Photography Social: Juliet Klottrup – Skate Like a Lass

In March we are delighted to welcoming Aunty Social’s exhibiting artist Juliet Klottrup to the photo social. She will be talking about her recent series ‘Skate Like a Lass’.

The photographic and film project focuses on Female established inclusive grassroots Skateboarding communities based in the North, UK. From mountains in Lake District to Blackpool promenade. These skate collectives were created to provide a safe space & welcoming environment for female & LGBT+ skaters in the area. Over time Juliet worked with the collectives sharing cameras and getting them to self shoot to create an archive of images.

Using analogue photography and film, Juliet documents social and environmental stories, collaborating with local communities to explore identity, belonging, and the connection between people and place. Her work, spanning still and motion images, focuses on youth, rural traditions, and community life.

Her short documentary Travelling Home screened at BAFTA and BIFA-qualifying festivals, including London Film Festival, in 2024. Juliet won the 2020 Portrait of Britain Award, was shortlisted for Portrait of Humanity, and in 2021, her film Youth of the Rural North was nominated for Best Documentary at the British Film Awards.

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LINKS

https://julietklottrup.com/Skate-like-a-lass

https://www.instagram.com/julietklottrup/

Tickets: Entry is free, but we do ask that if you book tickets, and find you can no longer attend, please let us know so we can offer the tickets to someone else.

BCD Photography Socials are supported by Blackpool’s Photography Champion, an initative led by Photoworks, supported by public funding through Arts Council England’s National Portfolio

ACCESS & VENUE

Access: If you have additional access needs (e.g. large print, BSL interpreter, level access) Please let us know by emailing or sending us an SMS text/WhatsApp message on 07957 602790‬

Important physical access info:

Please note that this session is upstairs. We are in the process of installing a lift, however due to unforeseen delays this is now due to be completed later in the year. The event space is up a single flight of 14 steps then you go around the corner and there are two small steps. Once you’re upstairs there’s a loo. You shouldn’t need to come downstairs for anything until the end of the activity.

Getting here

• Tram & Train to Blackpool North Station
• Bus: No 6 or 18 to Topping St., No 3, 3a, 5c, 6, 18 to Church St (Stanley Buildings), No 5, 5a, 5b, 6, 7a, 14 to Talbot Rd
• Driving: The closest pay and display car parks are on East Topping St and Talbot Road multi storey. There is also parking at the nearby Sainsbury’s supermarket, please make sure that you check the terms before you use the car park.