BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.5//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10421@artinliverpool.com DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250208T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250208T183000 DTSTAMP:20250227T154503Z URL:https://www.artinliverpool.com/events/open-eye-gallery-ddfi40-rage-rio t-and-revolution-launch/ SUMMARY:Open Eye Gallery: Open Eye Gallery: DDFI40: Rage\, Riot and Revolut ion LAUNCH DESCRIPTION:To celebrate DaDa’s 40th Birthday\, we are launching our exhi bition ‘Rage\, Riot and Revolution’\, on International Women’s Day.\ n\nTo celebrate DaDa’s 40th Birthday\, we are launching our exhibition ‘Rage\, Riot and Revolution’\, on International Women’s Day.\n\nWhil e the exhibition will be open throughout the festival\, just us for a cele bration evening to launch Rage\, Riot and Revolution and DaDaFEst Internta ional 40 at a special event featuring Amina Atiq reading her poem ‘Rage ’ commissioned for the festival\, some words from the DaDa team and to c atch a glimpse of Dolly Sen’s new ‘Rage’ Sculpture which will also b e on display\, along with some light refreshments.  We invite you to stay on to catch the 'Hands Ships Sail' Projection on the Cunard Buildings out side after the event finishes.\n\nPlease book your ticket via eventbrite.\ n\nAbout Rage Riot and Revolution\n\nFor over four decades\, disabled wome n in Liverpool and the North West have been powerful agents of change loca lly\, nationally and internationally\, reshaping their communities and the way society views disabled people. This exhibition celebrates the achieve ments of female activists\, artists\, leaders and champions of disability activism and highlights their essential contributions to both local and gl obal progress.\n\nThis exhibition celebrates their resilience\, ingenuity\ , and impact. Through photography\, we illuminate their stories as activis ts fighting for equal rights\, as artists reshaping cultural narratives\, and as leaders in our communities.\n\nThe North West has long been a place for grassroots movements\, and disabled women have played a pivotal role in shaping this history. At the heart of this work lies disability culture : a celebration of identity\, creativity\, and community rooted in the liv ed experiences of disabled people. Through art\, activism\, and leadership \, these women have amplified their voices\, challenged societal norms\, a nd reshaped policies that impact millions. They have rejected the narrativ e and representation of disability as being negative\, and instead embrace d it as a source of strength\, innovation\, and belonging.\n\n“It is the systems that continue to disempower and disable us\, not us.”\n\n(Zoe P artington DaDa\, CEO)\n\nMany of these women have engaged in global networ ks\, influencing policy\, art\, and activism worldwide.\n\nAs you explore these photographs and stories\, consider the barriers they’ve dismantled and the futures they’ve created to ensure we embrace difference. Their passion\, drive and work invites us to reimagine how we perceive ‘disabi lity’ and ‘difference’—not to be seen as pitying\, medical or char itable\, but as a source of unique perspectives\, strength and innovation. \n\nThe photographs in this exhibition honour their stories\, capturing th e resilience\, creativity\, and vision that have driven profound social an d cultural change. They invite you to reflect on how these leaders have no t only shaped policy and culture but also built a legacy of empowerment th at continues to transform lives. Their influence extends far beyond Liverp ool—fuelling international movements for disability justice and inclusio n\, inspiring a global audience to see disability not as a barrier\, but a s a powerful perspective.\n\nThis is more than a celebration—it’s a ca ll to action. By embracing the values of disability culture\, we can all c ontribute to a more equitable\, inclusive future where diverse voices lead the way.\n\nIncluded in this exhibition are portraits of artists and acti vists: Ruth Fabby\, Kaite O’Reilley\, Cheryl Martin\, Liz Carr\, Mandy R edvers-Rowe\, Amina Atiq\, Pam Thomas and more.\n\nAccess:click here for v enue access information: https://openeye.org.uk/plan-your-visit/access/#: ~:text=There%20is%20level%20access%20to\,Assistance%20dogs%20are%20welcome .\n\nThere will be elements of pre-recorded Audio Description available al ongside the exhibition and supporting audio information. An online versi on of this exhibition will be linked here during the festival.\n\nCost: FR EE\n\nBooking info: Please book launch tickets via eventbrite. To catch th e exhibition\, just pop in during Open Eye Gallery opening hours.\n\n  \;\n\nAbout Jan Williams\n\nJan Williams is an artist and photographer\, b orn in Birkenhead\, Wirral\, and now based in Portsmouth\, UK. After gradu ating with a degree in Fine Art from Portsmouth\, Jan practiced in many places including France where she made collages from found materials. Sh e was represented by Rebecca Hossack Gallery in London before setting up The Caravan Gallery with partner Chris Teasdale in 2000 to focus on photo graphy and taking work outside traditional gallery settings.\n\nOver the s ubsequent 25 years she has been involved in more than 175 exhibitions in the UK and abroad - including Tokyo - and has earned a reputation as one of the UK's leading proponents of socially engaged art and photography. Th e Caravan Gallery's participatory Pride of Place Projects invite peopl e from all walks of life to contribute to large scale exhibitions explorin g local identity\, diversity\, creativity and community activism.\n\nJan's work has gained praise and support from all sectors of the photography wo rld\, from Martin Parr and Daniel Meadows to The Photographers Gallery and the Centre for British Photography. She enjoys photographing people (and dogs) in their natural habitat\, whether making portraits in Sandwell duri ng Multistory's Blast! festival\, or taking candid shots of people on the streets of Kaunas\, Lithuania.\n\nJan passionately believes in people power and the life enhancing benefits of creativity for all. She initiat ed the campaign to save Ron's Place\, the visionary art environment cr eated by her late uncle in Birkenhead\, so that it can inspire people for years to come.\n\nwww.thecaravangallery.co.uk\n\nAbout Open Eye Gallery\n\ nOpen Eye Gallery is an independent\, not-for-profit photography gallery b ased in Liverpool. One of the UK’s leading photography spaces\, it is th e only gallery dedicated to photography and related media in the North Wes t of England. A registered charity\, Open Eye Gallery believes photography is for everyone and can be meaningful\, informing our present and inspiri ng positive futures. Open Eye Gallery works with people to explore photogr aphy’s unique ability to connect\, to tell stories\, to inquire\, to ref lect on humanity’s past and present\, and to celebrate its diversity and creativity. Open Eye Gallery is open 10 am – 5 pm\, Tuesday to Sunday\, 19 Mann Island L3 1BP.\n\nAbout DDFI40:\n\nDaDaFest International returns 8th-31st March 2025 to celebrate DaDa's 40th Anniversary and this time we are coming with ‘RAGE: A Quiet Riot’.\n\nDDFI40 will showcase work by disabled artists that captures all shapes and sides of rage. From the int ernal quiet frustrations and righteous rage\, to overt injustice and activ ism\, DDFI40 will explore disability rights\, disability arts\, access\, a bleism and ‘Rage’ in an explosion of creativity.\n\nfeaturing Amina At iq reading her poem ‘Rage’ commissioned for the festival\, some words from the DaDa team and to catch a glimpse of Dolly Sen’s new ‘Rage’ Sculpture which will also be on display\, along with some light refreshmen ts.  We invite you to stay on to catch the 'Hands Ships Sail' Projection on the Cunard Buildings outside after the event finishes.\n\nPlease book y our ticket via eventbrite.\n\nAbout Rage Riot and Revolution\n\nFor over f our decades\, disabled women in Liverpool and the North West have been pow erful agents of change locally\, nationally and internationally\, reshapin g their communities and the way society views disabled people. This exhibi tion celebrates the achievements of female activists\, artists\, leaders a nd champions of disability activism and highlights their essential contrib utions to both local and global progress.\n\nThis exhibition celebrates th eir resilience\, ingenuity\, and impact. Through photography\, we illumina te their stories as activists fighting for equal rights\, as artists resha ping cultural narratives\, and as leaders in our communities.\n\nThe North West has long been a place for grassroots movements\, and disabled women have played a pivotal role in shaping this history. At the heart of this w ork lies disability culture: a celebration of identity\, creativity\, and community rooted in the lived experiences of disabled people. Through art\ , activism\, and leadership\, these women have amplified their voices\, ch allenged societal norms\, and reshaped policies that impact millions. They have rejected the narrative and representation of disability as being neg ative\, and instead embraced it as a source of strength\, innovation\, and belonging.\n\n“It is the systems that continue to disempower and disabl e us\, not us.”\n\n(Zoe Partington DaDa\, CEO)\n\nMany of these women ha ve engaged in global networks\, influencing policy\, art\, and activism wo rldwide.\n\nAs you explore these photographs and stories\, consider the ba rriers they’ve dismantled and the futures they’ve created to ensure we embrace difference. Their passion\, drive and work invites us to reimagin e how we perceive ‘disability’ and ‘difference’—not to be seen a s pitying\, medical or charitable\, but as a source of unique perspectives \, strength and innovation.\n\nThe photographs in this exhibition honour t heir stories\, capturing the resilience\, creativity\, and vision that hav e driven profound social and cultural change. They invite you to reflect o n how these leaders have not only shaped policy and culture but also built a legacy of empowerment that continues to transform lives. Their influenc e extends far beyond Liverpool—fuelling international movements for disa bility justice and inclusion\, inspiring a global audience to see disabili ty not as a barrier\, but as a powerful perspective.\n\nThis is more than a celebration—it’s a call to action. By embracing the values of disabi lity culture\, we can all contribute to a more equitable\, inclusive futur e where diverse voices lead the way.\n\nIncluded in this exhibition are po rtraits of artists and activists: Ruth Fabby\, Kaite O’Reilley\, Cheryl Martin\, Liz Carr\, Mandy Redvers-Rowe\, Amina Atiq\, Pam Thomas and more. \n\nAccess:click here for venue access information: https://openeye.org.u k/plan-your-visit/access/#:~:text=There%20is%20level%20access%20to\,Assist ance%20dogs%20are%20welcome.\n\nThere will be elements of pre-recorded Aud io Description available alongside the exhibition and supporting audio in formation. An online version of this exhibition will be linked here durin g the festival.\n\nCost: FREE\n\nBooking info: Please book launch tickets via eventbrite. To catch the exhibition\, just pop in during Open Eye Gall ery opening hours.\n\n \;\n\nAbout Jan Williams\n\nJan Williams is an artist and photographer\, born in Birkenhead\, Wirral\, and now based in P ortsmouth\, UK. After graduating with a degree in Fine Art from Portsmou th\, Jan practiced in many places including France where she made collages from found materials. She was represented by Rebecca Hossack Gallery in London before setting up The Caravan Gallery with partner Chris Teasdal e in 2000 to focus on photography and taking work outside traditional gall ery settings.\n\nOver the subsequent 25 years she has been involved in m ore than 175 exhibitions in the UK and abroad - including Tokyo - and has earned a reputation as one of the UK's leading proponents of socially enga ged art and photography. The Caravan Gallery's participatory Pride of Pl ace Projects invite people from all walks of life to contribute to large scale exhibitions exploring local identity\, diversity\, creativity and c ommunity activism.\n\nJan's work has gained praise and support from all se ctors of the photography world\, from Martin Parr and Daniel Meadows to Th e Photographers Gallery and the Centre for British Photography. She enjoys photographing people (and dogs) in their natural habitat\, whether making portraits in Sandwell during Multistory's Blast! festival\, or taking candid shots of people on the streets of Kaunas\, Lithuania.\n\nJan passi onately believes in people power and the life enhancing benefits of creati vity for all. She initiated the campaign to save Ron's Place\, the v isionary art environment created by her late uncle in Birkenhead\, so that it can inspire people for years to come.\n\nwww.thecaravangallery.co.uk\n \nAbout Open Eye Gallery\n\nOpen Eye Gallery is an independent\, not-for-p rofit photography gallery based in Liverpool. One of the UK’s leading ph otography spaces\, it is the only gallery dedicated to photography and rel ated media in the North West of England. A registered charity\, Open Eye G allery believes photography is for everyone and can be meaningful\, inform ing our present and inspiring positive futures. Open Eye Gallery works wit h people to explore photography’s unique ability to connect\, to tell st ories\, to inquire\, to reflect on humanity’s past and present\, and to celebrate its diversity and creativity. Open Eye Gallery is open 10 am – 5 pm\, Tuesday to Sunday\, 19 Mann Island L3 1BP.\n\nAbout DDFI40:\nDaDaF est International returns 8th-31st March 2025 to celebrate DaDa's 40th Ann iversary and this time we are coming with ‘RAGE: A Quiet Riot’.\nDDFI4 0 will showcase work by disabled artists that captures all shapes and side s of rage. From the internal quiet frustrations and righteous rage\, to ov ert injustice and activism\, DDFI40 will explore disability rights\, disab ility arts\, access\, ableism and ‘Rage’ in an explosion of creativity . 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