Part of Sequence – Nottingham Centre for Photography and Social Engagement CIC.
A grassroots network for women photographers in Nottingham and the East Midlands.
A grassroots network for women photographers in Nottingham and the East Midlands.
The Sisterhood Collective is a growing community of women photographers who meet regularly in Nottingham to share photographic practices, network with peers, develop new or existing skills, and build creative confidence in a supportive environment.
Born out of The Sisterhood Creative — a much-loved Nottingham group for women photographers that became inactive in 2019 —The Sisterhood Collective exists to address the systemic barriers women face in photography: including limited access to funding, mentorship, equipment, and exhibition opportunities.
We do this through monthly gatherings, hands-on workshops, peer critique, and community-led publishing and exhibition projects.We are proud to be part of Sequence – Nottingham Centre for Photography and Social Engagement, through which we continue to develop accessible, collaborative, and community-rooted programming.
Our vision
We aim to build an inclusive and inspiring space where women creatives can:
- Develop personal projects and a creative voice
- Access affordable opportunities for learning, sharing, and exhibiting work
- Build professional networks and supportive peer connections
- Experiment with alternative photographic processes
- Gain confidence through skill-sharing, mentoring, and public presentation
We aim to build an inclusive and inspiring space where women creatives can:
- Develop personal projects and a creative voice
- Access affordable opportunities for learning, sharing, and exhibiting work
- Build professional networks and supportive peer connections
- Experiment with alternative photographic processes
- Gain confidence through skill-sharing, mentoring, and public presentation
Community impact
Since relaunching in March 2025, The Sisterhood Collective has delivered a growing programme of free/low-cost activity and partnership work, and has:
- Run sold-out social gatherings and workshops
- Supported over 30 local photographers, with membership continuing to grow and many participants returning regularly
- Facilitated peer mentoring, skill exchange, and confidence-building in a supportive, women-centred space
- Delivered a free public-facing programme of photography learning, talks and workshops, widening access for those excluded from formal routes
- Created progression opportunities, including a platform for members to share work publicly through exhibition and showcasing activity
- Partnered on a pilot research initiative exploring women’s experiences of belonging and safety in Nottingham’s urban environment, contributing community insight and photovoice creative methods to support learning and evidence-gathering
- Generated strong demand for future training, exhibitions, and collaborative publishing
- Fostered a creative environment consistently described as “welcoming,” “inspiring,” and “everything a sisterhood should be”
Since relaunching in March 2025, The Sisterhood Collective has delivered a growing programme of free/low-cost activity and partnership work, and has:
- Run sold-out social gatherings and workshops
- Supported over 30 local photographers, with membership continuing to grow and many participants returning regularly
- Facilitated peer mentoring, skill exchange, and confidence-building in a supportive, women-centred space
- Delivered a free public-facing programme of photography learning, talks and workshops, widening access for those excluded from formal routes
- Created progression opportunities, including a platform for members to share work publicly through exhibition and showcasing activity
- Partnered on a pilot research initiative exploring women’s experiences of belonging and safety in Nottingham’s urban environment, contributing community insight and photovoice creative methods to support learning and evidence-gathering
- Generated strong demand for future training, exhibitions, and collaborative publishing
- Fostered a creative environment consistently described as “welcoming,” “inspiring,” and “everything a sisterhood should be”
This momentum has been strengthened by external funding in our first year, enabling a free programme of photography talks and workshops and our first members’ exhibition in partnership with a major city-centre public venue, and strengthening the foundations for long-term, sustainable programme delivery.
“So friendly, really creative, driven.
Excited to get creating with this group.”
— Participant, April 2025
“The energy in the room was very supportive.
Great spirit.”
— Participant, March 2025
Excited to get creating with this group.”
— Participant, April 2025
“The energy in the room was very supportive.
Great spirit.”
— Participant, March 2025
Get involved
If you're a woman photographer (or aspiring photographer!) based in Nottingham or the East Midlands, we'd love for you to join us.
Follow our work, find out about upcoming events, or get in touch via Instagram to be added to our mailing list and/or dedicated WhatsApp group.
If you're a woman photographer (or aspiring photographer!) based in Nottingham or the East Midlands, we'd love for you to join us.
Follow our work, find out about upcoming events, or get in touch via Instagram to be added to our mailing list and/or dedicated WhatsApp group.