Stills

Åsa Johannesson – The Q***ring of Photography runs until the end of this month!

On Saturday 20 June Åsa Johannesson will be joined in conversation with curator and producer Laurie Bassam in Stills.

🔗Find out more and book your ticket: https://stills.org/events/artist-talk-asa-johannesson-in-conversation-with-laurie-bassam/

EAF26: Hidden histories. Transformed venues. Radical artistic voices.

The programme for the UK’s largest annual festival of visual art is now live to explore!
Returning to Edinburgh from 14—30 August, the festival is a dedicated platform for visual art during Edinburgh’s festival season. Spread across the entire city, EAF brings together 45 galleries, museums and community spaces with a programme of specially commissioned work. We showcase artists: local and global; historic and contemporary; emerging and established; and always strive to amplify intersectional voices.

We're excited to partner once again with with our summer exhibition Jillian Edelstein – 'Among People' exhibiting at Stills 31 July – 24 October.

The full festival programme is now live to book: with an events programme of live performance, talks from internationally acclaimed artists, community-driven workshops, and space for people to pause, gather, and reflect.

🔗See the whole programme, explore all of the Partner Galleries, and book tickets, now at edinburghartfestival.com

📸 Jillian Edelstein, Water Rats, Hampstead Heath, London, 2020–2022

"So amazing to see so many q***r realities captured with such honesty and openness."

"Essential! Excellent! Educational!" – Visitor comments.

See Åsa Johannesson's exploration into q***r expression in 'The Q***ring of Photography' exhibiting at Stills until 27 June 2026.

Delve deeper into 'The Q***ring of Photography' during an artist talk with Åsa Johannesson and Laurie Bassam on Saturday 20 June. Find out more via the link in bio.

Last weekend Åsa Johannesson led a portraiture masterclass in our production facilities, where participants experimented with lighting techniques and had the chance to use a large format analogue camera to create stunning polaroid portraits.

📅 There are plenty more ways to delve deeper into Åsa Johannesson's work. Join us on Saturday 23 May for a Symposium on Q***r Methodology with The Glasgow School of Art's Q***r Materialities Research Network.

🔗Find out more: https://stills.org/events/symposium-what-is-a-q***r-methodology/?_thumbnail_id=234244

Åsa Johnannesson – 'The Q***ring of Photography' exhibits at Stills until 27 June 2026. Our exhibitions are always free and open to all.

📣Upcoming Event
Symposium: What is a Q***r Methodology?
Saturday 23 May, 12–3pm

Join us for a dynamic symposium exploring the significance of the term ‘q***r’ as a methodology in contemporary art practice. Bringing together Åsa Johannesson and artists and researchers The Glasgow School of Art's Q***r Materialities Research Network, each panelist will share papers reflecting on their practices in response to Åsa Johannesson’s exhibition 'The Q***ring of Photography'.

🎟️£10/8 Concession.
🔗Follow the link in bio to find out more and book your ticket.

Åsa Johannesson – The Q***ring of Photography, exhibiting at Stills 1 May – 27 June 2026.

📸Åsa Johannesson, 'Frame #1', 2017