Slides of Group Shows, Collection

Scope and Content

MAKE holds slide files on over 80 group shows of women artists taking place in the UK between early 1980s and 1990s. The files also contain ephemera relevant to the exhibitions such as press releases.

Administrative / Biographical History

The Women's Art Library (also known as MAKE) was originally set up as the Women Artists slide Library in London in the late 1970s. This initiative from feminist artists' developed into an arts organisation publishing catalogues, books and a magazine from 1983-2002. During this time women artists deposited unique documentation on their work and created personal files that functioned together as an alternative public space. Thousands of artists from around the world are represented in some form in this collection. In 2004 the collection became part of Goldsmiths Library Special Collections. At Goldsmiths The Women's Art Library (MAKE) continued to collect slides, artist statements, exhibition ephemera, catalogues, and press material in addition to audio and videotapes, photographs and CD-Roms. As at 2009 they continued to welcome donations from women artists to help develop this collection.

Arrangement

Arranged in file drawers alphabetically by exhibition title.

Access Information

Access for visitors is by appointment only.

Other Finding Aids

Represented exhibitions catalogued on database - available in Library.

Archivist's Note

Description by Althea Greenan, MAKE 2002. Submitted to the Archives Hub as part of Genesis 2009 Project.

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