Join us for the next Socially Engaged Photography Network’s North West regional meet-up with guest speaker and socially engaged photographer Stephen King, who will discuss his current exhibition on a gallery tour of FireHawks.
Firehawks is a project which is the first of its kind and the culmination of years of research, beginning with a collaboration with Open Eye Gallery in 2021, where Stephen explored his own experience of firesetting.
The exhibition tour will be followed by a Q&A with you, our audience.
We will also have optional one-one portfolio reviews, where we’d like to see your own photographic or socially engaged work if you’d like to share it with us. Please RSVP via Eventbrite and we’ll then send you a link to choose a 15-minute slot for your portfolio review.
We will all then come back together for a final group discussion.
SEPN (Socially Engaged Photography Network) is a national initiative which supports the discussion and acceleration of socially engaged photographic practice. This means projects where artists and communities come together to co-author or co-produce work about topics which matter to them.
Schedule
1.30pm–2pm: Introduction to SEPN and Firehawks gallery tour by Stephen King and Liz Wewiora (Head of Social Practice at Open Eye Gallery) with time for Q&A
2.15pm–3.15pm: Optional one-one bookable portfolio review slots with Stephen King, Liz Wewiora and Angy Williams (Firehawks Creative Producer)
3.15pm–3.30pm: Final group discussion and time to share work with the wider group.
You are more than welcome to stay just for the tour or for the tour and portfolios. Once you book onto the event we will send you an email with a direct link to book your portfolio slot.
