The groundbreaking Women in Revolt! exhibition, including Who’s Holding the Baby by the Hackney Flashers, is now on show in Manchester. The show features over 90 women artists and collectives whose work fueled the women’s movement during the 1970s and 1980s. After the exhibition drew large numbers of visitors to Tate Britain and The National Galleries of…… Continue reading Women in Revolt! now on in Manchester
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New book celebrates the fighting spirit of the work of the Hackney Flashers
Parents Must Unite + Fight. A new book, Parents Must Unite + Fight. Hackney Flashers: Agitprop, Work, and Socialist Feminism in England, edited and curated by Camille Richert is out now. The book is the first monograph to bring together all three of the Flashers’ significant projects: ‘Women and Work’ (1975), ‘Who’s Holding the Baby’…… Continue reading New book celebrates the fighting spirit of the work of the Hackney Flashers
Celebrating activism and revolt at Tate Britain
It was exciting to see the response to the Women In Revolt! exhibition which opened in November 2023. It included panels from Who’s the Holding the Baby by the Hackney Flashers. The show, curated by Linsey Young, received positive and thoughtful responses. By highlighting the importance of the women’s movement it created a stir. We’ve…… Continue reading Celebrating activism and revolt at Tate Britain
Hackney Flashers to feature in rebellious exhibition at Tate Britain
Who’s Holding the Baby by the Hackney Flashers will be part of a rebellious new exhibition at Tate Britain.
In memory of Julia Vellacott who died on 14th February 2023
Julia Vellacott (1943 – 2023) Julia was a socialist, a feminist and a valued member of the Hackney Flashers in the 1970s and again when we re-grouped in the early 2000s. She was a Londoner, a Labour Party member, a local activist and an eco-warrior. When she joined the Hackney Flashers in 1975, she was…… Continue reading In memory of Julia Vellacott who died on 14th February 2023
Hannah Starkey and Hackney Flashers on BBC London News
As part of their coverage of the History Is Now exhibition at The Hayward Gallery, BBC London News spoke to Hannah Starkey, who selected work by the Hackney Flashers for the artist-curated exhibition. The coverage highlighted slides from the Hackney Flashers’ ‘Who’s Holding the Baby?’ project. Images from BBC London News, 11/02/15. History Is Now: 7…… Continue reading Hannah Starkey and Hackney Flashers on BBC London News
Women’s History Month Event at Four Corners
The Hackney Flashers have a new event coming up. This time we’ll be at Four Corners in Bethnal Green, showing and talking about our work in the 70s and discussing how it might relate to visual activism today. It’s part of Women’s History Month and you’ll find information on the Four Corners website. Four Corners…… Continue reading Women’s History Month Event at Four Corners
‘Who’s Holding the Baby?’ The question – and the exhibition – is back at the Hayward Gallery after 36 years
In 1979, the Hackney Flashers’ exhibition, ‘Who’s Holding the Baby?’, was included in the Hayward Gallery show, Three Perspectives on Photography. The work was selected for inclusion by guest curator, John Tagg. Thirty-six years on, in February 2015, the exhibition, on the lack of childcare in the 1970s will be returning to the Hayward Gallery.…… Continue reading ‘Who’s Holding the Baby?’ The question – and the exhibition – is back at the Hayward Gallery after 36 years
Photographers and activists came together to discuss the past, present and future
We would like to say a massive thank you to everyone who came along to the Hackney Flashers Exposed event at Chats Palace, which marked the fortieth anniversary of the group beginning to work together as a collective. Around 80 people attended and had a lively discussion about current and past activism and creativity. Hackney…… Continue reading Photographers and activists came together to discuss the past, present and future
Coming soon … 40th Anniversary event
Hackney Flashers Exposed: 40th Anniversary of a Women’s Photographic Collective, 1974-1980 Sunday 12th October 2014, 2-5pm, Chats Palace, 42-44 Brooksby’s Walk, London E9 6DF The Hackney Flashers Collective was active as a feminist agitprop group in London from 1974 -1980. The group produced two photographic/graphic exhibitions addressing complex ideas about women’s lives as workers and as mothers, inside and…… Continue reading Coming soon … 40th Anniversary event
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