: Join Readers of Colour online to discover and chat about poetry, fiction, and narrative non-fiction by women and non-binary writers of colour.
Our guided women’s heritage walks are back and our guided can’t wait to introduce some of the notorious and forgotten women buried in this atmospheric Victorian cemetery.
ONLINE: At this relaxed conversational event, we’re delighted that Amanda Thomson and Amy Gear will be sharing with us the connections between the visual and the written in their practices.
ONLINE: In this beginner-friendly creative writing workshop we’ll take inspiration from our knitting pattern collections to learn about creating memorable characters and developing stories as part of Open the Door Festival 2021.
ONLINE: In this virtual workshop led by Sekai Machache, we’ll learn more about Maud Sulter and her work. We'll look together at books and feminist magazines from GWL’s library and archive that highlight some of the important Black feminist and lesbian projects Maud was involved with from the 1980s.
ONLINE: Join Eloise Birtwhistle in a creative exploration of women’s contributions to concrete poetry in this Open the Door online workshop!
ONLINE: Be inspired by the meeting of Kate Charlesworth and Shazleen Khan and get insight into their unique work practices in this relaxed discussion as part of Open the Door 2021.
ONLINE: At this relaxed conversational event, we’re delighted that Sabba Khan will be sharing the journey behind her debut graphic novel "The Roles We Play" with Nyla Ahmad. They’ll be talking together about the intersection between art and writing and who has opened the door to them.
ONLINE: Join Readers of Colour online to discover and chat about poetry, fiction, and narrative non-fiction by women and non-binary writers of colour.
ONLINE: As part of Walter Scott 250, discover the best selling women writers who influenced Sir Walter Scott at our Story Café this week.
ONLINE: Join us for our series of online events ‘In Conversation with….’ Women of Colour creatives in Scotland. We ‘ll be chatting to emerging and established creatives about their life, creative practice, key projects and future aspirations!
Following a residency in 2019, this solo exhibition will reveal Ingrid Pollard's responses to the fascinating materials held in the Lesbian archive at GWL.
ONLINE: Pull up a chair at our online Story Café as we give a warm welcome to Linda Cracknell. Her new book The Other Side of Stone, explores Suffragette history and women striving for self-determination in a Perthshire woollen mill.
