The Drop-Off: From Education to Art world

by Fé Collective in London, Greater London, United Kingdom

Total raised £860

£1,000 stretch target 14 days left
107% 40 supporters
Keep what you raise – this project will receive all pledges made by 28th February 2025 at 12:00pm

Fé (Portuguese for faith or belief) is an artist collective that aims to create a space for female artists to flourish in todays Art World.

by Fé Collective in London, Greater London, United Kingdom

 New stretch target

With this extra support you will be helping us fund the

- Vinyl printing 

-  Catalogue printing 

- Equipment costs for installation of Artworks


Thank you so much for you contributions we really appreciate it!



Who we are:

Fé is an artist collective that aims to create time and space to foster critical dialogue and equip the next generation of female artists. Our mission is to address systemic barriers, both historical and contemporary, that have hindered women's access and representation in the art world. Inspired by Virginia Woolf's essay "a room of one’s own," we aim to cultivate spaces that support women's creative expressions through mentorship, artist retreats, and exhibitions.


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                       Artwork by Tabitha Rose, but still I wait (2023), oil on canvas


About our project: 

"The act of creating is the act of becoming. Women's education in the arts is an act of revolutionary becoming." — Bell Hooks

The Drop-Off: From Education to Art World is a group exhibition featuring six artists from the Fé Collective. The exhibition opens a space to consider the chasm between art school to art world; a space where there is a drastic drop-off of female artists. According to Dr Kate McMillan in the Freelands Foundation 2020 report, in the year 2019-2020 there were 73% if creative post-graduates were female,[2] and in the year prior 68% of artists represented in major London commercial galleries are men.[3] This exhibition navigates the space between education and art world and why there is a drop-off of female artists.

[1] Hooks, B. (1994). Teaching to transgress: Education as the practice of freedom (p. 59). Routledge.
[2] McMillan, K. (2021). Representation of Female Artists in Britain 2020. Freelands Foundation Research, 2021.
[3] McMillan, K. (2019). Representation of Female Artists in Britain 2018. Freelands Foundation Research, 2019.


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                               Artwork by Lotty Adam , Laid Bare (2024), ink on linen


Your contributions will help us:

- Fund our exhibition showcasing works by female artists

By supporting Fé Collective, you're contributing to a collective action to rewriting art history, amplifying women's voices, and fostering inclusivity in creative spaces. 


Our artists:

Sofia Xenia Economou, Evie Mae Jacobs, Lotty Adam, Tabitha Rose, Natalie Rose Hutton, and Sabrina Shah.

                     

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            Artwork by  Evie Mae Jacobs, Heaven And Reverb (2023), oil on canvas

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