Towner as a case study to investigate histories of gender representation in regional UK galleries

该项目将使用托纳作为案例研究，以调查历史的性别代表在地区英国画廊。该项目的一个主要目标是对托纳的藏品进行批判性分析，研究从1923年画廊成立至今所获得的艺术品。公共画廊中普遍缺乏女性代表。国家美术馆最近将女艺术家的作品数量增加到20件，仍然占其总收藏量的1%。越来越多的人认为，地区画廊同样需要评估和纠正其收藏品中的性别不平衡：该项目将重点关注伊斯特本托纳艺术画廊的性别代表性历史。虽然托纳的历史主要是男性收藏家和艺术家的名字，但18%的艺术家是女性，女性收藏家，包括一位重要的早期画廊主，在二十世纪期间捐赠了大量作品。随着托纳在2023年迎来百年诞辰，对女性在画廊历史中所扮演角色的更深入认识和理解，将有助于支持其在未来的收购、展览和公众参与中改善性别代表性的承诺。

The project will use Towner as a case study to investigate histories of gender representation in regional UK galleries. Primarily collections-based, a key objective of the project will be to conduct a critical analysis of Towner's repositories, examining artworks acquired from the moment of the gallery's inception in 1923 through to the present day. The lack of female representation in public galleries is widespread. The National Gallery recently upped the number of works by women artists in its collections to twenty, which still represents one percent of its total holdings. There is a growing consensus that regional galleries likewise need to assess and redress gender imbalance in their collections: This project will focus on histories of gender representation at the Towner Art Gallery in Eastbourne. While Towner's history is dominated by the names of male collectors and artists, 18% of the artists in the collection are women, and female collectors, including an important early gallerist, have made major donations of works during the twentieth century. As Towner approaches its centenary in 2023, a deeper awareness and understanding of the role women have played in the gallery's history will help to support its commitment to improved gender representation in future acquisitions, exhibitions and public engagement with the collection.