Pavilion Collection
Details
Type of record: Archive
Title: Pavilion Collection
Classmark: FAN/PAV
Creator(s): Pavilion()
Date(s): 1983-2007
Size and medium: 9 Boxes plus five drawers in workroom plan chest.
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/477050
Collection group(s): Feminist Archive North
Description
The collection contains administrative, organisational and reference papers, as well as original artwork and a rich series of posters and other promotional material advertising exhibitions developed and held at the Pavilion. Material donated in April 2007 includes boxes of slides and negatives from commissioned projects and hosted exhibitions; Women’s Liberation posters in mint condition from the See Red Poster Workshop;Photographs from an exhibition on the Leeds Chapeltown Carnival; and a wide range of material (photos, negatives and training materials) from the Pavilion’s education and training programme for women.
Biography or history
Pavilion was set up in 1983, as a gallery-based organisation concerned with the promotion and exhibition of photography which engaged with critical feminist discourses. Initially, it was housed in the Pavilion on Woodhouse Moor, and funded by Leeds City Council. Pavilion developed into a women’s only membership enterprise in 1986, when it was renamed Pavilion Women's Photography Centre. The company was closely aligned with the debates of the women’s movement and was especially proactive in its commitment to black women artists.. Audiences were identified as those interested in localised community arts, rather than national ‘high’ arts Between 1989 and 1994, Pavilion received an Arts Council of Great Britain bursary to fund the post of Curator for Black Arts. This was significant as it helped widen the brief from pure photography to a more interdisciplinary approach. Further investment from the European Social Fund enabled the company to deliver formal and accredited training
for women in the visual arts and new digital media to encourage self-employment. By 1998, the organisation was redefined with a new mission statement and values. Pavilion’s commitment to its partnership role in the regeneration of the city changed from a specific focus on women. Its revised charitable status extended its remit to men
Access and usage
Access
This material is open for consultation but we require at least 5 working days notice to retrieve from this collection.