Making Feminist Archives

We are looking for artists, researchers, art~culture~community workers, archivists, activists, and anybody interested in the intersection of feminist artistic practices and community-led archives, to take part in this workshop.

You don't need to be an expert: we are looking for people with a strong interest in the subject. The workshop will start at 2pm, ending at 4pm, light refreshments are provided. We will meet at the entrance of PS2 at 1.50pm. 

Please book your place using the Google Form​ here. Places are limited, so be sure you are available to attend in person. Your place will be confirmed not later than the 24th of May. 

Focusing on selected materials from the Patricia Hurl Archive, held in IMMA Collections, we will be collectively developing propositions around how feminist-informed artistic practices on the island of Ireland could be best archived, and made widely accessible to the public. 

Please bring an archival material of your choice; this could be a photograph, a document, a text, a note, a notebook, a small object, an audio file, a digital file, a book, a magazine, a zine, or anything that you would like to add to a potential feminist art resource centre. You might be the author of this material, but it could also be the work of someone’s else – along with the appropriate credits. This item will be returned at the end of the workshop. 

The workshop is facilitated by Johanne Mullan, curator of IMMA Collections, and Dr Alessia Cargnelli, post-doctoral researcher focused on establishing the first all-island community-led and feminist-led resource centre in partnership with the Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA), the National College of Art and Design (NCAD) and National Irish Visual Art Library (NIVAL) in Dublin. 

Please note that some sections of the workshop will be audio recorded, transcribed, and made openly accessible on the Digital Repository of Ireland, ensuring further dissemination of knowledge, accessibility, and potential re-use of data. For any further information, please email cargnellia@staff.ncad.ie.

Image credits: Patricia Hurl Archive Participatory-led workshop, IMMA, February 2026.   

PS² is supported by The National Lottery through Arts Council of Northern Ireland, Belfast City Council's Artists' Studio and Makerspace Organisational Grant, Arts & Business NI's Blueprint Investment Grant, and Dormant Assets NI through The National Lottery Community Fund.